Combination compact disc recorder and player system
First Claim
1. A combination compact disc recorder and player unit, comprising:
- a recorder/player computer system including a compact disc drive, recorder/player memory, and a copy request input mechanism; and
recorder/player software operable to cause the recorder/player computer system to copy all of the audio stored on a compact disc to the recorder/player memory when the compact disc is inserted into the disc drive and a user inputs a copy request using the copy request input mechanism.
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Abstract
The combination recorder and player system includes a recorder/player unit and a remote control unit. The recorder/player unit includes a recorder/player computer system and recorder/player software that is operable to cause the recorder/player to record, play, and burn CDs. The remote control unit includes a remote control computer system and remote control software that can be used to control the recorder/player unit. The system can be used to automatically copy all of the audio on CDs into memory on the recorder/player, to control multiple pieces of audio and video equipment, and to download and store new music from the Internet.
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56 Claims
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1. A combination compact disc recorder and player unit, comprising:
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a recorder/player computer system including a compact disc drive, recorder/player memory, and a copy request input mechanism; and
recorder/player software operable to cause the recorder/player computer system to copy all of the audio stored on a compact disc to the recorder/player memory when the compact disc is inserted into the disc drive and a user inputs a copy request using the copy request input mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A combination compact disc recorder and player unit, comprising:
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a recorder/player computer system including recorder/player memory, a recorder/player speaker system, an input device, and an output device; and
recorder/player software operable to cause the recorder/player computer system to display a listing of songs stored in the recorder/player memory using the output device in response to a display request input into the unit using the input device, each song in the listing including an associated button; and
to play a song stored in the recorder/player memory using the recorder/player speaker system when a user presses the button associated with the song.
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19. A combination compact disc recorder and player unit, comprising:
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a recorder/player computer system including recorder/player memory, a compact disc drive, an input device, and an output device; and
recorder/player software operable to cause the recorder/player computer system to display a listing of songs stored in the recorder/player memory using the output device in response to a display request input into the unit using the input device, each song in the listing having an associated button; and
to copy a song stored in the recorder/player memory to a recordable compact disc in the compact disc drive when the recordable compact disc is inserted into the disc drive and a user presses the button associated with the song.
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20. A compact disc recorder and player unit, comprising:
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a recorder/player computer system including a compact disc drive, recorder/player memory, recorder/player speaker system, and an input mechanism;
recorder/player software operable to cause the recorder/player computer system to copy audio stored on a compact disc to the recorder/player memory when the compact disc is inserted into the compact disc drive and a copy request is input into the player using the input mechanism and to play audio stored in the recorder/player memory using the recorder/player speaker system when a play request is input into the player using the input mechanism; and
an enclosure connected to the recorder/player computer system and having the appearance of a conventional jukebox. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A combination compact disc recorder and player unit, comprising:
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a recorder/player computer system including recorder/player memory, a recorder/player speaker system, an Internet communication system, and an input device; and
recorder/player software operable to cause the recorder/player computer system to automatically and at predetermined times, download audio from the Internet to the recorder/player memory using the Internet communication system; and
to play audio stored in the recorder/player memory using the recorder/player speaker system when a play request is input into the unit using the input device.
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37. A combination compact disc recorder and player unit, comprising:
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a recorder/player computer system including recorder/player memory, a recorder/player speaker system, an Internet communication system, and an input device; and
recorder/player software operable to cause the recorder/player computer system to, automatically and at predetermined times, transmit information regarding the number of times a song stored in the recorder/player memory has been played by the recorder/player unit to a subscription service on the Internet using the Internet communication system; and
to play audio stored in the recorder/player memory using the recorder/player speaker system when a play request is input into the recorder/player unit using the input device.
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38. A remote control unit, comprising:
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a remote control computer system including an input/output device and a remote control communication system; and
remote control software operable to cause the remote control computer system to send a copy request to a combination recorder and player using the communication system in response to a copy command input into the system using the input/output device, the copy request including information that causes the combination recorder and player to copy all of the audio on a compact disc into memory included with the combination recorder and player. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A remote control unit, comprising:
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a remote control computer system including an input/output device and a remote control communication system;
remote control software operable to cause the remote control computer system to display a listing of songs stored in a combination recorder and player associated with the remote control unit using the input/output device in response to a play display request input into the unit using the input/output device, each song in the listing including an associated play button; and
to send a play request to the combination recorder and player using the communication system when a user presses the play button associated with the song, the play request including information that causes the combination recorder and player to play the song associated with the play button pressed by the user. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A remote control unit, comprising:
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a remote control computer system including an input/output device and a remote control communication system;
remote control software operable to cause the remote control computer system to display a listing of songs stored in a combination recorder and player associated with the remote control unit using the input/output device in response to a burn display request input into the unit using the input/output device, each song in the listing including an associated burn button; and
to send a burn request to the combination recorder and player using the communication system when a user presses the burn button associated with the song, the burn request including information that causes the combination recorder and player to burn the song associated with the burn button pressed by the user onto a recordable compact disc inserted into a compact disc drive included with the combination recorder and player.
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