MEDIA TRANSFER AND CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A handheld electronic device configured to communicate wirelessly with a target device, through a logical channel, the handheld electronic device and the target device being configured to store and play media files, the handheld electronic device being configured to display media descriptive data associated with media files, the handheld electronic device comprising:
- a processor;
a memory operationally connected to the processor, the memory to store handheld device media files comprised of handheld device media file data; and
a transceiver operationally connected to the processor, the processor being configured to cause the transceiver to transmit, through the logical channel, handheld device media file data to the target device, the processor also being configured to cause the transceiver to transmit, through the logical channel, control data to the target device, the control data to control actions of the target device with respect to the handheld device media data transmitted from the transceiver, the control data and the handheld device media file data being packetized data.
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Abstract
A media transfer and control system that includes a handheld device and an audio/visual system. The media transfer and control system provides for: (i) the transfer of media files between the handheld device and the audio/visual system, (ii) the transmission of control commands from the handheld device to the audio/visual system for controlling the function and operation of the audio/visual system through a user interface provided on the handheld device, and (iii) the unsolicited transfer of media descriptive data between the handheld device and the audio/visual system to create a synchronized global view on the handheld electronic device and/or the audio/visual system of all of the media content currently stored on and/or available through both the handheld device and the audio/visual system.
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15 Claims
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1. A handheld electronic device configured to communicate wirelessly with a target device, through a logical channel, the handheld electronic device and the target device being configured to store and play media files, the handheld electronic device being configured to display media descriptive data associated with media files, the handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor; a memory operationally connected to the processor, the memory to store handheld device media files comprised of handheld device media file data; and a transceiver operationally connected to the processor, the processor being configured to cause the transceiver to transmit, through the logical channel, handheld device media file data to the target device, the processor also being configured to cause the transceiver to transmit, through the logical channel, control data to the target device, the control data to control actions of the target device with respect to the handheld device media data transmitted from the transceiver, the control data and the handheld device media file data being packetized data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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