Portable digital music player with synchronized recording and display
First Claim
1. A portable digital music player comprising:
- a means for playing a digital music file that consists at least of an audio portion and a data portion;
a means for emitting the audio portion;
a means for displaying the data portion;
a means for recording a user'"'"'s voice while the audio portion of the digital music file is being emitted by the emitting means; and
a means for synchronously replaying the recorded user'"'"'s voice and the audio portion of the digital music file through the emitting means at a later time.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a digital portable music player that includes a non volatile memory for storing and recording music files. Where at least one of the music files includes at least an audio portion and a data portion. The player includes both a display screen for displaying the data portion and a headphone jack for receiving headphones such that a user may hear the audio portion. The player yet further includes a microphone jack for receiving an external microphone. A microprocessor is included that has instructions for retrieving and decoding said one music file from the non volatile memory and instructions for playing the music file. Wherein the instructions for playing the music file include instructions for displaying the data portion over the display screen simultaneously with emitting the audio portion over headphones. The microprocessor has further instructions for recording a user'"'"'s voice, coming through the external microphone, in real time with the playing of the music file. The microprocessor has yet further instructions for synchronously replaying the recorded user'"'"'s voice with said one music file at a later time.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable digital music player comprising:
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a means for playing a digital music file that consists at least of an audio portion and a data portion;
a means for emitting the audio portion;
a means for displaying the data portion;
a means for recording a user'"'"'s voice while the audio portion of the digital music file is being emitted by the emitting means; and
a means for synchronously replaying the recorded user'"'"'s voice and the audio portion of the digital music file through the emitting means at a later time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable digital music player comprising:
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a means for playing a digital music file that consists at least of an audio portion;
a means for emitting the audio portion;
a means for recording a user'"'"'s voice while the audio portion of the digital music file is being emitted by the emitting means; and
a means for synchronously replaying the recorded user'"'"'s voice and the audio portion of the digital music file at a later time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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15. A portable music player comprising:
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a non volatile memory for storing and recording music files and, wherein at least one music file includes at least an audio portion and a data portion;
a display screen;
a headphone jack for receiving headphones;
a microphone jack for receiving an external microphone; and
a microprocessor having instructions for retrieving and decoding said one music file from the non volatile memory and instructions for playing the music file, wherein the instructions for playing the music file include instructions for displaying the data portion over the display screen simultaneously with emitting the audio portion over headphones that are received in the headphone jack, the microprocessor having further instructions for recording a user'"'"'s voice, coming through an external microphone received in the microphone jack, simultaneously with the playing of the music file, and the microprocessor having further instructions for synchronously replaying the recorded user'"'"'s voice with said one music file at a later time.
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