System and method for on-demand storage of randomly selected data
First Claim
1. A system for storing music, comprising:
- a storage device to store a song as it is being played to a subscriber;
a button pressed by the subscriber while listening to the song to indicate a desire to store the song being played to the subscriber, wherein pressing the button causes a timestamp to access a playlist to unambiguously identify the song to be transmitted to a source for obtaining the song being played to the subscriber; and
a processor to cause the storage device to store only the song being played from its beginning in the storage device when the subscriber is authorized to store the song.
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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 or request 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. Movies, songs or soundtracks can be stored when they are viewed or heard, for example, while in a movie theater.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for storing music, comprising:
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a storage device to store a song as it is being played to a subscriber; a button pressed by the subscriber while listening to the song to indicate a desire to store the song being played to the subscriber, wherein pressing the button causes a timestamp to access a playlist to unambiguously identify the song to be transmitted to a source for obtaining the song being played to the subscriber; and a processor to cause the storage device to store only the song being played from its beginning in the storage device when the subscriber is authorized to store the song. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for storing randomly selected music being listened to by a subscriber on demand, comprising:
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receiving data corresponding to the music, wherein the music includes at least one song; storing the music data according to a processor as it is received; receiving an indication including a timestamp to access a playlist to unambiguously identify the song from a subscriber to store a particular song contained in the music that the subscriber is listening to; determining a beginning storage location of the particular song; determining whether the subscriber is authorized to store the particular song; and storing the particular song from the beginning storage location according to the processor if the subscriber is authorized to store the song in a new storage location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for storing randomly selected music when hearing it, comprising:
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detecting an indication in a processor to store a song while the song is being heard; generating a request in the processor to store the music in response to the indication, wherein the request contains a timestamp to access a playlist to unambiguously identify the song being heard; transmitting the request to a music provider to obtain song data to store the song from its beginning, wherein the request includes a location of where to store the song data; receiving the song data; determining whether authorization has been provided for storing the song; and storing the song data according to the processor if authorization has been provided for storing the song. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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