Systems, processes and apparatus for creating, processing and interacting with audiobooks and other media
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1. A Storage Device for playing Content on a Player comprising:
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an Identifier associated with the Storage Device; and
a link between the Content and the Identifier which enables use of the Content.
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Abstract
A method and system are presented in which content, and in particular, audio files and Audiobooks, are present on, or are downloaded to, a storage device which can also contain a player. Playing of the content is authorized through successful correlation of identifiers in the content and the storage device.
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25 Claims
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1. A Storage Device for playing Content on a Player comprising:
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Content;
an Identifier associated with the Storage Device; and
a link between the Content and the Identifier which enables use of the Content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13)
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8. A Storage Device for playing Content on a Player having one of a plurality of predetermined operating environments, comprising:
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a plurality of Client Applications, each of which is operable in at least one of the operating environments;
Content;
an Identifier; and
a link between the Content and the Identifier, which authorizes the Content for use on the Player, using a Client Application which is operable in the operating environment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 14)
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15. A computer-based method for playing Content from a Storage Device which contains a first Identifier, and a Client Application executable on a Player, comprising:
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executing the Client Application on the Player;
retrieving a first Identifier from the Storage Device;
determining if the Content has a second Identifier; and
permitting playing the Content by the Client Application on the Player when the first and second Identifiers Correlate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-based method for playing Content from a Storage Device containing a first Identifier and a plurality of Client Applications in a Player having an operating environment selected from a plurality of predetermined Player operating environments, comprising:
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selecting from the plurality of Client Applications a Client Application that is compatible with the operating environment of the Player;
executing the Client Application on the Player;
retrieving a first Identifier from the Storage Device;
determining if the Content has a second Identifier; and
permitting play of the Content by the Client Application on the Player when the Content has a second Identifier that Correlates with the first Identifier. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for controlling use of Content contained on a Storage Device which contains a Client Application for accessing the Content on a Player, comprising:
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means for identifying the Storage Device;
means for identifying the Content;
means for Correlating the means for identifying the Storage Device with the means for identifying the Content; and
means for enabling play of the Content on the Player using the Client Application, when the means for identifying the Storage Device Correlates with the means for identifying the Content.
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