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Apparatus and method for storing context information on an electronic device

  • US 8,356,123 B2
  • Filed: 02/19/2009
  • Issued: 01/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating an electronic device system, comprising:

  • acquiring context information from a storage device during a first connection of the storage device to the electronic device system at a first electronic device of the system;

    storing the context information in a storage slot of the first electronic device;

    detecting a second connection of the storage device to the electronic device system at a second electronic device of the system, wherein the first and second electronic devices are configured to independently play media and are networked together via a network;

    searching the system with the second electronic device for the context information via the network;

    applying settings related to the context information to the storage device via the second electronic device in response to the detecting the second connection; and

    sorting a plurality of context information based on associated date data and applying the settings related to the context information because it has the most recent date.

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