Method and apparatus for transferring digital content from a personal computer to a mobile handset
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1. A method for sharing content of a user between a computer and a mobile handset, comprising:
- registering the computer with a device, the computer storing a plurality of pieces of content of the user;
displaying, on a mobile handset, one or more pieces of content stored on the mobile handset and the plurality of pieces of content stored on the computer;
requesting, when the user wants to listen to a piece of content stored on the computer, the piece of content from the computer; and
storing the piece of content on the mobile handset.
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Abstract
A system for synchronizing digital content stored on a user'"'"'s mobile handset with digital content stored on the user'"'"'s personal computer is disclosed.
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1. A method for sharing content of a user between a computer and a mobile handset, comprising:
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registering the computer with a device, the computer storing a plurality of pieces of content of the user; displaying, on a mobile handset, one or more pieces of content stored on the mobile handset and the plurality of pieces of content stored on the computer; requesting, when the user wants to listen to a piece of content stored on the computer, the piece of content from the computer; and storing the piece of content on the mobile handset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for sharing content of a user between a computer and a mobile handset, comprising:
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a computer having a content store that stores a plurality of pieces of content of the user; a mobile handset having a mobile handset content store that stores one or more pieces of content, the mobile handset having a display that displays the one or more pieces of content stored on the mobile handset and the plurality of pieces of content stored on the computer; the mobile handset having an application that requests, when the user wants to listen to a piece of content stored on the computer, the piece of content from the computer and that stores the piece of content on the mobile handset. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for streaming content to a mobile handset that does not support progressive downloading, the apparatus comprising:
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a mobile handset having a first buffer and a second buffer wherein a piece of content is played on the mobile handset from one of the first and second buffers; the mobile handset having an application that streams a piece of content from a remote source as a plurality of segments and plays the piece of content as the piece of content is being streamed to the mobile handset as a plurality of segments; and wherein a first portion of the plurality of segments of the piece of content are downloaded into the first buffer, the first portion of the plurality of segments of the piece of content are played from the first buffer and, while the first portion of the plurality of segments contained in the first buffer are being played, a second portion of the plurality of segments are downloaded into the second buffer so that the plurality of segments of the piece of content are streamed to the mobile handset while minimizing silence gaps. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for streaming content to a mobile handset that does not support progressive downloading, the method comprising:
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providing a piece of content divided into a plurality of segments; downloading a first portion of the plurality of segments into a first buffer; playing the first portion of the plurality of segments contained in the first buffer; and downloading, while the first portion of the plurality of segments contained in the first buffer are being played, a second portion of the plurality of segments into a second buffer so that the plurality of segments of the piece of content are streamed to the mobile handset while minimizing silence gaps. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A system for downloading two or more pieces of content in a list, the system comprising:
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a mobile handset having a first buffer and a second buffer wherein a piece of content is played on the mobile handset from one of the first and second buffers; the mobile handset having an application that stores a list of a first piece of content and a second piece of content and that plays the first and second pieces of content; and wherein the first piece of content is downloaded and played from the first buffer, the second piece of content is downloaded into the second buffer while the first piece of content is being played in the first buffer and the second piece of content is played from the second buffer. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. A method for downloading two or more pieces of content in a list, the method comprising:
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playing a first piece of content on a mobile handset wherein the first piece of content is being streamed to the mobile handset; downloading, while the first piece of content is being played in the mobile handset, a second piece of content in a list of content into a second buffer; and playing the second piece of content in the second buffer wherein the second piece of content is already downloaded to the mobile handset so that the second piece of content does not have silence gaps during the playing of the second piece of content. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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