SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF MEDIA ASSETS FROM MEDIA DELIVERY UNIT TO HANDHELD MEDIA PLAYER
First Claim
1. A method of transferring media assets between a media delivery unit and a handheld media player, the method comprising:
- delivering a media asset by the media delivery unit;
compressing the media asset being delivered to a desired format by the media delivery unit; and
transferring the compressed media asset to the handheld media player.
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Abstract
A media delivery system is disclosed. The system comprises a media delivery unit, a handheld media player and a remote control device. According to one embodiment, the media delivery unit may include a high fidelity (HiFi) audio system with an added data compression unit and a file storage system. The handheld media player may be a MP3 player. The HiFi system and the MP3 player are connectable through a high speed connector such as a FIREWIRE (IEEE 1394 type of connection). The invention is characterized by that an audio file is compressed and is transferred to the connected MP3 player while the audio file in the high fidelity format is being played by the HiFi system. The remote control device is used to select a mode of data transfer between the HiFi system and the MP3 player. The modes may include transferring data from one device to another or transferring the data in a bi-directional manner to synchronize two media asset databases.
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1. A method of transferring media assets between a media delivery unit and a handheld media player, the method comprising:
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delivering a media asset by the media delivery unit; compressing the media asset being delivered to a desired format by the media delivery unit; and transferring the compressed media asset to the handheld media player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A system including a media delivery unit, a remote control device and a handheld media player, wherein the system providing user selectable options for transferring media assets between the unit and the player under control of the remote control device.
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15. A method of controlling media asset transfer, by employing a remote control device, between a media delivery unit and a handheld media player connected through a connector, the method comprising:
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receiving a user'"'"'s selection of a mode of data transferring from a plurality of modes by the remote control device; sending the instruction associated with the selected mode from the remote control device to a processor of the media delivery unit; and executing data transfer between the media delivery unit and the handheld media player based upon the received instruction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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