MP3 player capable of automatic updating, automatic updating system for MP3 player and method thereof
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1. A system for automatically updating a device capable of storing data-type music files, the system comprising:
- an server adapted to update and store a plurality of music files and a music group list of the plurality of music files and to transfer at least one music file of the plurality of stored music files over the Internet; and
a playback device adapted to store the at least one music file and create a stored music list of stored music files, wherein the at least one music file is selected according to a comparison between the playback device stored music list and the server music group list such that the at least one music file is not presently in the playback device stored music list.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method is provided for detecting a music list stored in a playback device, such as a Moving Picture Experts Group-1 Audio Layer-3 (MP3) player, and selectively downloading from a server to the playback device only updated current music files via the Internet such that the playback device is capable of being automatically updated by the system and method. The playback device may facilitate automatic authentication and transfer of files from the server.
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1. A system for automatically updating a device capable of storing data-type music files, the system comprising:
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an server adapted to update and store a plurality of music files and a music group list of the plurality of music files and to transfer at least one music file of the plurality of stored music files over the Internet; and
a playback device adapted to store the at least one music file and create a stored music list of stored music files, wherein the at least one music file is selected according to a comparison between the playback device stored music list and the server music group list such that the at least one music file is not presently in the playback device stored music list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of automatically updating a device capable of storing data-type music files, the method comprising:
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a playback device accessing a server over the Internet;
comparing a music group list stored in the server with a music list stored in the playback device; and
the server transferring at least one music file to the playback device, the at least one music file selected from a plurality of music files stored in the server, wherein the at least one music file is selected according to the comparison such that the at least one music file is not presently in the playback device stored music list. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An playback device capable of storing data-type music files, the playback device comprising:
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a music file storage unit adapted to store the music files;
a server access unit adapted to access a server over the Internet;
a stored music list creation unit adapted to create a stored music list comprising a list of music files stored in the music file storage unit; and
an update unit adapted to receive at least one music file from the server, the at least one music file selected from a plurality of music files stored in the server according to a comparison of a music group list stored in the server with the stored music list such that the at least one music file is not presently in the stored music list. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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