System and method for on-demand storage of randomly selected data
First Claim
1. A system for storing music, comprising:
- an input device to receive a subscriber request to store music with a single button push while the subscriber is listening to the music without prior providing a list of potential song titles to the subscriber or relying upon Radio Data System data sent to the input device in a template format, and to generate a request from the single button push to obtain the music for storage in response to the subscriber request, wherein the request contains a timestamp of the when the button was pushed;
a transmitter to transmit the request to obtain the music for storage from a database queried to obtain music responsive to the request to obtain the music for storage without relying on a sample of the music to identify the music; and
a subscriber storage device that is physically accessible by the subscriber to receive the music from the database and store the music received from the database to allow playback by the subscriber a plurality of times without depletion of the stored music.
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Abstract
A data storage system allows a subscriber to store data at the time the subscriber experiences the date with an indication, such as a press of a button or a voice command. The indication causes a request to obtain and store the data to be issued. For example, the subscriber can store music while listening to it, store movies while viewing them, or store movie soundtracks while viewing movies. The entire music file can be stored, for example, in a vehicle in which the subscriber is traveling. For some environments, such as storage in a cellular telephone, a portion of the music is stored in a format compatible for that environment, such as cellular telephone ring tone format. When the indication is received, a determination is made as to which music is required, generally by determining the time of the indication. The music heard by the listener is then downloaded for storage in accordance with the subscriber'"'"'s request.
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1. A system for storing music, comprising:
- an input device to receive a subscriber request to store music with a single button push while the subscriber is listening to the music without prior providing a list of potential song titles to the subscriber or relying upon Radio Data System data sent to the input device in a template format, and to generate a request from the single button push to obtain the music for storage in response to the subscriber request, wherein the request contains a timestamp of the when the button was pushed;
a transmitter to transmit the request to obtain the music for storage from a database queried to obtain music responsive to the request to obtain the music for storage without relying on a sample of the music to identify the music; and
a subscriber storage device that is physically accessible by the subscriber to receive the music from the database and store the music received from the database to allow playback by the subscriber a plurality of times without depletion of the stored music. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- an input device to receive a subscriber request to store music with a single button push while the subscriber is listening to the music without prior providing a list of potential song titles to the subscriber or relying upon Radio Data System data sent to the input device in a template format, and to generate a request from the single button push to obtain the music for storage in response to the subscriber request, wherein the request contains a timestamp of the when the button was pushed;
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13. A method for storing randomly selected music on demand, comprising:
- receiving an indication from a subscriber with a single button push to store music that the subscriber is listening to without prior providing a list of potential song titles to the subscriber or relying upon Radio Data System data sent to the input device in a template format;
generating a request to obtain the desired music in response to the single button push, wherein the request contains a timestamp of the when the button was pushed;
transmitting the request to obtain the desired music from a music storage database without relying on a sample of the music to identify the music;
receiving a music file comprising the music desired to be stored for storage in subscriber equipment that is physically accessible by the subscriber in response to the request; and
storing the received music file in the subscriber equipment such that the stored music can be played back by the subscriber a plurality of times without depleting the stored music. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- receiving an indication from a subscriber with a single button push to store music that the subscriber is listening to without prior providing a list of potential song titles to the subscriber or relying upon Radio Data System data sent to the input device in a template format;
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