HIGHLY PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICE
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Abstract
An improved portable media device and methods for operating a media device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the portable media device can also function as a solid-state drive for data storage. The form factor of the portable media device can be hand-held or smaller, such that it is highly portable. The portable media device can use one or more status indicators. The portable media device can also include a peripheral bus connector, a rechargeable battery, and one or more input devices. According to another aspect, the portable media device has the capability to store media device status information in persistent memory before powering down. Thereafter, when the portable media device is again powered up, the stored media player status information can be retrieved and utilized. According to still another aspect, the portable media device can form and/or traverse a media asset playlist in an efficient manner.
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29 Claims
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10. A method for playing a plurality of media assets by a media asset player, comprising:
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playing a first media asset by the media asset player, the media asset player configured to operate in accordance with a first playback mode, the first media asset being a member of a first playlist, the first playlist being in accordance with the first playback mode; receiving a first command to change the operation of the media asset player from the first playback mode to a second playback mode different from the first playback mode; continuing to play the first media asset by the media asset player in accordance with the first playback mode; and operating the media asset player in accordance with the second playback mode only after playback of the first media asset is complete. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A media asset player, comprising:
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a mode switch for changing playback modes of the media asset player comprising a continuous mode position and a shuffle mode position; a persistent storage device configured to store a plurality of media assets, a continuous playlist and at least a first shuffle playlist; an audio circuit configured to output audio signals associated with the stored plurality of media assets; and a processor configured to playback the plurality of media assets in an order defined by one of the plurality of stored playlists, wherein upon receipt of a command to change from one mode to another during playback of a first media asset, the requested change in mode does not affect media playback until after completion of the first media asset. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transient computer readable medium for storing computer code executable by a processor, comprising:
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computer code for playing a first media asset by a media asset player, the first media asset being a member of a first playlist, the first playlist being in accordance with a continuous playback mode; computer code for receiving a first command to change a playback mode of the media asset player from the continuous playback mode to a shuffle playback mode; computer code for continuing to play the first media asset by the media asset player; and computer code for playing a second media asset only once the first media asset has finished playing, wherein the second media asset is a member of a second playlist, the second media asset following the first media asset on the second playlist, and wherein the second playlist is a randomized version of the first playlist. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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