Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for recording media files

• US 20060075427A1
• Filed: 10/20/2005
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Malik, Dale, Koch, Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/254,316
• Publication Number:
  US 20060075427A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43622 Interfacing an external recording device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/835 Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

An apparatus for recording media files from a portable storage medium, includes a content receiver for receiving a broadcast and a content identifier, the content identifier associated with the broadcast. The apparatus also includes a content storage/player in communication with the content receiver, the content storage/player operable for selecting the content identifier from the content receiver and initiating a request for an activity via the content identifier, the content identifier being mapped to the activity. Wherein the content storage/player includes an intelligent device for reading media files from the portable storage medium and a digital recording device that is capable of recording media files to a storage device.

Claims

1. An apparatus for recording media files from a portable storage medium, comprising:

a content receiver for receiving a broadcast and a content identifier, the content identifier associated with the broadcast;

a content storage/player in communication with the content receiver, the content storage/player operable for selecting the content identifier from the content receiver and initiating a request for an activity via the content identifier, the content identifier being mapped to the activity; and

wherein the content storage/player comprises an intelligent device for reading media files from the portable storage medium and a digital recording device that is capable of recording media files to a storage device.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said content storage/player is a car stereo or other portable entertainment system.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said content storage/player includes a communications port for transferring media files to and from said storage device.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said content storage/player includes a communications port for transferring media files to and from said storage device.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the activity includes at least one of:

a content download including at least one of;

software;

document;

music file;

video file;

image; and

a multi-media item;

information relating to the broadcast;

a document;

a contest entry;

a product purchase; and

a service purchase.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the broadcast includes at least one of:

a video program;

an audio program;

music;

news;

sports;

advertisement;

promotion;

movie;

radio frequency broadcast; and

Internet radio broadcast.

7. A method for recording a media file from a portable storage media while playing the media file comprising:

selecting the media file to be stored to a storage device; and

storing the media file in the selected media file type on a storage device.

8. The method of claim 7, comprising:

selecting a media file type to the storage device with an intelligent device; and

converting the media file into the selected media file type.

9. The method of claim 7, comprising transferring the media file to an external device.

10. A computer program product for recording media files from a portable storage media while playing the media file, the computer program product comprising:

a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method comprising;

playing the media file;

selecting a media file to be stored to a storage device; and

storing the media file in the selected media file type on a storage device.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the method comprises:

selecting a media file type to the storage device with an intelligent device; and

converting the media file into the selected media file type.

The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the method comprises transferring the media file to an external device.