Audio/video from internet direct to compact disc through web browser

• US 6,622,166 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2001
• Issued: 09/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Gile, Ronald R., Makinen, Bruce A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jaroenchonwanit, Bunjob
• Application Number:
  US09/955,008
• Publication Number:
  US 20020035610A1
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217-219, 709/201, 709/203, 709/206, 709/226, 709/247, 705/26-27, 707/10
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/218 Write-once discs
• 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 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• 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

Abstract

Apparatus and method for allowing a user to acquire and record information from the Internet may comprise a user interface that allows the user to identify at least one information service on the Internet that provides desired information and to select a desired completion time. A scheduler operatively associated with the user interface calculates a launch time to allow the desired information to be downloaded and recorded in its entirety before the desired completion time. A recording dispatcher operatively associated with the scheduler and the user interface begins downloading at the launch time the desired information from the information service. A recorder operatively associated with the recording dispatcher records the desired information to a recording medium.

Claims

1. A method for allowing a user to acquire and record information from the Internet, comprising:

retrieving a user profile, said user profile comprising an identification of at least one information service on the Internet, the at least one information service on the Internet providing desired information, said user profile also comprising a desired completion time;

calculating a launch time to allow the desired information from the at least one information service on the Internet to be downloaded and recorded in its entirety before the desired completion time;

initiating at the launch time the downloading of the desired information from the at least one information service on the Internet; and

recording onto a storage medium the downloaded desired information from the at least one information service on the Internet.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said recording step comprises recording onto a portable medium the downloaded desired information from the at least one information service on the Internet.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said recording onto a portable medium comprises the step of recording onto a CD the downloaded desired information from the at least one information service on the Internet.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a user interface, said user interface allowing the user to create said user profile.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the desired information from the at least one information service on the Internet is periodically changed.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising periodically repeating said retrieving step through said recording step using said user profile.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said desired completion time comprises a plurality of completion times defined by a schedule.

8. The method of claim 7, comprising repeating said calculating step through said recording step for each of said plurality of completion times defined by said schedule.

9. Apparatus for allowing a user to acquire and record information from the Internet, comprising:

a user interface responsive to user input, said user interface allowing the user to create a user profile, said user profile comprising an identification of at least one information service on the Internet, the at least one information service on the Internet providing desired information, said user profile also comprising a desired completion time;

a scheduler operatively associated with said user interface, said scheduler calculating a launch time to allow the desired information from the at least one information service on the Internet to be downloaded and recorded in its entirety before the desired completion time;

a recording dispatcher operatively associated with said scheduler and said user interface, said recording dispatcher causing the desired information from the at least one information service to be downloaded at said launch time; and

a recorder operatively associated with said recording dispatcher, said recorder recording the downloaded desired information onto a recording medium.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said recording medium comprises a portable medium.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said portable medium comprises a CD.

12. Apparatus for allowing a user to acquire and record information from the Internet, comprising:

user interface means for allowing the user to identify at least one information service on the Internet, the at least one information service on the Internet providing desired information, and to select a desired completion time;

scheduling means operatively associated with said user interface means for calculating a launch time to allow the desired information from the at least one information service on the Internet to be downloaded and recorded in its entirety before the desired completion time;

recording dispatcher means operatively associated with said scheduling means and said user interface means for initiating at said launch time a download of the desired information from the at least one information service on the Internet; and

recording means operatively associated with said recording dispatcher means for recording the downloaded desired information.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said recording means comprises a portable medium recorder for recording onto a portable medium the downloaded desired information.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said portable medium comprises a CD.

15. A method for allowing a user to acquire and record information from the Internet, comprising:

determining a user profile, said user profile comprising an identification of desired information available from the Internet, said user profile also comprising a desired completion time;

calculating a launch time to allow the desired information to be downloaded from the Internet and recorded in its entirety before the desired completion time;

initiating at the launch time the downloading of the desired information from the Internet; and

recording onto a storage medium the downloaded desired information from the Internet.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the user profile includes an identification of an information service on the Internet, the information service on the Internet providing the desired information.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said recording step comprises recording on a portable medium the downloaded desired information from the Internet.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said recording on a portable medium comprises the step of recording onto a CD the downloaded desired information from the Internet.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising providing a user interface, said user interface allowing the user to create said user profile.

20. The method of claim 19, comprising periodically repeating said retrieving step through said recording step using said user profile.