Virtual Storage of a User's duplicate personal MP3 Audio/Video File Collection
OwnerWilliam Earl Reynolds, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A computer controlled implementation for selecting and accessing MP3 audio/video files on the World Wide Web, including a basic computer enabling a user to select and access MP3 files from a MP3 file source on a network, and storage apparatus for storing these accessed MP3 files as a user personal MP3 collection in association with the basic computer. Further apparatus are responsive to the accessing of each of the MP3 files for also transmitting a duplicate of each accessed file to a virtual storage site on the Web where the duplicate MP3 files are stored as a virtual duplicate user personal MP3 collection.
Claims24
A computer controlled system for selecting and accessing MP3 audio/video files over a network comprising:
- a first computer enabling a user to select and access MP3 files from a MP3 file source on a network;
- storage apparatus for storing said accessed MP3 files as a user personal MP3 collection in association with said first computer;
- apparatus responsive to the accessing of each of said MP3 files for also transmitting a duplicate of each accessed file to a virtual storage site on the network where duplicate MP3 files are stored as a virtual duplicate user personal MP3 collection;
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- a device for playing said audio/video MP3 files including:
- apparatus enabling said user to access a selected portion of MP3 files from said personal collection through first computer or from said virtual duplicate personal collection through an alternate computer;
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- apparatus for storing said selected portion of said MP3 files.
A computer controlled method for selecting and accessing MP3 audio/video files over a network comprising:
- enabling a user, via a first computer, to select and access MP3 files from a MP3 file source on a network;
- storing said accessed MP3 files as a user personal MP3 collection in association with said first computer;
- responsive to the accessing of each of said MP3 files, also transmitting a duplicate of each accessed file to a virtual storage site on the network and storing said duplicate MP3 files at said site as a virtual duplicate user personal MP3 collection;
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- playing said audio/video MP3 files on a MP3 player including:
- enabling said user to access a selected portion of MP3 files from said personal collection through first computer or from said virtual duplicate personal collection through an alternate computer;
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- storing said selected portion of said MP3 files on said MP3 player.
A computer program comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program for selecting and accessing MP3 audio/video files over a network, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer system causes the computer system to:
- enable a user, via a first computer, to select and access MP3 files from a MP3 file source on a network;
- store said accessed MP3 files as a user personal MP3 collection in association with said first computer;
- responsive to the accessing of each of said MP3 files, also transmit a duplicate of each accessed file to a virtual storage site on the network and store said duplicate MP3 files at said site as a virtual duplicate user personal MP3 collection;
- and
- play said audio/video MP3 files on a MP3 player including:
- enable said user to access a selected portion of MP3 files from said personal collection through said first computer or from said virtual duplicate personal collection through an alternate computer;
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- storing said selected portion of said MP3 files on said MP3 player.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.