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Methods and apparatus for electronic file use and management

  • US 8,359,272 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2009
  • Issued: 01/22/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a service, a plurality of audio files from a user;

    in response to receiving the plurality of audio files, making the plurality of audio files available to playback from the service;

    transmitting, from a handheld device through a wireless communication network, first identifying information of the user to the service for authentication;

    after making the plurality of audio files available to playback, authenticating, by the service, the first identifying information of the user received from the handheld device through a wireless communication network;

    in response to authenticating the first identifying information, sending, to the handheld device from the service through the wireless communication network, a play list of the user, in which the play list identifies the plurality of audio files;

    receiving, by the handheld device through the wireless communication network, the play list of the user, in which the play list identifies the plurality of audio files;

    transmitting, from the handheld device through the wireless communication network, a first request to playback an audio file of the plurality of audio files;

    receiving, from the handheld device by the service through the wireless communication network, the first request to playback an audio file of the plurality of audio files;

    in response to receiving the first request, sending, to the handheld device by the service through the wireless communication network, at least a portion of the audio file;

    receiving, by the handheld device through the wireless communication network, at least a portion of the audio file;

    playing, by the handheld device, the portion of the audio file to the user;

    transmitting, from a computing device that is different from the handheld device, identifying information of the user to the service for authentication;

    authenticating, by the service, second identifying information of the user received from the computing device;

    in response to authenticating the second identifying information, sending, to the computing device the play list of the user, in which the play list identifies the plurality of audio files;

    receiving, by the computing device, the play list of the user, in which the play list identifies the plurality of audio files;

    receiving, from the computing device, a second request to playback the audio file of the plurality of audio files;

    in response to receiving the second request, sending, to the computing device, at least the portion of the audio file;

    receiving, by the computing device, at least a portion of the audio file; and

    playing, by the computing device, the portion of the audio file to the user.

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