PORTABLE MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH A MEDIA SERVER AND HIGHLY PORTABLE MEDIA CLIENT DEVICES

• US 20100303258A1
• Filed: 08/08/2010
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yang Pan
• Original Assignee: Yang Pan
• Inventors: Pan, Yang
• Application Number:
  US12/852,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20100303258A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/104
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel

Abstract

A media delivery system comprises a portable media server and a client device. The client device may be a button-less audio player. Sensors are used to generate control signals through a user'"'"'s interaction. Sensors may be located in earphones to increase or to decrease sound volume. Applications based on touch, pressure, temperature, thermal and motion sensors are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of a user controlling operations of a handheld media player including a control device and a first and a second earphone, wherein the first earphone comprising first sensor and the second earphone comprising second sensor, the method comprising:

a. generating a first control signal after the user'"'"'s interaction with the first sensor in the first earphone;

b. conducting a first control action;

c. generating a second control signal after the user'"'"'s interaction with the second sensor in the second earphone; and

d. conducting a second control action.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said first control action comprising adjusting up the sound volume and said second control action comprising adjusting down the sound volume of said earphones.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said sensors comprising touch sensors located on a surface of said earphones that generate a signal when the user touches the surface of the earphones by using fingers.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said sensors comprising pressure sensors that generate a signal when the user applies pressure to the surface of the earphones by using fingers.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said sensors comprising temperature sensors that generate a signal when the user is in contact with the earphones.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said sensors comprising thermal sensors, being heated to a predetermined temperature elevation above an ambient temperature, wherein said thermal sensors generate a signal when the user'"'"'s finger blocks a heat transfer path from the sensors to the ambient.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said sensors comprising motion sensors that generate a signal when the user weaving or taping the earphone.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said sensors comprising any combination of said touch, pressure, temperature, thermal and motion sensors.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said control device further comprising a switch for switching on or off the functionalities of said sensors, wherein said switch further comprising a motion sensor.

10. A button-less handheld media player comprising:

a. a body comprising a plurality of functional blocks for the media player;

b. a control device;

c. a first earphone including a first sensor;

d. a second earphone including a second sensor; and

e. a connector connecting the earphones and the body.

11. The media player as recited in claim 10, wherein said sensors comprising touch sensors located on a surface of said earphones that generate a signal when the user touches the surface of the earphones by using fingers.

12. The media player as recited in claim 10, wherein said sensors comprising pressure sensors that generate a signal when the user applies pressure to the surface of the earphones by using fingers.

13. The media player as recited in claim 10, wherein said sensors comprising temperature sensors that generate a signal when the user is in contact with the earphones.

14. The media player as recited in claim 10, wherein said sensors comprising thermal sensors, being heated to a predetermined temperature elevation above an ambient temperature, wherein said thermal sensors generate a signal when the user'"'"'s finger blocks a heat transfer path from the sensors to the ambient.

15. The media player as recited in claim 10, wherein said sensors comprising any combination of touch, pressure, temperature, thermal and motion sensors.

16. The media player as recited in claim 10, wherein said first earphone and said second earphone comprising a touch identifiable symbols that differentiating their functionalities for generating the control signals.

17. The media player as recited in claim 10, wherein said control device further comprising a switch for switching on or off the functionalities of said sensors, wherein said switch further comprising a motion sensor.

18. A handheld electronic device comprising a means of generating a control signal through detecting a user'"'"'s interaction with a pair of sensors located in its accessories including earphones.

19. The device as recited in claim 18, wherein said a pair of sensors generating a control signal when the user interacts with at least one of the sensors.

20. The device as recited in claim 18, wherein said sensors are selected from the following group:

a. touch sensors;

b. pressure sensors;

c. temperature sensors;

d. thermal sensors including a heating element, a control element and a temperature measuring element;

e. motion sensors; and

f. any combination of the above mentioned sensors.