SEQUENCED TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL CONTENT ITEMS
First Claim
1. A digital content system comprising:
- a network-accessible digital content service comprising a cache management subsystem and a mass storage subsystem containing a plurality of playlists that are variously associated with a plurality of user accounts, each playlist including one or more digital content items and each playlist having one or more playlist attributes; and
a plurality of portable digital content devices operatively coupled with the network-accessible digital content service via a network,wherein each portable digital content device comprises memory providing a local cache and is associated with one of the plurality of user accounts, andwherein, for each portable digital content device, the network-accessible digital content service is configured to adaptively sequence transmission of the digital content items of two or more playlists to the local cache of that portable digital content device based on the playlist attributes of each of the two or more playlists.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a system and method for managing and sequencing the transmission of digital content items from a network-accessible content service to a portable digital content device. The content service includes a cache management subsystem and provides storage for a plurality of playlists which are variously associated with user accounts and which each contain one or more digital content items. The cache management subsystem is configured to sequence transmission of digital content items to a given portable device based on attributes associated with the playlists containing the digital content items to be transmitted to the device.
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20 Claims
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1. A digital content system comprising:
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a network-accessible digital content service comprising a cache management subsystem and a mass storage subsystem containing a plurality of playlists that are variously associated with a plurality of user accounts, each playlist including one or more digital content items and each playlist having one or more playlist attributes; and a plurality of portable digital content devices operatively coupled with the network-accessible digital content service via a network, wherein each portable digital content device comprises memory providing a local cache and is associated with one of the plurality of user accounts, and wherein, for each portable digital content device, the network-accessible digital content service is configured to adaptively sequence transmission of the digital content items of two or more playlists to the local cache of that portable digital content device based on the playlist attributes of each of the two or more playlists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of adaptively sequencing transmission of digital content items from a network-accessible digital content service to a portable digital content device via a network, the method comprising:
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creating an established playlist at the network-accessible digital content service, the established playlist including one or more digital content items; sequencing the digital content items of the established playlist for transmission to the portable digital content device; and upon receiving a request from the portable digital content device for a selected digital content item contained on a dynamic playlist at the network-accessible digital content service, transmitting the selected digital content item to the portable digital content device and re-sequencing transmission priorities so that any remaining digital content items from the dynamic playlist are sequenced for transmission to the portable content device prior to transmission of any un-transmitted digital content items from the established playlist. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of adaptively sequencing transmission of digital content items from a network-accessible digital content service to a portable digital content device via a network, the method comprising:
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establishing, in a user account, a first playlist of digital content items at the network-accessible digital content service; establishing, in the user account, a second playlist of digital content items at the network-accessible digital content service; sequencing transmission of the digital content items of the first playlist and the digital content items of the second playlist according to a prioritization scheme in which higher transmission priority is afforded the first playlist; and transmitting the digital content items of the first playlist and the digital content items of the second playlist to the portable digital content device in accordance with the prioritizations scheme. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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