Method and Apparatus for Transferring Digital Content from a Computer to a Mobile Handset
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1. A system for sharing content of a user between a computing cloud having one or more computers and one or more storage units and a device, comprising:
- the computing cloud having a content store that stores a plurality of pieces of digital content of the user;
a device having a device content store that stores one or more pieces of digital content, the mobile handset having a display that displays the one or more pieces of digital content stored on the device and the plurality of pieces of digital content stored on the computing cloud;
the device having an application that requests, when the user wants to listen to a piece of digital content stored in the computing cloud, the piece of digital content from the computing cloud and that stores the piece of digital content on the device.
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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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24 Claims
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1. A system for sharing content of a user between a computing cloud having one or more computers and one or more storage units and a device, comprising:
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the computing cloud having a content store that stores a plurality of pieces of digital content of the user; a device having a device content store that stores one or more pieces of digital content, the mobile handset having a display that displays the one or more pieces of digital content stored on the device and the plurality of pieces of digital content stored on the computing cloud; the device having an application that requests, when the user wants to listen to a piece of digital content stored in the computing cloud, the piece of digital content from the computing cloud and that stores the piece of digital content on the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for downloading and interacting with pieces of digital content wherein the pieces of digital content are stored in a computing cloud having one or more computers and one or more storage units wherein the computing cloud has a content store that stores a plurality of pieces of digital content of the user, the device comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; a device content store, stored in the memory, that stores one or more pieces of digital content; a display that displays the one or more pieces of digital content stored on the device and the plurality of pieces of digital content stored in the computing cloud; an application, stored in the memory and executed by the processor, that requests, when the user wants to listen to a piece of digital content stored in the computing cloud, the piece of digital content from the computing cloud and that stores the piece of digital content on the device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 16)
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15. The apparatus of 13, wherein the device is selected from a group consisting of a mobile phone, a cellular phone, a PDA, a wireless email device, an MP3 player, smart phones, mobile phones, personal computer, laptop, set-top box, television, in car digital content system and game consoles.
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17. A method for sharing content of a user between a computing cloud having one or more computers and one or more storage units wherein the computing cloud having a content store that stores a plurality of pieces of digital content of the user and a device that stores one or more pieces of digital content and is capable of displaying the one or more pieces of digital content stored on the device and the plurality of pieces of digital content stored on the computing cloud, the method comprising:
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requesting, by an application of the device, when the user wants to listen to a piece of digital content stored in the computing cloud, the piece of digital content from the computing cloud; storing stores the piece of digital content from the computing cloud on the device; and playing the piece of digital content on the device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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