Method and System for Updating a List of Content Stored on a User-Operated Device
First Claim
1. A method for updating a list of content stored on a user-operated device, the method comprising:
- performing the following in a server in communication with at least one content provider and a user-operated device, wherein the user-operated device stores a list of content available for download from the at least one content provider;
storing, in the server, a list of content available for download from the at least one content provider, wherein the list of content stored on the user-operated device is out-of-date with respect to the list of content stored in the server; and
sending an update file to update the list of content stored on the user-operated device, wherein the update file is based on information indicating when the list of content stored on the user-operated device was last updated.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for delivering digital content. A first catalogued list of content is delivered from a user operated device to a media storage device, and attributes of the first catalogued list are determined. A second catalogued list of content is delivered from a content provider to the media storage device. The first catalogued list is modified based upon the second catalogued list and the attributes, and the modified first catalogued list is delivered to the user operated device. Content from the modified first catalogued list is delivered to the user operated device for storage and subsequent playback.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for updating a list of content stored on a user-operated device, the method comprising:
performing the following in a server in communication with at least one content provider and a user-operated device, wherein the user-operated device stores a list of content available for download from the at least one content provider; storing, in the server, a list of content available for download from the at least one content provider, wherein the list of content stored on the user-operated device is out-of-date with respect to the list of content stored in the server; and sending an update file to update the list of content stored on the user-operated device, wherein the update file is based on information indicating when the list of content stored on the user-operated device was last updated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server comprising:
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an interface operative to communicate with at least one content provider and a user-operated device, wherein the user-operated device stores a list of content available for download from the at least one content provider; a memory storing a list of content available for download from the at least one content provider, wherein the list of content stored on the user-operated device is out-of-date with respect to the list of content stored in the server; and a processor operative to send an update file to update the list of content stored on the user-operated device, wherein the update file is based on information indicating when the list of content stored on the user-operated device was last updated. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A user-operated device comprising:
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an interface operative to communicate with a server that is in communication with at least one content provider, wherein the server stores a list of content available for download from the at least one content provider; a memory storing a list of content available for download from the at least one content provider, wherein the list of content stored in the memory of the user-operated device is out-of-date with respect to the list of content stored in the server; and a processor operative to; receive an update file from the server, wherein the update file is based on information indicating when the list of content stored on the user-operated device was last updated; and update the list of content stored in the memory of the user-operated device based on the update file received from the server. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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