Techniques and systems for supporting podcasting
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1. A portable media player, comprising:
- a communication port adapted for communication with an external device other than the portable media player; and
a processor coupled with the communication port and adapted to update a podcast having episodes by accessing episode information for the podcast and then updating the podcast with a new episode if it is determined that there is a new episode of the podcast.
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Abstract
Improved podcasts and techniques that facilitate their use are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to creating, publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, a client application can subscribe to podcasts and then automatically monitor the podcasts for updates to be downloaded. In the event that user interest in a podcast becomes inadequate, downloading of further updates can be restricted. According to another aspect, a podcast can be subscribed to through use of a portable subscription file. According to still another aspect, podcast feeds can be enhanced to include segment elements and other metadata.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable media player, comprising:
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a communication port adapted for communication with an external device other than the portable media player; and a processor coupled with the communication port and adapted to update a podcast having episodes by accessing episode information for the podcast and then updating the podcast with a new episode if it is determined that there is a new episode of the podcast. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product executable by a processor for updating a podcast stored on a client device, comprising:
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computer code for accessing at the client device episode information for the podcast; and computer code for updating the podcast at the client device with a new episode if it is determined from the episode information that the new episode of the podcast exists. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of automatically updating a podcast, comprising:
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accessing at a client device episode information for the podcast; and updating the podcast at the client device with a new episode if it is determined from the episode information that the new episode of the podcast exists. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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