Universal multimedia
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1. A memory device removably connectable to a plurality of host devices, comprising:
- a first memory storing multimedia data;
a first circuit portion operable for determining host device capabilities when the memory device is connected to a host device; and
a second circuit portion providing the multimedia data from the memory device to the connected host device in a format compatible with the host device capabilities determined by the first circuit,wherein the memory device is removably couplable as a unit to an interface port of the host device, and the memory device is coupled to the interference port of the host device when the memory device is connected to the host device.
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Abstract
A memory device removably insertable into or otherwise removably connected to a plurality of host devices includes a first memory storing multimedia data. A first circuit portion of the memory device determines the host device capabilities when the memory device is connected to a host device and a second circuit portion feeds the multimedia data to the host device in a format compatible with the determined capabilities of the host device.
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1. A memory device removably connectable to a plurality of host devices, comprising:
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a first memory storing multimedia data; a first circuit portion operable for determining host device capabilities when the memory device is connected to a host device; and a second circuit portion providing the multimedia data from the memory device to the connected host device in a format compatible with the host device capabilities determined by the first circuit, wherein the memory device is removably couplable as a unit to an interface port of the host device, and the memory device is coupled to the interference port of the host device when the memory device is connected to the host device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A memory device removably connectable to a plurality of host devices, comprising:
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a first memory storing multimedia data; a second memory storing a first program including processor executable steps for determining host device capabilities when the memory device is connected to the host device; and a third memory storing a second program including processor executable steps for providing the multimedia data to the host device in a format compatible with the host device capabilities by the steps of the first program, wherein the memory device is removably couplable as a unit to an interface port of the host device, and the memory device is coupled to the interference port of the host device when the memory device is connected to the host device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of operating a host device having a display and a microprocessor and being configured to derive and at least one of audibly reproduce audio and visually display images from a media file having a recognized compression format, comprising the steps of:
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providing a media file in a first compression format not recognized by the host device by coupling a programmable module unit having a memory to an interface port of the host device; receiving, at the programmable module unit coupled to the interface port of the host device, an indication of a second compression format that is recognizable by the host device; transforming data in the first compression format directly to the second compression format without first uncompressing the media file to thereby create a stream of at least one of audio and video which can be audibly reproduced and visually displayed by the host device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A transcoding device connectable to an interface port of a host device having a display and a microprocessor, the host device being configured to derive and at least one of audibly reproduce audio and visually display images from a media file having a recognized compression format, the transcoding device comprising:
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a memory for receiving and storing a media file in a first compression format not recognized by the host device; and a processor adapted to receive a signal from the host device indicative of a second compression format that is recognizable by the host device and to transform data in the first compression format directly to the second compression format without first uncompressing the media file to thereby create a stream of at least one of audio and video which can be audibly reproduced and displayed by the host device, wherein the transcoding device is removably couplable as a module unit to the interface port of the host device, and the transcoding device is coupled to the interference port of the host device when the memory device is connected to the host device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of operating a device configured to derive and at least one of audibly reproduce audio and visually display images from a media file having a recognized compression format, the method comprising:
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transferring a first media file to a memory disposed within the device, the first media file being in a first compression format not recognized by the device; transforming data in the first compression format directly to the recognized compression format without first uncompressing the first media file to thereby create a stream of at least one of audio and video; at least one of audibly reproducing the stream of audio and visually displaying the stream of video created during the transforming step. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of operating a device having a display and a microprocessor and being configured to derive and at least one of audibly reproduce audio and visually display images from a media file having a recognized compression format, comprising the steps of:
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providing a media file in a first compression format not recognized by the device by coupling a memory module to an interface port of the device; within the memory module, transforming data in the first compression format directly to the second compression format without first uncompressing the media file to thereby create a stream of at least one of audio and video which can be audibly reproduced and visually displayed by the device.
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