System and method for transferring digital content on a memory card
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1. A digital content transfer system comprising:
- a rewritable audio memory card defining a memory device independent of, and separate from, a media player and being configured to store at least one portable audio file; and
a transfer appliance including;
a memory card reader configured to removably receive, via slidable insertion, the rewritable audio memory card, wherein the memory card reader is configured to read the at least one portable audio file from the rewritable audio memory card and configured to write the at least one portable audio file into the rewritable audio memory card;
a controller configured to direct user-initiated transfer of the at least one portable audio file, via a network communication link and independent of a personal computer, between an internet-located digital content service provider and the memory card reader, wherein the user-initiated transfer includes;
(1) selectively sending the at least one portable audio file from the rewritable audio memory card directly to the internet-located digital content service provider and (2) selectively receiving the at least one portable audio file into the rewritable audio memory card directly from the internet-located digital content service provider; and
an interactive graphical display configured to display information regarding the at least one portable audio file and configured to direct_transfer of the at least one portable audio file via activatable functions on the display, the interactive graphical display including;
an audio file selector configured to enable selection of the at least one portable audio file from plurality of portable audio files accessible at the internet-located digital content service provider for transfer from the internet-located digital content service provider directly into the rewritable audio memory card.
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Abstract
A digital content transfer appliance comprises a memory card reader, a memory, and a controller. The memory card reader is configured to removably receive at least one memory card and to read and write a digital content on the memory card wherein the digital content includes at least one of a digital image file and a digital audio file. The controller is configured for directing transfer of the digital content, independent of a personal computer, via a modem between the memory card and a digital content service provider. The memory is configured for storing the digital image file and the digital audio file.
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1. A digital content transfer system comprising:
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a rewritable audio memory card defining a memory device independent of, and separate from, a media player and being configured to store at least one portable audio file; and a transfer appliance including; a memory card reader configured to removably receive, via slidable insertion, the rewritable audio memory card, wherein the memory card reader is configured to read the at least one portable audio file from the rewritable audio memory card and configured to write the at least one portable audio file into the rewritable audio memory card; a controller configured to direct user-initiated transfer of the at least one portable audio file, via a network communication link and independent of a personal computer, between an internet-located digital content service provider and the memory card reader, wherein the user-initiated transfer includes;
(1) selectively sending the at least one portable audio file from the rewritable audio memory card directly to the internet-located digital content service provider and (2) selectively receiving the at least one portable audio file into the rewritable audio memory card directly from the internet-located digital content service provider; andan interactive graphical display configured to display information regarding the at least one portable audio file and configured to direct_transfer of the at least one portable audio file via activatable functions on the display, the interactive graphical display including; an audio file selector configured to enable selection of the at least one portable audio file from plurality of portable audio files accessible at the internet-located digital content service provider for transfer from the internet-located digital content service provider directly into the rewritable audio memory card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of transferring a portable music file independent of a personal computer, the method comprising:
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removably, slidably inserting into a single stand-alone appliance, independent of the personal computer, a plurality of rewritable memory cards including at least one of a rewritable music memory card and a rewritable multimedia memory card, wherein each respective rewritable memory card defines a memory device independent of, and separate from, a media player; providing bidirectional transfer, via the single stand-alone appliance independent of the personal computer and via an internet communication link, of the portable music file directly between an internet-located digital content service provider and at least one of the respective rewritable memory cards; and selectively operating the single stand-alone appliance in one of; a first mode including downloading the portable music file from the internet-located digital content service provider into at least one of the respective rewritable memory cards;
ora second mode including transmitting the portable music file from at least one of the respective rewritable memory cards to the internet-located digital content service provider. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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