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US6423892B1
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Method, wireless MP3 player and system for downloading MP3 files from the internet
Assignee: Koninklijke Philips NV
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Filing: 2001-01-29
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Granted: 2002-07-23
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Expires: 2021-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A method, wireless MP3 player and system for downloading MP3 files from MP3 content sites that are in data communication with the Internet. The method comprises the steps of providing a wireless application protocol network in data communication with the Internet, a music server in data connection with the Internet, at least one MP3 content site in data communication with the Internet, and a wireless MP3 player having circuitry for establishing data communications with the wireless application protocol network and a display for displaying information generated by the music server. The method further comprises the steps of operating the wireless MP3 player to establish data communication with the wireless application protocol network so as to establish data communication between the wireless MP3 player and the Internet, establishing data communication between the wireless MP3 player and the music server, inputting data into the wireless MP3 player that defines particular music desired by a user, operating the wireless MP3 player so as to instruct the music server to effect a search of the MP3 content sites to locate MP3 files relating to the desired music, displaying on the wireless MP3 player at least one title of an MP3 file located in the search, operating the wireless MP3 player to select the title, operating the wireless MP3 player to instruct the music server to upload an MP3 file that corresponds to the selected title, and downloading the uploaded MP3 file to the wireless MP3 player.
Inventors
- 👤 Muralidharan Ramaswamy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:53
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/06; H04L65/00; H04L65/1066; H04L65/1101; H04L65/60; H04L65/61; H04L65/612; H04L67/04; H04L67/50; H04L67/53; H04L67/75; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04W; H04W28/00; H04W28/16; H04W28/18; H04W4/00; H04W76/00; H04W76/10; H04W88/00; H04W88/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
231 words
A method for downloading MP3 files from MP3 content sites that are in data communication with the Internet, the method comprising the steps of: providing a wireless application protocol network in data communication with the Internet, a music server in data connection with the Internet, at least one MP3 content site in data communication with the Internet, and a wireless MP3 player having circuitry for establishing data communications with the wireless application protocol network and a display for displaying information generated by the music server; operating the wireless MP 3 player to establish data communication with the wireless application protocol network so as to establish data communication between the wireless MP3 player and the Internet; establishing data communication between the wireless MP3 player and the music server; inputting data into the wireless MP3 player that defines particular music desired by a user; operating the wireless MP3 player so as to instruct the music server to effect a search of the MP3 content sites to locate MP3 files relating to the desired music; displaying on the wireless MP3 player at least one title of an MP3 file located in the search; operating the wireless MP3 player to select the title; operating the wireless MP3 player to instruct the music server to upload an MP3 file that corresponds to the selected title; and downloading the uploaded MP3 file to the wireless MP3 player.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
231 words
A method for downloading MP3 files from MP3 content sites that are in data communication with the Internet, the method comprising the steps of: providing a wireless application protocol network in data communication with the Internet, a music server in data connection with the Internet, at least one MP3 content site in data communication with the Internet, and a wireless MP3 player having circuitry for establishing data communications with the wireless application protocol network and a display for displaying information generated by the music server; operating the wireless MP 3 player to establish data communication with the wireless application protocol network so as to establish data communication between the wireless MP3 player and the Internet; establishing data communication between the wireless MP3 player and the music server; inputting data into the wireless MP3 player that defines particular music desired by a user; operating the wireless MP3 player so as to instruct the music server to effect a search of the MP3 content sites to locate MP3 files relating to the desired music; displaying on the wireless MP3 player at least one title of an MP3 file located in the search; operating the wireless MP3 player to select the title; operating the wireless MP3 player to instruct the music server to upload an MP3 file that corresponds to the selected title; and downloading the uploaded MP3 file to the wireless MP3 player.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the displaying step comprises the steps of: generating a table comprising at least one title, a corresponding link and a corresponding index indicia; and displaying the table on the display of the wireless MP3 player.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 2 further comprising the steps of: browsing the table; and selecting a title by inputting data into the wireless MP3 player that defines the index indicia of the selected title.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 2 wherein the generating steps further includes the step of generating a user identification and transmitting user identification to the wireless MP3 player.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the downloading step comprises the step of generating a signal for input into the wireless MP3 player that notifies the user that the MP3 file is ready to be downloaded from the Internet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of playing the MP3 file.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
