Portable audio/audio-visual media tracking device
First Claim
1. A method of inventorying, cataloguing and searching consumer purchased and acquired audio recordings comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a compact handheld portable electronic computing device having a programmable memory, program accessible memory, output display means, data entry input means and external electronic data transfer means,b) entering by means of said data entry input means (i) input data for a specific audio recording and storing said input data in the program accessible memory, entering by means of said data entry input means (ii) input data for a plurality of audio recordings and storing said input data in the program accessible memory,c) displaying said input data on the output display means,d) (i) receiving by means of said external electronic data transfer means data from an external electronic device, (ii) sending by means of said external electronic data transfer means the input data to an external electronic device,e) providing said programmable memory with a program to automatically catalog said input data by a plurality of consumer audio recording catalog criteria,f) storing said consumer audio recording catalog criteria in said programmable memory, and cataloguing said input data according to said catalog criteria by said computing device according to said catalog program,g) providing said programmable memory with a program to automatically inventory said input data by a plurality of audio recording inventory criteria,h) storing said consumer audio recording inventory criteria in said programmable memory, and inventorying said input data according to said inventory criteria by said computing device according to said inventory program,i) searching by said computing device said stored input data by at least one of said plurality of consumer audio recording inventory criteria and said plurality of consumer audio recording catalog criteria, and displaying on said output display means stored input data identified by said searching,j) modifying any of said stored input data for a specific audio recording selected by the consumer for modification using said data entry input means,k) deleting any of (i) said stored input data for a specific audio recording, deleting any of (ii) said stored input data for a plurality of audio recordings selected by the consumer for deletion using said data entry input means.
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Abstract
This invention comprises a compact portable, handheld electronic device that is capable cataloguing and managing an inventory of consumer audio and audio-visual recordings.
The audio and audiovisual recordings include; audio cassette tapes, digital audio tapes, records, compact discs, laser dicsc, video cassette tapes, 8 mm film, 16 mm film etc..
The present invention provides the means for the user to electronically store, retrieve, search, edit, delete, display and print information pertaining to the user'"'"'s inventory of audio and audio-visual recordings.
Furthermore the present invention provides the means for the user to integrate the inventory data stored in the invention with a larger user database that resides on an external computer, such as a personal computer.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of inventorying, cataloguing and searching consumer purchased and acquired audio recordings comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a compact handheld portable electronic computing device having a programmable memory, program accessible memory, output display means, data entry input means and external electronic data transfer means, b) entering by means of said data entry input means (i) input data for a specific audio recording and storing said input data in the program accessible memory, entering by means of said data entry input means (ii) input data for a plurality of audio recordings and storing said input data in the program accessible memory, c) displaying said input data on the output display means, d) (i) receiving by means of said external electronic data transfer means data from an external electronic device, (ii) sending by means of said external electronic data transfer means the input data to an external electronic device, e) providing said programmable memory with a program to automatically catalog said input data by a plurality of consumer audio recording catalog criteria, f) storing said consumer audio recording catalog criteria in said programmable memory, and cataloguing said input data according to said catalog criteria by said computing device according to said catalog program, g) providing said programmable memory with a program to automatically inventory said input data by a plurality of audio recording inventory criteria, h) storing said consumer audio recording inventory criteria in said programmable memory, and inventorying said input data according to said inventory criteria by said computing device according to said inventory program, i) searching by said computing device said stored input data by at least one of said plurality of consumer audio recording inventory criteria and said plurality of consumer audio recording catalog criteria, and displaying on said output display means stored input data identified by said searching, j) modifying any of said stored input data for a specific audio recording selected by the consumer for modification using said data entry input means, k) deleting any of (i) said stored input data for a specific audio recording, deleting any of (ii) said stored input data for a plurality of audio recordings selected by the consumer for deletion using said data entry input means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26)
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25. A method of inventorying, cataloguing and searching consumer purchased and acquired audio visual recordings comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a compact handheld portable electronic computing device having a programmable memory, program accessible memory, output display means, data entry input means and external electronic data transfer means, b) entering by means of said data entry input means (i) input data for a specific audio visual recording and storing said input data in the program accessible memory, entering by means of said data entry input means (ii) input data for a plurality of audio visual recordings and storing said input data in the program accessible memory, c) displaying said input data on the output display means, d) (i) receiving by means of said external electronic data transfer means data from an external electronic device, (ii) sending by means of said external electronic data transfer means the input data to an external electronic device, e) providing said programmable memory with a program to automatically catalog said input data by a plurality of consumer audio visual recording catalog criteria, f) storing said consumer audio visual recording catalog criteria in said programmable memory, and cataloguing said input data according to said catalog criteria by said computing device according to said catalog program, g) providing said programmable memory with a program to automatically inventory said input data by a plurality of audio visual recording inventory criteria, h) storing said consumer audio recording inventory criteria in said programmable memory, and inventorying said input data according to said inventory criteria by said computing device according to said inventory program, i) searching by said computing device said stored input data by at least one of said plurality of consumer audio visual recording inventory criteria and said plurality of consumer audio visual recording catalog criteria, and displaying on said output display means stored input data identified by said searching, j) modifying any of said stored input data for a specific audio visual recording selected by the consumer for modification using said data entry input means, k) deleting any of (i) said stored input data for a specific audio visual recording, deleting any of (ii) said stored input data for a plurality of audio recordings selected by the consumer for deletion using said data entry input means.
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