Methods and apparatus for electronic file use and management
AssigneeCfph, LLC
InventorsHoward W. Lutnick, Dean P. Alderucci
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for facilitating online storage of files (e.g., audio tracks, video, etc.) for playback/access or sale/exchange by the owners of the files without violating copyrights that copyright holders have in the files. For example, by providing a playback service that does not store additional versions of an audio file when the file is transmitted to, and immediately played on, a user device without buffering, the present invention avoids violating copyright laws by not making copies of the file. Numerous other aspects are disclosed.
Claims15
A method executed by at least one processor of an electronic playback device, the method comprising:
- transmitting, through a wireless communication network, a request to playback a media file;
- receiving, through the wireless communication network, at least a portion of the media file and a code instructing the at least one processor to playback the portion of the media file without storing the portion of the media file;
- playing the portion of the media file using a buffer in a memory;
- and
- upon completing playback of the portion, deleting the portion of the media file from the buffer.
A non-transitory machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon which upon execution cause at least one processor to:
- transmit, through a wireless communication network, a request to playback a media file;
- receive, through the wireless communication network, at least a portion of the media file and a code that instructs the at least one processor to playback the portion of the media file without storing the portion of the media file;
- play the portion of the media file using a buffer in a memory;
- and
- upon completing playback of the portion, deleting the portion of the media file from the buffer.
An apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- at least one processor to:
- transmit, through a wireless communication network, a request to playback a media file;
- receive, through the wireless communication network, at least a portion of the media file and a code instructing the at least one processor to playback the portion of the media file without storing the portion of the media file;
- play the portion of the media file using a buffer in a memory;
- and
- upon completing playback of the portion, deleting the portion of the media file from the buffer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.