METADATA-BASED ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT SELECTION
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1. A portable digital multimedia player remote controller unit arranged to store multimedia media file metadata used to wirelessly control a remote media server, comprising:
- a wireless network interface;
a display device arranged to display a user interface having a number of user selectable items; and
a processor unit that in response to a user selection of one of the user selectable items generates a signal that is wirelessly sent by the wireless network interface to the remote media server, the signal including multimedia file meta data identifying a multimedia file stored on the media server that, in turn, responds to the signals by accessing the identified multimedia file and once accessed, wirelessly sends the identified multimedia file to a remote media unit.
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Abstract
A method of accessing content stored on a digital media content storage device on which one or more content records contain metadata defining media content on the device, comprising downloading from the device to a controller unit at least some of said metadata, storing said downloaded metadata in a database accessible to the controller, and accessing content on the storage device from the controller using the database of downloaded metadata.
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1. A portable digital multimedia player remote controller unit arranged to store multimedia media file metadata used to wirelessly control a remote media server, comprising:
- a wireless network interface;
a display device arranged to display a user interface having a number of user selectable items; and
a processor unit that in response to a user selection of one of the user selectable items generates a signal that is wirelessly sent by the wireless network interface to the remote media server, the signal including multimedia file meta data identifying a multimedia file stored on the media server that, in turn, responds to the signals by accessing the identified multimedia file and once accessed, wirelessly sends the identified multimedia file to a remote media unit.
- a wireless network interface;
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2. A portable digital multimedia player remote controller system arranged to store multimedia media file metadata used to wirelessly control a remote media server from a hand-held device, comprising:
- a hand-held unit having a wireless interface and a display device arranged to display a user interface presenting a number of user selectable items;
a processor unit that in response to a user selection of one of the user selectable items (a) generates a signal that is transmitted to the remote media server, the signal including media file metadata identifying at least one media file stored on the media server and (b) receives and processes from the server the identified media file for playing to the user. - View Dependent Claims (3)
- a hand-held unit having a wireless interface and a display device arranged to display a user interface presenting a number of user selectable items;
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4. A portable digital multimedia player remote controller unit arranged to store media file metadata used to wirelessly remote control a media server, comprising:
- a wireless network interface;
a display device arranged to display a user interface having a number of user-selectable items; and
a processor unit that in response to a user selection of one of the user-selectable items generates a signal that is wirelessly sent by the network interface to the media server, the control signal including information gleaned previously from the media file metadata identifying a media file stored on the media server that in turn, responds to the signals by accessing the identified multimedia file and once accessed, sends the identified media file to a player unit.
- a wireless network interface;
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5. A method of accessing content stored on a digital content storage device on which one or more content records contain metadata defining content on the device, comprising:
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a. downloading from the device to a controller at least some of said metadata; b. storing said downloaded metadata in a database accessible to the controller; and c. accessing content on the storage device from the controller using the database of downloaded metadata. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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