Sanctioned transcoding of digital-media content
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1. In a source device configured to couple to a target media-playback device, a method comprising the acts of:
- selecting digital media content intended for transfer from a source device to a coupled target media-playback device, wherein the selected to-be-transferred media content has a defined format, which is associated with a source-format-agent;
determining a target format of media content specified by the coupled target media-playback device;
determining whether the source-format-agent sanctions transcoding the selected to-be-transferred media content;
if transcoding is sanctioned, transcoding the selected to-be-transferred media content into a target format specified by the coupled target media-playback device;
if transcoding is sanctioned, transferring the transcoded media content to the coupled target media-playback device.
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Abstract
Described herein are one or more implementations for transferring formatted digital media content (“formatted-media-content”) from a source device (e.g., a desktop computer) to a target media-playback device (e.g., a MP3 player). The formatted-media-content may need to be converted from a source format to a target format before it is transferred. An implementation seeks permission from a source-format-agent associated with the source format of the formatted-media-content, to perform a format-conversion (“transcoding”).
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20 Claims
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1. In a source device configured to couple to a target media-playback device, a method comprising the acts of:
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selecting digital media content intended for transfer from a source device to a coupled target media-playback device, wherein the selected to-be-transferred media content has a defined format, which is associated with a source-format-agent;
determining a target format of media content specified by the coupled target media-playback device;
determining whether the source-format-agent sanctions transcoding the selected to-be-transferred media content;
if transcoding is sanctioned, transcoding the selected to-be-transferred media content into a target format specified by the coupled target media-playback device;
if transcoding is sanctioned, transferring the transcoded media content to the coupled target media-playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a source device configured to couple to a target media-playback device, a method comprising the acts of:
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selecting digital media content intended for transfer from a source device to a coupled target media-playback device, wherein the selected to-be-transferred media content has a defined format, which is associated with a source-format-agent;
determining a target format specified by the coupled target media-playback device;
determining whether to transcode the selected to-be-transferred media content into the target format;
in response to a determination to not transcode, transferring the selected to-be-transferred media content to the coupled target media-playback device - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising the acts of:
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selecting digital media content of a source device, wherein the selected media content has a defined format, which is associated with a source-format-agent;
interrogating the source-format-agent to determine if the source-format-agent will sanction a format-specific action to be performed with the selected media content;
if the source-format-agent sanctions the action, then performing the sanctioned action with the selected media content. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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