MEDIA TRANSFER AND CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system configured to communicate wirelessly with an electronic device, the system and the electronic device configured to store and play media files, the system comprising:
- a controller;
a transceiver operationally connected to the controller, the controller configured to cause the transceiver to receive, from the electronic device, electronic device media file data, the controller further configured to cause the transceiver to receive control data from the electronic device, the control data to control actions of the system with respect to the electronic device media file data received from the electronic device when the electronic device plays a selected media file and when the electronic device and the system are within a communication range at which the electronic device and the system establish communication, the communication being established at a time when the selected media file has played up to a played portion of the selected media file, and the transceiver receives, from the electronic device, electronic device media data associated with the selected media file, the control data causing the system to begin streaming the selected media file starting substantially immediately subsequent the played portion of the selected media file.
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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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23 Claims
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1. A system configured to communicate wirelessly with an electronic device, the system and the electronic device configured to store and play media files, the system comprising:
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a controller; a transceiver operationally connected to the controller, the controller configured to cause the transceiver to receive, from the electronic device, electronic device media file data, the controller further configured to cause the transceiver to receive control data from the electronic device, the control data to control actions of the system with respect to the electronic device media file data received from the electronic device when the electronic device plays a selected media file and when the electronic device and the system are within a communication range at which the electronic device and the system establish communication, the communication being established at a time when the selected media file has played up to a played portion of the selected media file, and the transceiver receives, from the electronic device, electronic device media data associated with the selected media file, the control data causing the system to begin streaming the selected media file starting substantially immediately subsequent the played portion of the selected media file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device configured to communicate wirelessly with a target device, the electronic device and the target device being configured to store and play media files, the 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 configured to store electronic device media files comprised of electronic device media file data; and a transceiver operationally connected to the processor, the processor configured to cause the transceiver to transmit electronic device media file data to the target device, the processor further configured to cause the transceiver to transmit control data to the target device, the control data to control actions of the target device with respect to the electronic device media data transmitted from the transceiver, when the electronic device plays a selected media file and when the electronic device and the target device are within a communication range at which the electronic device and the target device establish communication, the communication being established at a time when the selected media file has played up to a played portion of the selected media file, and the transceiver transmits to the target device electronic device media data associated with the selected media file, the control data causing the target device to start streaming the selected media file starting substantially immediately subsequent the played portion of the selected media file. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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