AUDIO CONVERTER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME

• US 20180165058A1
• Filed: 12/01/2017
• Published: 06/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Distributed Media Solutions, LLC (IP Investments Group LLC)
• Original Assignee: Callahan Cellular LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Janik, Craig M.
• Granted Patent: US 10,712,999 B2
• 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: G10H 1/0058 Transmission between separate instruments or between individual components of a musical system G10H1/0083 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/015 PDA [personal digital assistant] or palmtop computing devices used for musical purposes, e.g. portable music players, tablet computers, e-readers or smart phones in which mobile telephony functions need not be used touch-screen interfaces G10H2220/096
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/061 MP3, i.e. MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, lossy audio compression
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/211 Wireless transmission, e.g. of music parameters or control data by radio, infrared or ultrasound beam G10H2220/405
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/305 Internet or TCP/IP protocol use for any electrophonic musical instrument data or musical parameter transmission purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00007 Time or data compression or expansion audio compression based on psychoacoustics G10L19/00; data processing for reproducing audio data at different playback speeds G10L21/04; video compression H04N19/00; data compression per se H03M7/30
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/61 for local area broadcast, e.g. instore broadcast

Abstract

An audio converter device and a method for using the same. The audio converter device receives the digital audio data from a first device via a local area network. The audio converter device decompresses the digital audio data and converts the digital audio data into analog electrical data. The audio converter device transfers the analog electrical data to an audio playback device.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A method performed on a computing device, the method comprising:

receiving a play list at a playing agent on a requesting device, wherein the playing agent is configured to access one or more of a plurality of digital media content based on the play list;

receiving commands to initiate playback of the one or more of the plurality of digital media content, wherein the play list is represented on a display of the playing agent;

parsing commands to identify the playing agent on the requesting device to play the requested content;

receiving the one or more of the plurality of digital media content for playback via a satellite; and

communicating portions of digital media content requested to be played, wherein the portions of the digital media content are converted prior to transmission into a usable format at the requesting device, wherein the conversion is based upon an identity of the playing agent parsed from the commands and wherein the requesting device is connected to a client device via a local area network.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the portions of the digital media content are converted into the usable format at the client device.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the received commands comprise a forward command.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving instructions to install the playing agent on the requesting device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the playing agent includes instructions to present a graphical user interface at the requesting device.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising installing the playing agent on the requesting device upon determining the playing agent is not present on the requesting device.

8. The method of claim 2, further comprising assessing compatibility of the plurality of digital media content with the playing agent.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the requesting device is connected to the client device wirelessly.

10. An apparatus coupled via a local area network to a client computer, the apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a processor operatively coupled to the memory; and

a first set of instructions stored on the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to;

receive a play list, wherein the play list identifies one or more of a plurality of digital media content;

receive commands to initiate playback of the one or more of the plurality of digital media content, wherein the play list is represented on a display;

parse commands to identify a playing agent on the apparatus to play the requested content;

receive the one or more of the plurality of digital media content for playback via a satellite; and

communicate portions of digital media content requested to be played, wherein the portions of the digital media content are converted prior to transmission into a usable format at the apparatus, wherein the conversion is based upon an identity of the playing agent parsed from the commands and wherein the apparatus is connected to a client device via a local area network.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the portions of the digital media content are converted into the usable format at the client device.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the received commands comprise a select command.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to receive instructions to install the playing agent on the requesting device.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the playing agent includes instructions to present a graphical user interface at the requesting device.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to install the playing agent on the requesting device upon determining the playing agent is not present on the requesting device.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to assess compatibility of the plurality of digital media content with the playing agent.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a computing device, causes the computing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving a play list at a playing agent on a requesting device, wherein the playing agent is configured to access one or more of a plurality of digital media content based on the play list;

receiving commands to initiate playback of the one or more of the plurality of digital media content, wherein the play list is represented on a display of the playing agent;

parsing commands to identify the playing agent on the requesting device to play the requested content;

receiving the one or more of the plurality of digital media content for playback via a satellite; and

communicating portions of digital media content requested to be played, wherein the portions of the digital media content are converted prior to transmission into a usable format at the requesting device, wherein the conversion is based upon an identity of the playing agent parsed from the commands and wherein the requesting device is connected to a client device via a local area network.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise receiving instructions to install the playing agent on the requesting device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the playing agent includes instructions to present a graphical user interface at the requesting device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise installing the playing agent on the requesting device upon determining the playing agent is not present on the requesting device.