Central system providing previews of a user's media collection to a portable media player
First Claim
1. A method for providing previews of a user'"'"'s media collection to a portable media player comprising:
- storing information identifying a plurality of media files forming the user'"'"'s media collection at a central system, the user'"'"'s media collection being stored at a user system associated with the portable media player;
selecting ones of the plurality of media files for which to provide previews to the portable media player at the central system based on the information identifying the plurality of media files; and
providing information identifying the ones of the plurality of media files from the central system to the user system;
wherein the user system generates previews of the ones of the plurality of media files and provides the previews of the ones of the plurality of media files without providing the ones of the plurality of media files to the portable media player during a synchronization process during which the user system is communicatively coupled to the portable media player.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing previews of media files from a user'"'"'s media collection to an associated portable media player are provided. In general, media files from the user'"'"'s media collection are selected based on a play history of the user and optionally a user profile of the user. Once the media files are selected, previews of the media files are generated. The previews may then be transferred to the portable media player during a docking, or synchronization, process. Thereafter, the previews may be played by the portable media player and, if desired, selected by the user for transfer to the portable media player. The media files corresponding to the selected previews are then transferred to the portable media player during a subsequent synchronization process.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for providing previews of a user'"'"'s media collection to a portable media player comprising:
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storing information identifying a plurality of media files forming the user'"'"'s media collection at a central system, the user'"'"'s media collection being stored at a user system associated with the portable media player; selecting ones of the plurality of media files for which to provide previews to the portable media player at the central system based on the information identifying the plurality of media files; and providing information identifying the ones of the plurality of media files from the central system to the user system; wherein the user system generates previews of the ones of the plurality of media files and provides the previews of the ones of the plurality of media files without providing the ones of the plurality of media files to the portable media player during a synchronization process during which the user system is communicatively coupled to the portable media player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a communication interface communicatively coupling the system to a user system associated with a portable media player; and a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to; store information identifying a plurality of media files forming a user'"'"'s media collection, the user'"'"'s media collection being stored at the user system associated with the portable media player; select ones of the plurality of media files for which to provide previews to the portable media player based on the information identifying the plurality of media files; and provide information identifying the ones of the plurality of media files to the user system; wherein the user system generates the previews of the ones of the plurality of media files and provides the previews of the ones of the plurality of media files without providing the ones of the plurality of media files to the portable media player during a synchronization process during which the user system is communicatively coupled to the portable media player. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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