Media player for distribution of music samples
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting an audio sample, comprising:
- within a media player application program, playing an audio selection;
upon receipt of a command from a user, launching an email application from within the media player;
generating an email message;
attaching a sample of the audio selection to the email; and
sending the email and the attached audio sample to a recipient.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus of music distribution from a media player. A media player is provided with a “send to friend” icon. In one embodiment, when the icon is selected, a clipping of the currently playing music selection is taken from a predetermined location in the music selection and compressed using a fidelity reducing compression technique to produce a sample of the current selection suitable for distribution. The compressed clipping is sent to a selected recipient or recipients by email in the background while the music selection continues to play. The recipient(s) can be either a default recipient(s) or a recipient(s) selected from a list as in an address book application.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting an audio sample, comprising:
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within a media player application program, playing an audio selection;
upon receipt of a command from a user, launching an email application from within the media player;
generating an email message;
attaching a sample of the audio selection to the email; and
sending the email and the attached audio sample to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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15. A media player, comprising:
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a programmed processor;
a media player application running on the programmed processor to enable a user to play content;
a user interface for the media player;
an icon, forming a part of the user interface, that when selected causes the media player application to launch an email application and send a sample of the content from a sender to a recipient.
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30. A media player, comprising:
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a programmed processor;
a media player application running on the programmed processor to enable a user to play a music selection;
a user interface for the media player;
an icon, forming a part of the user interface, that when selected causes the media player application to launch an email application, generate an email message, create a sample of the music selection, attach the sample of the music selection to the email, and send the email and the attached music sample to a selected recipient;
wherein the selected recipient is a recipient selected from a plurality of potential recipients;
wherein, the music sample comprises a computer file containing a compressed music sample and a link to a source for purchase of a product containing a representation of the music sample;
wherein the sample is created by;
selecting a starting point a predetermined time from the start of the music selection as the start of the segment, selecting a stopping point a predetermined time from the start of the segment, and compressing data between starting point and the stopping point using by applying a fidelity reducing compression technique; and
wherein if the recipient makes a purchase from the source, an affinity credit is awarded to the sender.
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31. An electronic storage medium containing instructions which, when executed on a programmed processor, carry out a method of transmitting a content sample from within the media player, comprising:
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playing a content selection;
upon receipt of a command from a user, launching an email application from within the media player;
generating an email message;
attaching a sample of the content selection to the email; and
sending the email and the attached content sample to a recipient. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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