Fill-up operation used in electronic content delivery
First Claim
1. A method for delivering content from an automated content-delivery system to a portable, electronic content-rendering device, the method comprising:
- receiving a connection request from the portable, electronic content-rendering device;
establishing a connection between the automated content-delivery system and the portable, electronic content-rendering device;
analyzing the content current residing on the portable, electronic content-rendering device;
receiving a fill-up request from the portable, electronic content-rendering device;
selecting content for downloading to the portable, electronic content-rendering device;
preparing the portable, electronic content-rendering device for download of content; and
downloading content to the portable, electronic content-rendering device.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is a fill-up operation provided by automated content-delivery systems to facilitate accurate, fast, and efficient downloading of content to portable, electronic, content-rendering devices. The fill-up operation allows a user of a portable, electronic, content-rendering device to depress or tough a single button to invoke content download from a connected automated content-delivery system. Content may be deleted from the portable, electronic, content-rendering device to facilitate download of new content from the portable, electronic, content-rendering device, the deletion occurring according to preferences previously specified by the user and/or criteria inferred by the portable, electronic, content-rendering device. Content may be selected for download to the portable, electronic, content-rendering device according preferences previously specified by the user as well as criteria inferred by, and maintained by, the automated content-delivery system.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for delivering content from an automated content-delivery system to a portable, electronic content-rendering device, the method comprising:
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receiving a connection request from the portable, electronic content-rendering device;
establishing a connection between the automated content-delivery system and the portable, electronic content-rendering device;
analyzing the content current residing on the portable, electronic content-rendering device;
receiving a fill-up request from the portable, electronic content-rendering device;
selecting content for downloading to the portable, electronic content-rendering device;
preparing the portable, electronic content-rendering device for download of content; and
downloading content to the portable, electronic content-rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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