Digital Audio File Management
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsWilliam Irvin, Jay Littman, Bradley Townsend, Matt Chalawsky
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Abstract
Identification of a plurality of audio files, and associating at least some of the audio files with an origin code. The origin code identifies the at least some of the plurality of audio files as either a music file or a traffic file. An instruction is received from a user to display the audio files identified by the origin code as either a music file or a traffic file, and the audio files identified by the origin code as either a music file or a traffic file are displayed.
Claims25
A computer-implemented method for digital media management, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of audio files;
- associating at least one of the plurality of audio files with an origin code, wherein the origin code identifies one or more of the audio files having associated origin codes either as a music file or a traffic file;
- and
- displaying the audio files identified by the origin code as either music files or traffic files.
A method for digital media management, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of audio files, wherein at least one of the plurality of audio files are associated with respective scheduled play times;
- receiving a user request to view the audio files that are associated with a scheduled play time;
- and
- displaying the audio files associated with a scheduled play time.
A method for digital media management, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of digital media files;
- displaying at least one of the plurality of digital media files to a user via a user interface, wherein the displayed at least one of the plurality of digital media files represent a playlist;
- receiving a user selection of one of the digital media files displayed on the user interface;
- and
- displaying a log associated with the user selected digital media file, wherein the log identifies historical information associated with the user selected digital media file.
A method for digital media management, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of digital media files;
- displaying at least some of the plurality of digital media files to a user via a user interface, wherein the displayed at least some of the plurality of digital media files represent a playlist;
- displaying an indication that one of the displayed digital files is currently playing;
- modifying at least one of the displayed media files in real time;
- and
- updating the playlist to display the modified at least one displayed media file.
A system for digital media management, the system comprising:
- means for identifying a plurality of audio files;
- means for associating at least some of the plurality of audio files with an origin code, where the origin code identifies the at least some of the plurality of audio files as either a music file or a traffic file;
- means for receiving an instruction from a user to display the audio files identified by the origin code as either a music file or a traffic file;
- and
- means for displaying the audio files identified by the origin code as either a music file or a traffic file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.