Portable entertainment apparatus
First Claim
1. A handheld, portable entertainment apparatus comprising:
- a disk-based storage media integrated to the handheld, wherein the disk-based storage media is operable to store at least one hour of video content encoded in digital format;
a decoder module for decoding the video content stored in the disk-based storage media; and
a display for displaying the decoded video content.
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Abstract
A portable entertainment apparatus capable of communicating with a digital entertainment server is provided. The digital entertainment server is operable to store video content, and the portable entertainment apparatus is operable to store at least part of the video content stored in the digital entertainment server. The portable entertainment apparatus may include (i) a communications interface for downloading video content from the digital entertainment server in digital format, (ii) a storage module for storing the downloaded video content; and (iii) a controller coupled to and operable to control the operations of the communications interface and the storage module. The controller is operable to control the communication interface so as to download to the portable entertainment apparatus at least part of the video content stored in the digital entertainment server responsive to the portable entertainment apparatus establishing a communication with the digital entertainment server.
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41 Claims
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1. A handheld, portable entertainment apparatus comprising:
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a disk-based storage media integrated to the handheld, wherein the disk-based storage media is operable to store at least one hour of video content encoded in digital format;
a decoder module for decoding the video content stored in the disk-based storage media; and
a display for displaying the decoded video content.
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2. The handheld, portable entertainment apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a communications interface for receiving the video content from a video content source.
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3. A portable entertainment apparatus capable of communicating with a digital entertainment server, wherein the digital entertainment server is operable to store video content, and wherein the portable entertainment apparatus is operable to storing at least part of the video content stored in the digital entertainment server, the portable entertainment apparatus comprising:
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a communications interface for downloading video content from the digital entertainment server in digital format;
a storage module for storing the downloaded video content; and
a controller coupled to and operable to control the operations of the communications interface and the storage module, wherein the controller is operable to control the communication interface to download to the portable entertainment apparatus at least part of the video content stored in the digital entertainment server after the portable entertainment apparatus established a communication with the digital entertainment server. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable entertainment apparatus capable of communicating with a digital entertainment server, wherein the digital entertainment server is operable to store video content, and wherein the portable entertainment apparatus is operable to store at least part of the video content stored in the digital entertainment server, the portable entertainment apparatus comprising:
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a communications interface for downloading video content from the digital entertainment server in digital format;
a storage module for storing the downloaded video content;
a memory storing a wish list of video content; and
a controller coupled to and operable to control the operations of the communications interface, the memory, and the storage module, wherein the controller is operable to control the communication interface to download from the digital entertainment server video content on the wish list after the portable entertainment apparatus established as communication with the digital entertainment server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable entertainment apparatus capable of communicating with a digital entertainment server, wherein the digital entertainment server is operable to store video content and a downloadable content list as specified by a user, and wherein the portable entertainment apparatus is operable to store at least part of the video content stored in the digital entertainment server, the portable entertainment apparatus comprising:
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a communications interface for downloading video content from the digital entertainment server;
a storage module for storing the downloaded video content; and
a controller coupled to and operable to control the operations of the communications interface and the storage module, wherein the controller is operable to control the communication interface to download from the digital entertainment server video content on the downloadable content list.
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16. An entertainment system comprising:
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a digital entertainment server storing a plurality of video content; and
a portable entertainment apparatus capable of communicating with the digital entertainment server, wherein the portable entertainment apparatus is operable to download and store at least part of the video content stored in the digital entertainment server after the portable entertainment apparatus establishes a communication link with the digital entertainment server. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. In a digital entertainment apparatus that is operable to download at least part of the plurality of video content stored in the digital entertainment server to a portable entertainment apparatus after the portable entertainment apparatus establishes a communication link with the digital entertainment server, wherein the portable entertainment apparatus has a wish list, and wherein the digital entertainment server has an available-content list, a method of synchronizing video content stored in the digital entertainment server with video content stored in the portable entertainment apparatus, the method comprising:
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determining whether the portable entertainment apparatus is within synchronization range from the digital entertainment server;
responsive to determining that the portable entertainment apparatus is within synchronization range, receiving the available-content list the digital entertainment server;
comparing the wish list with the available-content list; and
downloading video content found on both the wish list and the available-content list from the digital entertainment server to the portable entertainment apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. In a portable entertainment apparatus that is operable to download and store at least part of the plurality of video content stored in a digital entertainment server having an available-content list after the portable entertainment apparatus establishes a communication link with the digital entertainment server, a method of synchronizing video content stored in the digital entertainment server with video content stored in the portable entertainment apparatus, the method comprising:
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determining whether the portable entertainment apparatus is within synchronization range from the digital entertainment server;
responsive to determining that the portable entertainment apparatus is within synchronization range, receiving the available-content list from the digital entertainment server;
receiving a selection of video content to be downloaded among the video content listed on the available-content list; and
downloading video content from the digital entertainment server to the portable entertainment apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 35)
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33. In an entertainment system including a digital entertainment server and a portable entertainment apparatus for downloading and storing at least part of the plurality of video content stored in the digital entertainment server after the portable entertainment apparatus establishes a communication link with the digital entertainment server, a method of synchronizing video content stored in the digital entertainment server and the portable entertainment apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving at the digital entertainment server a user selection of video content to be downloaded from the digital entertainment server to the portable entertainment apparatus;
determining whether the portable entertainment apparatus is within synchronization range from the digital entertainment server;
responsive to determining that the portable entertainment apparatus is within synchronization range, downloading video content from the digital entertainment server to the portable entertainment apparatus according to the user selection. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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36. A portable entertainment apparatus for use in conjunction with an external video device including a display module and means for inputting commands, the portable entertainment apparatus comprising:
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disk-based storage media for storing video content in digital format;
a decoder module for decoding the video content stored in the storage module;
a display module for displaying the decoded video content;
a communications interface for receiving commands from the external device; and
a controller coupled to and operable to control the operations of the disk-based storage media, the display module, decoder module, and the communications interface, wherein the controller is operable to cause (i) the decoder module to decode the video content, and (ii) the display module to display the decoded video content in response to a command received from the external device via the communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A portable entertainment apparatus for playing video content, the portable entertainment apparatus comprising:
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(a) a dedicated video communications interface for receiving video content and data associated with the video content;
(b) an encoder module for encoding the received video content in digital format;
(c) a storage module for storing the encoded video content;
(d) a decoder module for decoding the encoded video content stored in the storage module;
(e) a display module for displaying the decoded video content;
(f) input keys for inputting commands to the portable entertainment apparatus, wherein the input keys including at least a play button for playing video content, a stop button for stopping playing video content, and a menu button for displaying a list of video content stored in the storage module;
(g) a memory module for storing graphical user interface software, wherein the graphical user interface software is configured to display on the display module, in response to activation of the menu button, the list of video content stored in the storage module; and
(h) a processor module for running the graphical user interface software, wherein the processor module is operable to cause (i) the decoder module to decode at least part of the video content stored in the storage module, (ii) the display module to display the decoded video content in response to activation of the play button, and (iii) the display module to stop displaying the video content in response to activation of the stop button. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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