PROVIDING DISPARATE CONTENT AS A PLAYLIST OF MEDIA FILES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing disparate content as a playlist of media files for rendering on a portable media player, the method comprising:
- aggregating content of disparate data formats from disparate data sources, wherein the aggregated content is in a data format incompatible with the portable media player;
assigning a portion of the aggregated content to a channel;
creating a plurality of media files including the portion of the aggregated content assigned to the channel, the media files being in a data format compatible with the portable media player; and
storing the plurality of media files as a playlist.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for providing disparate content as a playlist of media files for rendering on a portable media player. Embodiments include aggregating content of disparate data formats from disparate data sources, wherein the aggregated content is in a data format incompatible with the portable media player; assigning a portion of the aggregated content to a channel; creating a plurality of media files including the portion of the aggregated content assigned to the channel, the media files being in a data format compatible with the portable media player; and storing the plurality of media files as a playlist.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing disparate content as a playlist of media files for rendering on a portable media player, the method comprising:
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aggregating content of disparate data formats from disparate data sources, wherein the aggregated content is in a data format incompatible with the portable media player; assigning a portion of the aggregated content to a channel; creating a plurality of media files including the portion of the aggregated content assigned to the channel, the media files being in a data format compatible with the portable media player; and storing the plurality of media files as a playlist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing disparate content as a playlist of media files for rendering on a portable media player, the system comprising:
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a computer processor; a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor; the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of; aggregating content of disparate data formats from disparate data sources, wherein the aggregated content is in a data format incompatible with the portable media player; assigning a portion of the aggregated content to a channel; creating a plurality of media files including the portion of the aggregated content assigned to the channel, the media files being in a data format compatible with the portable media player; and storing the plurality of media files as a playlist. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for providing disparate content as a playlist of media files for rendering on a portable media player, the computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising:
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computer program instructions for aggregating content of disparate data formats from disparate data sources, wherein the aggregated content is in a data format incompatible with the portable media player; computer program instructions for assigning a portion of the aggregated content to a channel; computer program instructions for creating a plurality of media files including the portion of the aggregated content assigned to the channel, the media files being in a data format compatible with the portable media player; and computer program instructions for storing the plurality of media files as a playlist. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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