User interface for a combination compact disc recorder and player system
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1. A combination recorder and player system, comprising:
- a combination recorder and player unit for storing, playing, and burning music CDs, for creating, storing, and playing music playlists, for exporting music to external devices, for accessing and playing digital radio channels available from a music server computer system, and for purchasing, downloading, and storing music from the music server computer system; and
a user interface for the combination recorder and player unit that allows a user to input commands that cause the combination recorder and player unit to store, play, and burn music CDs, to create, store, and play music playlists, to export music to external devices, to access and play digital radio channels available from the music server computer system, and to purchase, download, and store music from the music server computer system.
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Abstract
A user interface for a combination recorder and player system includes user interface software that is designed to generate and display a series of screens that allow a user to copy, burn, play, listen to, manage, and download music, and a touch sensitive display for displaying the screens generated by the user interface software. The touch sensitive display is also designed to receive commands input by a user and the user interface software is designed to process those commands and cause the combination recorder and player unit to copy, burn, play, manage, and download music.
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1. A combination recorder and player system, comprising:
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a combination recorder and player unit for storing, playing, and burning music CDs, for creating, storing, and playing music playlists, for exporting music to external devices, for accessing and playing digital radio channels available from a music server computer system, and for purchasing, downloading, and storing music from the music server computer system; and
a user interface for the combination recorder and player unit that allows a user to input commands that cause the combination recorder and player unit to store, play, and burn music CDs, to create, store, and play music playlists, to export music to external devices, to access and play digital radio channels available from the music server computer system, and to purchase, download, and store music from the music server computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A user interface, comprising:
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a touch sensitive display;
a communication system;
a computer system connected to the touch sensitive display and the communication system; and
user interface software operable to cause the computer system to receive music information regarding music stored on a combination recorder and player unit associated with the user interface using the communication system, to display a series of screens containing the music information to a user using the touch sensitive display, to allow the user to input user commands identifying functions that the user would like the combination recorder and player unit to perform using the touch sensitive display and the series of screens, and, in response to the user commands, to generate and transmit control signals that cause the combination recorder and player unit to perform the identified functions using the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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