MEMORY MANAGEMENT OF DIGITAL AUDIO DATA

• US 20160050250A1
• Filed: 10/27/2015
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Audio Pod IP, LLC (Audio Pod Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Audio Pod Inc.
• Inventors: McCue, John, McCue, Robert, Shostakovsky, Gregory, McCue, Glenn
• Granted Patent: US 9,930,089 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 25/78 Detection of presence or absence of voice signals switching of direction of transmission by voice frequency in two-way loud-speaking telephone systems H04M9/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/65 Network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols

Abstract

A system, method and computer-readable code for the management of digital media on a device with memory and storage restrictions. As with any device, memory and storage is limited. With the ultimate goal of providing a user with a hands-off literary experience involving multiple media types, it is necessary to automate the clean-up of unneeded content that has previously been transferred to the device. Utilizing bookmark information that describes various positions in one or more media streams, time information that describes the various media streams and related content used to integrate various types of content for each media stream, content and storage can be managed such that the user never has to interact directly with stored content beyond the controls provided with a basic media player. The user still experiences a completely automated and seamless literary experience regardless of the number of open media streams, bookmarks and various related content the user has. The result is a fully automated context aware memory and content manager.

Claims

1. An electronic device including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable code which when executed by a processor, causes said electronic device to:

identify a portion of an open media stream that is stored on the electronic device;

identify bookmark information and related time metrics information related to the open media stream stored on the electronic device so as to identify content within or related to the open media stream that is no longer required; and

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manage the memory so as to allow new data to be stored where the content that is no longer required was stored.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein the open media stream includes bookmarked media stream and/or an active media stream.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2 wherein the bookmark information includes a position determined in dependence upon a current position within the then active media stream.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 wherein the bookmark information includes more than one position in the media stream.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3 wherein the bookmark information is created on the device or wherein the bookmark information is created on a second other device and transferred to the device.

6. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the identified portion of the open media stream is selected in dependence upon the age of the bookmark information.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the time metrics information is stored in a descriptor.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the descriptor is external to the open media stream.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the content no longer required includes the descriptor.

10. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the content no longer required includes related illustrations or related advertising or other related ancillary content, and wherein the related illustrations or the related advertising includes graphics, or static images, or moving images and/or other audio visual content, and wherein the other related ancillary content includes user comments.

11. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the identified portion of the open media stream is discontinuous.

12. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the open media stream is selected in dependence on the age of the bookmark information.

13. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the new data contains other data from the same media stream or data from a second other media stream.

14. The electronic device according to claim 1 wherein identifying bookmark information and related time metrics information related to the open media stream stored on the electronic device so as to identify content within or related to the open media stream that is no longer required includes identifying content stored that precedes the bookmark position so that said content can be available for rendering to allow for continuity.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable code which when executed by a processor on an electronic device, causes the electronic device to:

identify a portion of an open media stream that is stored on the electronic device;

identify bookmark information and related time metrics information related to the open media stream stored on the electronic device so as to identify content within or related to the open media stream that is no longer required; and

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manage the memory so as to allow new data to be stored where the content that is no longer required was stored.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 wherein the open media stream includes bookmarked media stream and/or an active media stream.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 16 wherein the bookmark information includes a position determined in dependence upon a current position within the then active media stream.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 wherein the bookmark information includes more than one position in the media stream.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17 wherein the bookmark information is created on the device or wherein the bookmark information is created on a second other device and transferred to the device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the identified portion of the open media stream is selected in dependence upon the age of the bookmark information.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the time metrics information is stored in a descriptor.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the descriptor is external to the open media stream.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 21, wherein the content no longer required includes the descriptor.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 wherein the content no longer required includes related illustrations or related advertising or other related ancillary content, and wherein the related illustrations or the related advertising includes graphics, static images, moving images and/or other audio visual content, and wherein the other related ancillary content includes user comments.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the identified portion of the open media stream is discontinuous.

26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 17, wherein the open media stream is selected in dependence on the age of the bookmark information.

27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein the new data contains other data from the same media stream or data from a second other media stream.

28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 wherein identifying bookmark information and related time metrics information related to the open media stream stored on the electronic device so as to identify content within or related to the open media stream that is no longer required includes identifying content stored that precedes the bookmark position so that said content can be available for rendering to allow for continuity.