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Audio converter device and method for using the same

  • US 9,836,273 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2015
  • Issued: 12/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method performed at a client converter device coupled via a network connection to a separate local computer, the method comprising:

  • receiving, via a network interface of the client converter device, a portion of a digital media file;

    utilizing functional data-manipulation circuitry of the client converter device to convert the portion of the received digital media files to a format usable by a media playback system;

    sending, via an output interface of the client converter device, the converted portion of the digital media file to the media playback system, wherein the media playback system is configured to play the portion of the digital media file;

    receiving, via an input interface of the client converter device, a tagging command in relation to content being presented at the media playback system, wherein the tagging command includes metadata from the content and a user identifier, and wherein the tagging command is receivable before completion of the sending of the portion of the digital media file to the media playback system, and further wherein the tagging command is formatted as a readable text message configured to be presented as a user message; and

    sending, via the network interface of the client converter device, a tagging activation message to the separate local computer for further processing including presenting the user message on a tag aggregation web page.

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