US 2008/0168076 A1 · DIGITAL AUDIO RIPPING DEVICE

Abstract

A digital audio ripping device is proposed, which is designed for use to convert the digital audio data that are stored in a particular format on a storage medium, such as Audio CD files, into a standard computer multimedia format, such as the MP3 format, such that the user can utilize a portable MP3 player for playback of MP3-formatted digital audio files extracted from Audio CD. The proposed digital audio ripping device is characterized by the capability of Audio CD ripping to an MP3 multimedia player without having to use a PC, and the capability of performing a folder reorganizing procedure in the event of the MP3 multimedia player being downloading and installing an iTunes program via the Internet so as to allow the MP3 multimedia player to use the iTunes program for playback of the digital audio files extracted from the Audio CD.

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Dependent claims

A digital audio ripping device for use to rip and store digital audio streams originally recorded in a plurality of audio tracks of a digital audio storage medium in a multimedia player, the digital audio ripping device comprising:

an audio track extracting module which is capable of extracting the digital audio streams recorded in the audio tracks of the digital audio storage medium;
a format converting module which is capable of converting the digital audio streams extracted by the audio track extracting module from the digital audio storage medium into a digital audio file having a standard computer multimedia format;
a folder creating module which is capable of creating a folder in the multimedia player;
and
a file storing module which is capable of storing the digital audio file produced by the format converting module into the folder created by the folder creating module.

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