Method and system for audio data collection and management

• US 6,487,145 B1
• Filed: 09/03/1999
• Issued: 11/26/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ROXIO Incorporated (MelodyVR Group Plc)
• Inventors: Berhan, Michel D.
• Primary Examiner(s): DINH, TAN X
• Application Number:
  US09/389,966
• Time in Patent Office: 1,180 Days
• Field of Search: 369/32, 369/33, 369/47.1, 369/47.28, 369/47.29, 369/47.3, 369/53.31, 369/6, 369/7, 369/2, 369/12, 369/30.15, 369/30.08, 369/30.04, 369/124.08, 369/30.1, 369/30.12, 369/30.27, 369/33.01
• US Class Current: 369/30.15
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0041 in coded form
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2250/571 Waveform compression, adapted for music synthesisers, sound banks or wavetables audio compression G10L19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/1251 for continuous data, e.g. digitised analog information signals, pulse code modulated [PCM] data
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10768 by pre-caching the initial portion of songs or other recorded or downloaded data for starting playback instantly
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/213 Read-only discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/216 Rewritable discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/218 Write-once discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2516 Hard disks
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 7/28 Re-recording, i.e. transcribing information from one optical record carrier on to one or more similar or dissimilar record carriers

Abstract

A method is provided for extracting music data from a compact disc and managing the music data. The method is configured to have the system extract at least a portion of an initial track of music data at an extracting rate that is greater than the listening rate. The system simultaneously writes the extracted portion of the initial track of music data to a storage media at the extracting rate while performing the extracting. Meanwhile, a user may listen to at least a portion of the extracted portion of the initial track of music data from the storage media at the listening rate.

Claims

1. A method of extracting music data from a compact disc, comprising:

extracting at least a portion of an initial track of music data at an extracting rate that is greater than a listening rate;

recording the extracted portion of the initial track of music data to a storage media at the extracting rate while continuing the extracting;

allowing the listening to at least a portion of the extracted portion of the initial track of music data from the storage media at the listening rate while continuing the extracting and the recording;

skipping to a second track of music data of the compact disc before the initial track of music data is completely extracted and recorded to the storage media;

discontinuing the extraction of the initial track of music data;

extracting at least a portion of the second track of music data;

recording the extracted portion of the second track of music data to the storage media; and

allowing the listening to at least a portion of the extracted portion of the second track of music data,

wherein the storage media includes a hard disk storage media and an optical storage media.

2. A method of extracting music data from a compact disc as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

continuing to allow the listening to the extracted portion of the second track of music data from the storage media; and

extracting a remainder of the second track of music data, the initial track of music data and additional tracks of music data past the second track of music data that was extracted while continuing to allow the listening to the extracted portion of the second track.

3. A computer readable media having program instructions for extracting music data from a compact disc, comprising:

instructions for extracting at least a portion of an initial track of music data at an extracting rate that is greater than a play back rate;

instructions for recording at least the portion of the initial track of music data to a storage media at the extracting rate while performing the extracting;

instructions for playing back at least the portion of the initial track of music data from the storage media at the play back rate while continuing the extracting and the recording;

instructions for skipping to a second track of music data of the compact disc before the initial track of music data is completely extracted and recorded to the storage media;

instructions for discontinuing the extraction of the initial track of music data;

instructions for extracting at least a portion of the second track of music data;

instructions for recording the extracted portion of the second track of music data to the storage media; and

instructions for playing back at least a portion of the extracted portion of the second track of music data,

wherein the storage media includes a hard disk storage media and an optical storage media.

4. A computer readable media having program instructions for extracting music data from a compact disc as recited in claim 3, the program instructions comprising:

instructions for continuing to play back the extracted portion of the second track of music data from the storage media; and

instructions for extracting a remainder of the second track of music data, the initial track of music data and additional tracks of music data past the second track of music data that was extracted while continuing to play back the extracted portion of the second track.

5. A method for managing audio data capable of being executed using a computing system, the method comprising:

program instructions for extracting at least a portion of an initial track of audio data from a compact disc at an extracting rate, the extracting rate being faster than a listening rate;

program instructions for recording the extracted portion of an initial track of audio data to a storage media at the extracting rate while continuing the extracting; and

program instructions for allowing the listening to at least a portion of the extracted portion of an initial track of audio data from the storage media at the listening rate while continuing the extracting and the recording,

wherein the storage media includes a hard disk storage media and an optical storage media.

6. A method for managing audio data capable of being executed using a computing system as recited in claim 5, the method further comprising:

program instructions for providing for the organizing of the recorded at least a portion of an initial track of audio data on the storage media.

7. A computer readable media having program instructions for managing audio data, comprising:

program instructions for extracting at least a portion of an initial track of audio data from a compact disc at an extracting rate, the extracting rate being faster than a listening rate;

program instructions for recording the extracted portion of the initial track of audio data to a storage media at the extracting rate while continuing the extracting; and

program instructions for allowing the listening to at least a portion of the extracted portion of an initial track of audio data from the storage media at the listening rate while continuing the extracting and the recording

wherein the storage media includes a hard disk storage media and an optical storage media.

8. A computer readable media having program instructions for managing audio data as recited in claim 7, further comprising:

program instructions for completing the extraction of at least one complete track of audio data; and

program instructions for organizing the at least one complete track of audio data