Dual mode store and play digital audio broadcast (DAB) receiver
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1. A digital audio broadcast receiver capable of receiving digital audio broadcast content, said receiver comprising:
- a. a perceptual audio decoder decoding said received digital audio broadcast content;
b. an interface receiving a compact media device with stored digital audio content, said receiver extracting said stored digital audio content;
c. one or more storage units capable of storing digital audio content comprising said decoded digital audio broadcast content and said extracted stored digital audio content, and d. a playlist creator operatively linked to said storage units creating a digital audio content playlist based upon said stored digital audio content.
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Abstract
A dual-mode receiver that functions both as a digital audio broadcast receiver and a solid-state digital audio content player is described. In a “radio” mode, the receiver is able to: receive a digital audio bitstream, decode the received bitstream, store or render the decoded bitstream either based on an input from a user or a pre-programmed instruction from a user. In a “play” mode, the receiver is able to access the stored digital audio content, or extract stored digital audio content from a compact media device (e.g., compact flash memory) that is interfaced with the receiver.
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1. A digital audio broadcast receiver capable of receiving digital audio broadcast content, said receiver comprising:
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a. a perceptual audio decoder decoding said received digital audio broadcast content;
b. an interface receiving a compact media device with stored digital audio content, said receiver extracting said stored digital audio content;
c. one or more storage units capable of storing digital audio content comprising said decoded digital audio broadcast content and said extracted stored digital audio content, and d. a playlist creator operatively linked to said storage units creating a digital audio content playlist based upon said stored digital audio content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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12. A method for switching between a “
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play”
mode in a digital audio broadcast receiver, said receiver receiving, storing, and playing digital audio content, andwhen switched to said radio mode, said method comprising the steps of;
(a) receiving a digital audio broadcast content;
(b) decoding said digital audio broadcast content, and (c) storing and rendering said decoded digital audio content based upon one or more instructions from an interface, and when switched to a play mode, said method comprising the steps of;
(a) extracting digital audio content from one or more storage units and a compact media device based upon one or more instructions from an interface;
(b) decoding said extracted digital audio content, and (c) rendering said decoded digital audio content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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22. A dual mode digital broadcast receiver having a play mode and a record mode, said receiver comprising:
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a. a storage media interface for extracting storage content from a compact media device;
b. a PAC decoder for decoding digital broadcast content and said extracted storage content;
c. one or more storage units for storing said decoded content;
d. a recording unit, when in record mode, triggering storage of said decoded digital broadcast content in said one or more storage units;
e. a reproducing unit, when in play mode, rendering either said decoded digital broadcast content in said storage units or said extracted storage content;
f. a user interface unit for receiving user commands, said user commands controlling the operation of said recording unit and said reproducing unit.
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