Method and apparatus for providing downlaoded audio data
First Claim
1. A method for downloading audio data;
- comprising the steps of;
providing user preference data indicating one or more topics of interest to a user, and a relative ranking between these topics;
providing user designated time span data indicative of a desired time for listening to an audio program;
forwarding said user preference data and said user designated time span data to a storage device;
retrieving a plurality of audio data corresponding to said user preference data;
determining a length of time required to playback said audio data;
determining whether said length of time required to playback said audio data is longer than said user designated time span;
reducing the length of at least one of said plurality of audio data if it is determined that said length of time required to playback said audio data is longer than said user designated time span; and
outputting said audio data including said one of said plurality of audio data reduced in length.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for downloading audio data. The method comprises the steps of providing user preference data indicating one or more topics of interest to a user, and a relative ranking between these topics and providing user designated time span data indicative of a desired time for listening to an audio program. This user preference data and user designated time span data are then forwarded to a storage device and a plurality of audio data corresponding to the user preference data is retrieved. A length of time required to playback the audio data is first determined, and then it is determined whether the length of time required to playback the audio data is longer than the user designated time span. If it is determined that the length of time required to playback the audio data is longer than the user designated time span, then the length of at least one of the plurality of audio data is reduced. Finally, the audio data including the one of the plurality of audio data reduced in length is output.
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1. A method for downloading audio data;
- comprising the steps of;
providing user preference data indicating one or more topics of interest to a user, and a relative ranking between these topics;
providing user designated time span data indicative of a desired time for listening to an audio program;
forwarding said user preference data and said user designated time span data to a storage device;
retrieving a plurality of audio data corresponding to said user preference data;
determining a length of time required to playback said audio data;
determining whether said length of time required to playback said audio data is longer than said user designated time span;
reducing the length of at least one of said plurality of audio data if it is determined that said length of time required to playback said audio data is longer than said user designated time span; and
outputting said audio data including said one of said plurality of audio data reduced in length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- comprising the steps of;
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16. A method for downloading audio data;
- comprising the steps of;
retrieving a plurality of audio data;
determining a length of time required to playback said audio data;
determining whether said length of time required to playback said audio data is longer than a designated time span; and
reducing the length of at least one of said plurality of audio data if it is determined that said length of time required to playback said audio data is longer than said designated time span. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
- comprising the steps of;
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19. A base unit for downloading audio data;
- comprising;
an input port for receiving user preference data and user designated time span data;
a transmission device for forwarding said user preference data and said user designated time span data to a remote storage unit;
a receiver for receiving audio data from said remote storage device selected and in accordance with said user preference data and said user designated time span data; and
an output port for outputting said received audio data. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- comprising;
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