Audio converter device and method for using the same
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1. A method to play back digital media, the method comprising:
- receiving at a storage gateway device via a wide area network a digital media file;
storing in a memory device associated with the storage gateway device the digital media file received via the wide area network;
receiving at the storage gateway device via a local area network a request to play the digital media file whereby a client converter device will receive via the local area network a portion of the digital media file stored in the memory associated with the storage gateway device;
storing the portion of the digital media file received via the local area network in a volatile memory associated with the client converter device; and
converting at the client converter device the portion of the digital media file in the volatile memory to a format usable to playback the digital media file while receiving at the client converter device via the local area network a subsequent portion of the digital media file stored in the memory associated with the storage gateway device wherein flow of the subsequent portion of the digital media file to the client converter device from the storage gateway device is controlled using a buffer management function of the client converter device which functions to ensure that the volatile memory is filled as the portion of the digital media in the volatile memory is being converted.
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Abstract
An audio converter device and a method for using the same. The audio converter device receives the digital audio data from a first device via a local area network. The audio converter device decompresses the digital audio data and converts the digital audio data into analog electrical data. The audio converter device transfers the analog electrical data to an audio playback device.
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1. A method to play back digital media, the method comprising:
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receiving at a storage gateway device via a wide area network a digital media file;
storing in a memory device associated with the storage gateway device the digital media file received via the wide area network;
receiving at the storage gateway device via a local area network a request to play the digital media file whereby a client converter device will receive via the local area network a portion of the digital media file stored in the memory associated with the storage gateway device;
storing the portion of the digital media file received via the local area network in a volatile memory associated with the client converter device; and
converting at the client converter device the portion of the digital media file in the volatile memory to a format usable to playback the digital media file while receiving at the client converter device via the local area network a subsequent portion of the digital media file stored in the memory associated with the storage gateway device wherein flow of the subsequent portion of the digital media file to the client converter device from the storage gateway device is controlled using a buffer management function of the client converter device which functions to ensure that the volatile memory is filled as the portion of the digital media in the volatile memory is being converted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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