Method and apparatus for playing content
First Claim
1. A method of playing multimedia content comprising the steps of:
- defining a desired grouping of multimedia content;
identifying both recorded and live multimedia content of that desired grouping;
assembling the identified recorded multimedia content into a playlist;
playing an item from the playlist;
determining whether an item of live multimedia content of the desired grouping is near a beginning of its being played;
rotating the playlist upon completion of playing the item from the playing step, wherein if an item of live multimedia content is found in the determining step rotating the live item to the next item to be played from the playlist; and
repeating the playing, determining and rotating steps.
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Abstract
A receiver such as in an automobile and/or wireless communication device is configured for a method of playing of live and recorded multimedia content. A desired genre of content is first defined. Both recorded and live content of that desired genre is identified and assembled into a playlist. Live content that is near a beginning of its being played can be rotated to a top of the playlist. In this way, live content, which a user may not have heard is given a priority of recorded content of the user. Since a start time of live content typically will not coincide with an end time of recorded content being played, the receiver can fade-in and fade-out to a the live content or buffer it for delayed play.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of playing multimedia content comprising the steps of:
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defining a desired grouping of multimedia content;
identifying both recorded and live multimedia content of that desired grouping;
assembling the identified recorded multimedia content into a playlist;
playing an item from the playlist;
determining whether an item of live multimedia content of the desired grouping is near a beginning of its being played;
rotating the playlist upon completion of playing the item from the playing step, wherein if an item of live multimedia content is found in the determining step rotating the live item to the next item to be played from the playlist; and
repeating the playing, determining and rotating steps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of playing audio content comprising the steps of:
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defining a desired genre of audio content;
identifying both recorded and live audio content of that desired genre;
assembling the identified recorded audio content into a playlist;
playing an item from the playlist;
determining whether an item of live audio content of the desired genre is near a beginning of its being played by comparing a start time of the next item of live audio content to an end time of the item being played in the playing step and determining whether a difference between the start time and the end time is less than a predetermined time period;
rotating the playlist upon completion of playing the item from the playing step, wherein if an item of live audio content is found in the determining step rotating the live item to the next item to be played from the playlist; and
repeating the playing, determining and rotating steps. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A receiver for receiving multimedia content comprising:
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a media storage manager to recall recorded multimedia content;
a user interface coupled to the controller, the user interface for selecting and playing multimedia content, and defining a desired grouping of multimedia content; and
a controller coupled to the media storage manager, the controller identifies both recorded multimedia content on storage media and live multimedia content from the receiver of that desired grouping, the controller assembles the identified recorded multimedia content into a playlist for the user interface to play, the controller determines whether an item of live multimedia content of the desired grouping is near a beginning of its being played and rotates that item of live multimedia content to the next item to be played from the playlist. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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