SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DISPLAYLESS PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20170293463A1
• Filed: 08/26/2016
• Published: 10/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mighty Audio, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mighty Audio, Inc.
• Inventors: Mendelson, Anthony, Gullickson, Mark, Pandurangan, Anand
• Application Number:
  US15/248,858
• Publication Number:
  US 20170293463A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/102 Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers access by moving the head G11B3/08, G11B5/54, G11B7/085, G11B21/022; by moving the record carrier G11B15/005, G11B17/005, by driving of both record carrier and head G11B15/1816

Abstract

The present application generally relates to systems and methods for managing a displayless portable electronic device comprising at least one memory operable to store a plurality of media files, the plurality of media files being organized into a plurality of media groups; at least one wireless communication antenna operable to communicate with one or more computing devices, each of the one or more computing devices comprising a display and executing a media service application; and a processor communicatively coupled with the at least one memory and the at least one wireless communication antenna. The processor is operable to: receive a first input selected from the group consisting of: (i) a start-stop input providing access to a current media file among the plurality of media files; (ii) a back input providing access a previous media file among the plurality of media files, relative to the current media file; (iii) a forward input providing access to a next media file among the plurality of media files, relative to the current media file; and (iv) a media group selector input (e.g., playlist selector input) for scrolling through the plurality of media files; execute the first command.

Claims

1. A system for managing a displayless portable electronic device comprising:

at least one memory operable to store a plurality of media files, the plurality of media files being organized into a plurality of media groups;

at least one wireless communication antenna operable to communicate with one or more computing devices, each of the one or more computing devices comprising a display and executing a media service application; and

a processor communicatively coupled with the at least one memory and the at least one wireless communication antenna, the processor being operable to;

receive a first input selected from the group consisting of;

(i) a start-stop input providing access to a current media file among the plurality of media files;

(ii) a back input providing access a previous media file among the plurality of media files, relative to the current media file;

(iii) a forward input providing access to a next media file among the plurality of media files, relative to the current media file; and

(iv) a media group selector input for scrolling through the plurality of media files; and

execute the first command.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein

the start-stop input is a play-pause input, and

the media group selector input is a playlist selector input.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first input is received via a corresponding button selected from the group consisting of:

a start-stop button corresponding to the start-stop input,

a back button corresponding to the back input,

a forward button corresponding to the forward input, and

a media group selector button corresponding to the media group selector input.

4. The system of claim 2,

wherein the first input is the playlist selector input, and

wherein, responsive to the receiving of the first input, and to execute the first input, the processor is operable to:

for each media group among the plurality of media groups, output a dictation of a respective media group identifier.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor is further operable to:

receive a second input within a given time measured from the output of the dictation of the respective media group identifier.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor is further operable to:

receive a second input prior to the output of the dictation of a next respective media group identifier.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the dictation of each respective media file group identifier corresponding to the plurality of media file groups is performed in a given order.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the media files are audio files and the media groups are playlists.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one wireless communication antenna is selected from the group consisting of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one memory is operable to store a media service application.

11. The system of claim 5, wherein the receiving of the second input, causes a media group corresponding to the last dictated media group identifier to be accessed.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further operable to:

establish a virtual network computing (VNC) connection with a first computing device; and

receive, using the VNC connection, one or more media files or media groups selected at the computing device for offline access.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the plurality of media files and/or the media service application stored and/or executing on the portable electronic device are managed via inputs received at the first computing device connected over the VNC connection.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the inputs received at the first computing device connected over the VNC connection are received via peripheral devices connected to the first computing device.

15. A method for managing a displayless portable electronic device comprising:

storing, in at least one memory, a plurality of media files, the plurality of media files being organized into a plurality of media groups;

providing communications via at least one wireless communication antenna operable to communicate with one or more computing devices, each of the one or more computing devices comprising a display and executing a media service application;

receiving, by the processor, a first input selected from the group consisting of;

(i) a start-stop input providing access to a current media file among the plurality of media files;

(ii) a back input providing access a previous media file among the plurality of media files, relative to the current media file;

(iii) a forward input providing access to a next media file among the plurality of media files, relative to the current media file; and

(iv) a media group selector input for scrolling through the plurality of media files; and

executing, by the processor, the first command.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein

the start-stop input is a play-pause input, and

the media group selector input is a playlist selector input.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the first input is received via a corresponding button selected from the group consisting of:

a start-stop button corresponding to the start-stop input,

a back button corresponding to the back input, p1 a forward button corresponding to the forward input, and

a media group selector button corresponding to the media group selector input.

18. The method of claim 16,

wherein the first input is the playlist selector input, and

wherein, responsive to the receiving of the first input, and to execute the first input, the method further comprises:

for each media group among the plurality of media groups, outputting a dictation of a respective media group identifier.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor, a second input within a predetermined time measured from the output of the dictation of the respective media group identifier.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving, by the processor, a second input prior to the output of the dictation of a next respective media group identifier.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the dictation of each respective media file group identifier corresponding to the plurality of media file groups is performed in a predetermined order.

22. -28. (canceled)