Media organizer and entertainment center
DCFirst Claim
1. A media/data selection organizer and entertainment system comprising:
- a storage device which stores a plurality of media/data selections, each of said media/data selections having associated therewith at least one of a plurality of category flags and at least one of a plurality of sub-category flags;
a user interface including a plurality of category selection buttons and a plurality of sub-category selection buttons selectable by a user;
a selector responsive to user activation of at least one of said category selection buttons and at least one of said sub-category selection buttons which automatically selects for retrieval from said storage device, and automatically generates, a playlist of those of said media/data selections having the user selected category and sub-category combinations; and
a playback device which plays the selected media/data selections on said playlist in sequence.
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Abstract
A media organizer and entertainment center includes an importer for importing individual media/data selections and automatically assigning each selection at least one associated category flag pursuant to predetermined or user defined criteria. The center also includes a storage device for storing compressed data corresponding to the plurality of individual media/data selections and the associated category flags and a retriever for retrieving selections from the storage device based upon user selection of one or more of the associated category flags, and a data decompresser that translates the compressed data into playable digital or audio media data. With the center, playable digital or audio media data can be advantageously transported, organized, played or recorded through or on a variety of products or devices.
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1. A media/data selection organizer and entertainment system comprising:
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a storage device which stores a plurality of media/data selections, each of said media/data selections having associated therewith at least one of a plurality of category flags and at least one of a plurality of sub-category flags; a user interface including a plurality of category selection buttons and a plurality of sub-category selection buttons selectable by a user; a selector responsive to user activation of at least one of said category selection buttons and at least one of said sub-category selection buttons which automatically selects for retrieval from said storage device, and automatically generates, a playlist of those of said media/data selections having the user selected category and sub-category combinations; and a playback device which plays the selected media/data selections on said playlist in sequence. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for organizing media/data selections, and facilitating the generation of media/data selection playlists, comprising
an input device for receiving media/data selections from a remote source; -
a storage device which stores said media/data selections together with a plurality of category flags associated with each of said media/data selections; a media/data selection categorizer which allows a user of the system to associate with said media/data selections one or more of said category flags and to store said one or more category flags with their associated media/data selections in said storage device; a user interface including a plurality of category selection buttons selectable by the user; a selector responsive to user activation of at least one of said category selection buttons which automatically selects for retrieval from said storage device, and automatically generates, a playlist of only those of said media/data selections having the user selected category or categories; and an output device which makes the media/data selections on said playlist available for sequential play on a playback device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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