Data Preparation for Media Browsing
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1. A data formatting system comprising:
- a content retriever to retrieve and format data;
a media file playlist generated by the content retriever from the data, the media file playlist including a playlist entry title identifying a title for a media file, a filename identifying the media file, and a metadata tag containing data for performing an action associated with the media file;
a text file playlist that includes markup tags nested within other markup tags generated by the content retriever from text data, formatted in XML (extensible markup language);
a text-to-speech converter configured to generate at least one audio file playlist from the text file playlist; and
a configuration module associated with the content retriever configured to accept user input instructions that identify the data.
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Abstract
A media browsing system prepares various media content and synchronizes the content with a media player for playback. A user can specify the content and preconfigure the manner in which the content will be subsequently accessible through a common user interface on the media player. A variety of media players having configurable, common user interfaces promote a consistent media browsing experience across media players for users accessing a variety of preconfigured media content.
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1. A data formatting system comprising:
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a content retriever to retrieve and format data;
a media file playlist generated by the content retriever from the data, the media file playlist including a playlist entry title identifying a title for a media file, a filename identifying the media file, and a metadata tag containing data for performing an action associated with the media file;
a text file playlist that includes markup tags nested within other markup tags generated by the content retriever from text data, formatted in XML (extensible markup language);
a text-to-speech converter configured to generate at least one audio file playlist from the text file playlist; and
a configuration module associated with the content retriever configured to accept user input instructions that identify the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A data formatting system comprising:
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a content retriever to retrieve data and to generate a text file playlist that includes markup tags nested within other markup tags formatted in XML (extensible markup language);
a configuration module associated with the content retriever to accept user input instructions that identify the data; and
a text-to-speech converter to generate one or more audio file playlists from the text file playlist. - View Dependent Claims (6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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7. A data formatting system as recited in claim 95 wherein each audio file playlist further comprises:
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a playlist entry title identifying a title for an audio file;
a filename identifying the audio file; and
a metadata tag containing data for performing an action associated with the audio file.
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13. A processor-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions configured for:
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retrieving data from a content source;
generating a text file playlist from the data that includes markup tags nested within other markup tags formatted in XML (extensible markup language);
converting text segments from the text file playlist into audio files; and
generating an audio file playlist that includes the audio files. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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