Methods and apparatuses for programming user-defined information into electronic devices
AssigneeTwenty Year Innovations, Inc.
InventorMichael E. Shanahan
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Abstract
A device for programming user-defined information into an electronic device is provided. The programmer allows a user to program customized information, such as user-selected audio, video, or Internet access information into his or her programmable device. Such electronic devices include wireless telephones, pagers, and personal digital assistants. The programmer allows a user to, among other things, customize the device to suit his or her particular taste.
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(New) A system for providing a video file to a wireless telephone, the system comprising:
- a remote computer with access to a database of video files suitable for downloading to the wireless telephone wherein the remote computer is configured to:
- provide a list of video files in the database to a user of the wireless telephone when the user requests the list of video files;
- allow the user of the wireless telephone to browse the list of video files;
- allow the user of the wireless telephone to select a desired video file from the list of video files;
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- allow the user of the wireless telephone to optionally download a selected video file into the wireless telephone for use as desired by the user of the wireless telephone;
- wherein the system is configured to confirm the selected video file has been properly received by the wireless telephone.
(New) A method for providing a video file to a wireless telephone, the method comprising:
- providing a database of video files suitable for downloading to the wireless telephone;
- providing a list of video files in the database to a user of the wireless telephone when the user requests the list of video files;
- allowing the user of the wireless telephone to browse the list of video files;
- allowing the user of the wireless telephone to select a desired video file from the list of video files;
- allowing the user of the wireless telephone to optionally download a selected video file into the wireless telephone for use as desired by the user of the wireless telephone;
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- confirming the selected video file has been properly received by the wireless telephone.
(New) An Internet site that allows a user of a wireless telephone to browse and select a video file that may be downloaded into a wireless telephone, the Internet site comprising:
- a database of video files suitable for downloading to the wireless telephone wherein the Internet site is configured to:
- provide a list of video files in the database to the user of the wireless telephone when the user of the wireless telephone requests the list of video files;
- allow the user of the wireless telephone to browse the list of video files;
- allow the user of the wireless telephone to select a desired video file from the list of video files;
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- allow the user of the wireless telephone to optionally download a selected video file into the wireless telephone for use as desired by the user of the wireless telephone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.