AUDIO VISUAL PLAYER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTENT DISTRIBUTION USING THE SAME
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Abstract
A system is presented providing content to a plurality of handheld devices (including musical selections). The devices can access a server over the Internet via a WIFI or other similar wireless interconnection and can download songs requested by a user from the server or from other users using, e.g., a P2P protocol. All downloads are governed by applicable DRM rules. Content and playlists may also be pushed by a server from other sources and means including, e.g., podcasting, based on predetermined rules, favorite preferences of users, and other criteria.
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33 Claims
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1. -8. (canceled)
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9. A method for delivering digital content to a user operated device comprising
delivering a list of desired content to said user operated device; -
identifying missing content represented in said list not stored in said user operated device; delivering said missing content; and updating said list. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for delivering digital content in a networked environment comprising:
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delivering a catalogued list of available content from a stored media means to a user operated device; identifying missing content represented in said list but not stored in said user operated device; activating a communication pathway to a source; and delivering said missing content to said user operated device from said source. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for delivering digital content from a device with content in a networked environment comprising:
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providing an intermediate server in said networked environment; collecting with said intermediate server a new list of newly updated content from a plurality of content sources; generating listings for various media player devices by said intermediate server; transmitting said listings to said various media player devices; receiving requests for the new content based on the respective listing from one of the musical players; and in response to said request, downloading new content from said intermediate server to the requesting media player device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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