Personal audio player with wireless file sharing and radio recording and timeshifting
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1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining information indicative of streamed information that includes content that can be played as it is streamed;
playing said information;
during playing of a portion of said information representing a song within said information, enabling selecting said song;
responsive to said selecting said song at a first time, using a computing part for automatically identifying a beginning and an end of said song, where said beginning is prior to said first time at which said song is selected; and
compressing said song as identified between said beginning and end, and storing said song as defined between said beginning and said end as compressed audio information, said song stored as information indicative of the audio between said beginning and said end as a stored compressed clip of information which can be played back; and
at a time after said storing, enabling selection of said song to play back only a portion of said streamed information as defined between said beginning and said end, corresponding to said song.
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Abstract
A portable MP3 player, which includes radio capability therein. The device includes a radio part which enables receiving radio, either over the airwaves, or via a network. The radio information can be time shared for later use, and sequences within the radio information can be identified for storage within the memory. The memory can store compressed information, such as MP3 information, indicative of songs which are stored. The memory can also store information that is received over the radio.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining information indicative of streamed information that includes content that can be played as it is streamed; playing said information; during playing of a portion of said information representing a song within said information, enabling selecting said song; responsive to said selecting said song at a first time, using a computing part for automatically identifying a beginning and an end of said song, where said beginning is prior to said first time at which said song is selected; and compressing said song as identified between said beginning and end, and storing said song as defined between said beginning and said end as compressed audio information, said song stored as information indicative of the audio between said beginning and said end as a stored compressed clip of information which can be played back; and at a time after said storing, enabling selection of said song to play back only a portion of said streamed information as defined between said beginning and said end, corresponding to said song. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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using a memory to store timeshifted information indicative of previously streamed information in a compressed form, wherein said timeshifted information includes discrete songs; playing back said timeshifted information; while playing back said timeshifted information, selecting a song within said timeshifted information to be stored separately from said timeshifted information; and using a controller for automatically identifying a beginning and an end of said song, said automatically identifying being responsive to said selecting that occurs during playing of said song, wherein said beginning is at a previous time point within the time shifted information, and wherein said end is at a later time point in the time shifted information, and storing said song in said memory, associated with a designation for said song. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device, comprising:
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a first wireless network part, which receives a wireless network information; a memory, which stores information; a controller, operating for detecting whether first wireless network part is within range of streamed information, and automatically recording said streamed information in said memory when said first wireless network part is within range of said streamed information and providing controls that enable selecting and playing back parts of said streamed information as recorded. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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