161 words
A system for downloading MP3 files from at least one MP3 content site that is in data communication with the Internet, comprising: a wireless application protocol network in data communication with the Internet; a music server in data connection with the Internet; at least one MP3 content site in data communication with the Internet; and a wireless MP3 player comprising circuitry for establishing data communication with the wireless application protocol network, means for inputting data that defines desired music, means for instructing the music server to effect a search of the MP3 content site to locate MP3 files relating to the desired music, a display for displaying at least one title of an MP3 file located in the search, means for selecting a title, means for instructing the music server to upload an MP3 file that corresponds to the selected title, means for downloading the uploaded MP3 file to the wireless MP3 player, and means for playing the downloaded MP3 file.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
161 words
A system for downloading MP3 files from at least one MP3 content site that is in data communication with the Internet, comprising: a wireless application protocol network in data communication with the Internet; a music server in data connection with the Internet; at least one MP3 content site in data communication with the Internet; and a wireless MP3 player comprising circuitry for establishing data communication with the wireless application protocol network, means for inputting data that defines desired music, means for instructing the music server to effect a search of the MP3 content site to locate MP3 files relating to the desired music, a display for displaying at least one title of an MP3 file located in the search, means for selecting a title, means for instructing the music server to upload an MP3 file that corresponds to the selected title, means for downloading the uploaded MP3 file to the wireless MP3 player, and means for playing the downloaded MP3 file.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system according to claim 7 wherein the wireless MP3 player further comprises an audio output device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system according to claim 7 wherein the wireless MP3 player further comprises a buffer memory for storing downloaded MP3 files.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system according to claim 9 wherein the wireless MP3 player further comprises means for generating a data signal for input into the music server that indicates the capacity of the buffer memory.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
142 words
A wireless MP3 player for effecting wireless data communication with a wireless application protocol network that is in data communication with the Internet and a dedicated music server that is in data communication with the Internet, the wireless MP3 player comprising circuitry for establishing data communication with the wireless application protocol network, means for inputting data that defines desired music, means for instructing the music server to effect a search of MP3 content Internet sites to locate MP3 files relating to the desired music, a display for displaying at least one title of an MP3 file located in the search, means for selecting a title, means for instructing the music server to upload an MP3 file that corresponds to the selected title, means for downloading the uploaded MP3 file to the wireless MP3 player, and means for playing the downloaded MP3 file.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
142 words
A wireless MP3 player for effecting wireless data communication with a wireless application protocol network that is in data communication with the Internet and a dedicated music server that is in data communication with the Internet, the wireless MP3 player comprising circuitry for establishing data communication with the wireless application protocol network, means for inputting data that defines desired music, means for instructing the music server to effect a search of MP3 content Internet sites to locate MP3 files relating to the desired music, a display for displaying at least one title of an MP3 file located in the search, means for selecting a title, means for instructing the music server to upload an MP3 file that corresponds to the selected title, means for downloading the uploaded MP3 file to the wireless MP3 player, and means for playing the downloaded MP3 file.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The wireless MP3 player according to claim 11 wherein the wireless MP3 player further comprises an audio output device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The wireless MP3 player according to claim 11 wherein the wireless MP3 player further comprises a buffer memory for storing downloaded MP3 files.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
The wireless MP3 player according to claim 11 wherein the wireless MP3 player further comprises means for generating a data signal for input into the music server that indicates the capacity of the buffer memory.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The wireless MP3 player according to claim 11 further comprising an additional display for displaying data inputted by a user.
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