Music marking system
First Claim
1. A media player An apparatus, comprising:
- a music player for playback of music selections, where the music selections are stored on a storage medium;
where the storage medium further stores identifiers associated with the music selections on the storage medium;
where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the music selection identified by the identifier;
a processor that controls a portion of operation of the music player;
a user interface that receives commands from a user and sends those commands as signals to the processor;
a memory coupled to the processor; and
wherein, upon receipt of a mark command from the user interface as a result of a command from the user, the processor stores an the identifier associated with the music selection in the memory that identifies a music selection that is playing at the time of receipt of the mark command.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus that permits a user to electronically make a notation of a recorded music selection that he or she would like to take a later action on. Such later actions might include purchase actions or information gathering actions as well as other actions. The user actuates a button on a portable music player that plays music stored on a removable storage medium (e.g., a minidisc) and the music player stores identifying information that identifies the currently playing track of music. By connection of the music player to a personal computer, the user can then download the marked tracks to the personal computer and carry out actions over the Internet with service providers to complete transactions or queries.
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94 Claims
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1. A media player An apparatus, comprising:
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a music player for playback of music selections, where the music selections are stored on a storage medium; where the storage medium further stores identifiers associated with the music selections on the storage medium; where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the music selection identified by the identifier;
a processor that controls a portion of operation of the music player; a user interface that receives commands from a user and sends those commands as signals to the processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and wherein, upon receipt of a mark command from the user interface as a result of a command from the user, the processor stores an the identifier associated with the music selection in the memory that identifies a music selection that is playing at the time of receipt of the mark command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 74)
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15. A method of operation of a media music player, comprising:
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playing a music selection stored on a storage medium; receiving a mark command signal from a user interface in response to a command from a user; and responsive to the mark command signal from the user interface, storing an identifier in a memory to identify the music selection that is playing at the time of receipt of the mark command signal; where the storage medium stores identifiers associated with the music selections; and where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the music selection identified by the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 75, 76)
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24. A method of operation of a media player, comprising:
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playing a music selection stored on a storage medium; receiving a mark command from a user interface; responsive to the mark command from the user interface, storing an identifier in a memory to identify the music selection that is playing at the time of receipt of the mark command; connecting the media player to a computer; sending the identifier to the computer; and conducting a transaction over the Internet relating to the music selection identified by the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of obtaining information, comprising:
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retrievinga programmed processor issuing commands that retrieve a list of identifiers from a mediamusic player, the list of identifiers identifying tracks that have been marked for later retrieval from a storage medium that stores the identifiers and music selections identified by the identifiers by a user action of issuing a mark command to identify a currently playing track, the list containing at least one identifier; and where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the music selection identified by the identifier; and
conducting a transaction over the Internet relating to the music selection identified by the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 77, 78)
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44. An A tangible non-transitory electronic storage medium storing instructions which, when executed on the a computer, carries out the method of obtaining information comprising:
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retrieving a list of identifiers from a media music player, the list of identifiers identifying tracks that have been marked for later retrieval from a storage medium that stores the identifiers and music selections identified by the identifiers by a user action of issuing a mark command to identify a currently playing track, the list containing at least one identifier; where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the music selection identified by the identifier;
andconducting a transaction over the Internet relating to the music selection identified by the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 79, 80)
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50. A method of updating a table of contents (TOC) of a recorded medium, comprising:
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retrievinga programmed processor issuing commands that retrieve a list of identifiers from a mediamusic player, the list of identifiers identifying tracks that have been marked for later retrieval from a storage medium that stores the identifiers and music selections identified by the identifiers by a user action of issuing a mark command to identify a currently playing track, the list containing at least one identifier; comparing the list of identifiers with a database to obtain further information regarding the list of identifiers; where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the music selection identified by the identifier;
andupdating the recorded medium'"'"'s table of contents with the updated information. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 81, 82)
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54. A media music player apparatus, comprising:
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an electronic media music player that plays selections from stored on a storage medium; where the storage medium further stores identifiers associated with the music selections on the storage medium; where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the music selection identified by the identifier;
a user interface to the electronic media music player; a memory; and means, responsive to receipt of a signal from the user interface in response to a command from a user, for retrieving an identifier that identifies a selection currently playing on the electronic media music player and for storing the identifier in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 83, 84)
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60. An electronic media A music player apparatus, comprising:
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a media music player device for playback of audio content from stored on a removable electronic storage medium; where the storage medium further stores identifiers associated with the audio content on the storage medium; where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the audio content identified by the identifier;
an electronic memory; and a processor within the media music player apparatus that, in response to receipt of a mark command from a signal initiated by a user, obtains identifying information from the removable electronic storage medium and stores the identifying information in the electronic memory, wherein the mark command signal identifies a music selection that is playing at the time of receipt of the mark command signal. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 85, 86)
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65. A minidisc playback apparatus, comprising:
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a minidisc player mechanism for playback of audio content from a minidisc; an electronic memory; and a processor that obtains identifying information from the minidisc and stores the identifying information in the electronic memory in response to receipt of a mark command from a user received during playback of a track of the minidisc. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67)
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68. A minidisc playback apparatus, comprising:
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a minidisc player mechanism for playback of audio content from a minidisc; an electronic memory; a user interface; and a processor that obtains identifying information from the minidisc in response to a mark command from the user interface received during playback of a track and stores the identifying information associated with the track that is playing in the electronic memory. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70)
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71. A method of obtaining information, comprising:
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a programmed processor issuing commands to receive information from a media player, the information identifying at least one track that has been marked for later retrieval by a user action of issuing a mark command to identify a currently playing track; where the media player further stores identifiers associated with the music selections; where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the track identified by the identifier; and conducting a transaction over the Internet relating to the music selection identified by the information. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73)
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87. A method of operation of a portable media player, comprising:
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receiving a mark command signal in response to a user operation; storing an identifier in memory, the identifier identifying a currently playing song stored on a storage medium at a time the mark command signal is received; where the storage medium further stores identifiers associated with the song on the storage medium; where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the song identified by the identifier; and transmitting the identifier to an external computer upon connection of the portable media player to the external computer. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90)
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91. A portable media player, comprising:
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a user interface that generates a mark command signal in response to a user operation; a processor that receives the mark command signal; a memory that stores an identifier, the identifier identifying a currently playing song at a time the mark command signal is received; where the identifiers comprise file descriptors that exclude a sample of the song identified by the identifier; and an interface that transmits the identifier to an external computer upon connection of the external computer to the portable media player. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94)
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