Media Device And Method Of Using A Media Device
First Claim
1. A media player capable of being integrated with a telephone system to provide media content to a caller on-hold, the media player comprising:
- a storage medium configured to store at least two files of media content; and
a controller in communication with said storage medium and said controller is configured to read said storage medium, and wherein said controller constructs a playlist based on a unique identifier name associated with each of the at least two files of media content.
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Abstract
A media player for providing media content to telephone systems for audible interaction with a caller on-hold with the telephone system, and a method of programming, using, and operating the media player. The media player includes a controller configured to construct a playlist based on a directory having at least two files of media content. The controller is further configured to create an order of execution for the playlist based on a unique identifier name of each of the at least two files of media content and switches at least two files of media content after a predetermine amount of the. The media content may be one of a greeting, a priority announcement, a voice announcement, a music selection, and a sound effect selection.
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35 Claims
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1. A media player capable of being integrated with a telephone system to provide media content to a caller on-hold, the media player comprising:
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a storage medium configured to store at least two files of media content; and a controller in communication with said storage medium and said controller is configured to read said storage medium, and wherein said controller constructs a playlist based on a unique identifier name associated with each of the at least two files of media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A media player capable of being integrated with a telephone system to provide media content to a caller on-hold, the media player comprising:
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a storage medium configured to store at least two files of media content; a controller in communication with the storage media and wherein the controller is configured to output a current media file by switching between media files of at least two files of media content after a predetermined amount of time has elapsed; a digital-to-analog converter in communication with the controller, and wherein the digital-to-analog converter converts the media content into an analog signal for output to a telephone; and an audio amplifier in communication with the digital-to-analog converter, and wherein the audio amplifier amplifies the analog signal to a suitable level for output to the audio output. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A media player system capable of being integrated with a telephone system to provide media content to a caller on-hold, the media player system comprising:
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at least one telephone; a structured wiring system in communication with said at least one telephone, and wherein the structured wiring system connects wiring corresponding to said at least one telephone to a structured wiring cable; a telephone system unit in communication with said structured wiring system via said structured wiring cable, and said telephone system unit is configured to route telephone calls to said at least one telephone; and a media player in communication with said telephone system unit, wherein said media player has a controller configured to construct a playlist based on a unique identifier name associated with at least two files of media content and wherein said controller is configured to create an order of execution for said playlist based on said unique identifier name associated with said at least two files of media content. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of programming and using a media player configured to provide media content to a telephone system for calls having an on-hold status, said method comprising:
- assigning a unique identifier name to each of at least two media files;
storing the at least two media files on the storage medium;constructing a playlist using the controller based on the unique identifier name of each of the at least two files of media content, and executing said playlist when a call is placed on-hold. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
- assigning a unique identifier name to each of at least two media files;
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