Techniques and systems for supporting podcasting
First Claim
1. A method of automatically updating a podcast stored on a client device, comprising:
- accessing at the client device episode information for the podcast; and
if it is determined from the episode information that there is a new episode of the podcast and it is determined that the podcast is active, thenupdating the podcast at the client device with the new episode.
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Abstract
Improved podcasts and techniques that facilitate their use are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to creating, publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, a client application can subscribe to podcasts and then automatically monitor the podcasts for updates to be downloaded. In the event that user interest in a podcast becomes inadequate, downloading of further updates can be restricted. According to another aspect, a podcast can be subscribed to through use of a portable subscription file. According to still another aspect, podcast feeds can be enhanced to include segment elements and other metadata.
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1. A method of automatically updating a podcast stored on a client device, comprising:
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accessing at the client device episode information for the podcast; and if it is determined from the episode information that there is a new episode of the podcast and it is determined that the podcast is active, then updating the podcast at the client device with the new episode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable media player, comprising:
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a storage device that stores at least a podcast having episodes; a communication port capable of bi-directional communication with a device other than the portable media player; and a processor coupled with the storage device that automatically updates the podcast stored on a client device by, accessing episode information for the podcast, and if it is determined that there is a new episode of the podcast and it is determined that the podcast is active, then updating the podcast with the new episode. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product executable by a processor for automatically updating a podcast stored on a client device, comprising:
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computer code for accessing at the client device episode information for the podcast; and computer code for updating the podcast at the client device with the new episode if it is determined from the episode information that there is a new episode of the podcast and it is determined that the podcast is active. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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