Method for playing digital media files with a digital media player using a plurality of playlists
First Claim
1. A method for playing digital media files with a digital media player using a plurality of playlists, the method comprising:
- with a digital media player comprising a memory storing a plurality of digital media files and a plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist specifies a predetermined play order of at least some of the plurality of digital media files and is created by a curator, performing the following while the digital media player is offline;
selecting a first playlist from the plurality of playlists;
playing the digital media files specified in the first playlist; and
after playing the digital media files specified in the first playlist, selecting a second playlist from the plurality of playlists.
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Abstract
A method for playing digital media files with a digital media player using a plurality of playlists is disclosed. One embodiment uses a plurality of playlists—instead of a single playlist—to reference a given pool of digital media files. After the songs of one playlist have been played, another playlist is selected, and songs from that playlist are played. Since the playlist selection is automatically made by the digital media player while it is offline, a fresh listening experience is created without requiring the user to connect the digital media player to the Internet. Preferably, each playlist is purposefully curated to ensure that the play order keeps the experience commensurate with a particular brand message.
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1. A method for playing digital media files with a digital media player using a plurality of playlists, the method comprising:
with a digital media player comprising a memory storing a plurality of digital media files and a plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist specifies a predetermined play order of at least some of the plurality of digital media files and is created by a curator, performing the following while the digital media player is offline; selecting a first playlist from the plurality of playlists; playing the digital media files specified in the first playlist; and after playing the digital media files specified in the first playlist, selecting a second playlist from the plurality of playlists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for playing digital media files with a digital media player, the method comprising:
with a digital media player comprising a memory storing a plurality of digital media files and a plurality of playlists, wherein each playlist specifies a predetermined play order of at least some of the plurality of digital media files, and wherein at least one playlist in the plurality of playlists specifies at least one digital media file that is not specified by another playlist in the plurality of playlists, performing the following while the digital media player is offline; selecting a first playlist from the plurality of playlists; playing the digital media files specified in the first playlist; and after playing the digital media files specified in the first playlist, selecting a second playlist from the plurality of playlists. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for playing digital media files with a digital media player, the method comprising:
with a digital media player comprising a memory storing a plurality of digital media files, a first plurality of playlists associated with a first channel, and a second plurality of playlists associated with a second channel, wherein each playlist specifies a predetermined play order of at least some of the plurality of digital media files, performing the following while the digital media player is offline; receiving a user-selection of one of the first and second channels; selecting a first playlist from the plurality of playlists associated with the selected channel; playing the digital media files specified in the first playlist; and after playing the digital media files specified in the first playlist, selecting a second playlist from the plurality of playlists associated with the selected channel. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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