Portable media player enabled to obtain previews of a user's media collection
First Claim
1. A method for previewing a user'"'"'s media collection on a portable media player comprising:
- receiving, from an associated system, a plurality of previews of media files from the user'"'"'s media collection, which is stored on the associated system;
playing the plurality of previews on the portable media player;
identifying a select one of the plurality of previews; and
obtaining a one of the plurality of media files corresponding to the select one of the plurality of previews from the associated system.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing previews of media files from a user'"'"'s media collection to an associated portable media player are provided. In general, media files from the user'"'"'s media collection are selected based on a play history of the user and optionally a user profile of the user. Once the media files are selected, previews of the media files are generated. The previews may then be transferred to the portable media player during a docking, or synchronization, process. Thereafter, the previews may be played by the portable media player and, if desired, selected by the user for transfer to the portable media player. The media files corresponding to the selected previews are then transferred to the portable media player during a subsequent synchronization process.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for previewing a user'"'"'s media collection on a portable media player comprising:
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receiving, from an associated system, a plurality of previews of media files from the user'"'"'s media collection, which is stored on the associated system;
playing the plurality of previews on the portable media player;
identifying a select one of the plurality of previews; and
obtaining a one of the plurality of media files corresponding to the select one of the plurality of previews from the associated system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable media player comprising:
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a communication interface adapted to communicatively couple the portable media player to an associated system; and
a control system adapted to;
receive, from the associated system, a plurality of previews of media files from a user'"'"'s media collection stored by the associated user system;
play the plurality of previews;
select a select one of the plurality of previews; and
obtain a one of the plurality of media files corresponding to the select one of the plurality of previews from the associated system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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