Method of communicating a set of audio content
First Claim
1. In a remote communications node, a method of communicating a set of audio content from a communications node comprising:
- assigning a set of content identifiers to the set of audio content via a user configuration device, wherein the user configuration device is separate from the remote communications node, and wherein the user configuration device is coupled to the communications node;
requesting the set of audio content utilizing the set of content identifiers via the remote communications node;
converting the set of audio content from an encoded audio format to a canonical audio format, wherein converting the set of audio content occurs at the communications node; and
communicating the set of audio content from the communications node to the remote communications node.
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Abstract
A method of communicating a set of audio content (300) from a communications node (104) to a remote communications node (200) includes assigning a set of content identifiers (115) to a set of audio content (300) via a user configuration device (116), wherein the user configuration device (116) is separate from a remote communications node (200) but coupled to communications node (104). The set of audio content (300) is requested utilizing the set of content identifiers (115) via remote communications node (200). The set of audio content (300) is converted from an encoded audio format (160, 162, 164) to a canonical audio format (166) at communications node (104). The requested set of audio content (300) in canonical audio format (166) is communicated from communications node (104) to remote communications node (200).
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23 Claims
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1. In a remote communications node, a method of communicating a set of audio content from a communications node comprising:
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assigning a set of content identifiers to the set of audio content via a user configuration device, wherein the user configuration device is separate from the remote communications node, and wherein the user configuration device is coupled to the communications node;
requesting the set of audio content utilizing the set of content identifiers via the remote communications node;
converting the set of audio content from an encoded audio format to a canonical audio format, wherein converting the set of audio content occurs at the communications node; and
communicating the set of audio content from the communications node to the remote communications node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a remote communications node, a method of selecting a set of audio content from a plurality of audio content nodes via a communications node comprising:
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assigning a set of content identifiers to one or more of the plurality of audio content nodes, wherein the set of content identifiers is assigned to one or more of the plurality of audio content nodes via a user configuration device, wherein the user configuration device is separate from the remote communications node;
requesting the set of audio content via the remote communications node by selecting one or more of the plurality of audio content nodes utilizing the set of content identifiers;
converting the set of audio content from an encoded audio format to a canonical audio format, wherein converting the set of audio content occurs at the communications node; and
communicating the set of audio content to the remote communications node. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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19. A computer-readable medium containing computer instructions for instructing a processor to perform a method of communicating a set of audio content from a communications node, the instructions comprising:
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assigning a set of content identifiers to a set of audio content via a user configuration device, wherein the user configuration device is separate from the remote communications node, and wherein the user configuration device is coupled to the communications node;
requesting the set of audio content via a remote communications node utilizing the set of content identifiers;
converting the set of audio content from an encoded audio format to a canonical audio format, wherein converting the set of audio content occurs at the communications node; and
communicating the set of audio content to a remote communications node.
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