Methods and apparatuses for programming user-defined information into electronic devices
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Abstract
A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such electronic devices include wireless telephones, pagers, and personal digital assistants. The programmer allows a user to, among other things, customize the device to suit his or her particular taste.
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29 Claims
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1. (Canceled)
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2. (Canceled)
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3. (New) A system for providing a video file to a wireless telephone, the system comprising:
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a remote computer with access to a database of video files suitable for downloading to the wireless telephone wherein the remote computer is configured to;
provide a list of video files in the database to a user of the wireless telephone when the user requests the list of video files;
allow the user of the wireless telephone to browse the list of video files;
allow the user of the wireless telephone to select a desired video file from the list of video files; and
allow the user of the wireless telephone to optionally download a selected video file into the wireless telephone for use as desired by the user of the wireless telephone;
wherein the system is configured to confirm the selected video file has been properly received by the wireless telephone. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. (New) A method for providing a video file to a wireless telephone, the method comprising:
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providing a database of video files suitable for downloading to the wireless telephone;
providing a list of video files in the database to a user of the wireless telephone when the user requests the list of video files;
allowing the user of the wireless telephone to browse the list of video files;
allowing the user of the wireless telephone to select a desired video file from the list of video files;
allowing the user of the wireless telephone to optionally download a selected video file into the wireless telephone for use as desired by the user of the wireless telephone; and
confirming the selected video file has been properly received by the wireless telephone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. (New) An Internet site that allows a user of a wireless telephone to browse and select a video file that may be downloaded into a wireless telephone, the Internet site comprising:
a database of video files suitable for downloading to the wireless telephone wherein the Internet site is configured to;
provide a list of video files in the database to the user of the wireless telephone when the user of the wireless telephone requests the list of video files;
allow the user of the wireless telephone to browse the list of video files;
allow the user of the wireless telephone to select a desired video file from the list of video files; and
allow the user of the wireless telephone to optionally download a selected video file into the wireless telephone for use as desired by the user of the wireless telephone. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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