Method for Operating a Portable Mobile Internet Media Recorder

Method for operating a portable Internet media recorder in a mobile Internet-based data communication system,

• the system comprising:
• a number of media sources,
• a monitoring station and
• a wireless network,
• the media recorder comprising:
• an energy supply unit,
• a control unit,
• a user interface comprising a display and at least one user key,
• a wireless Internet communication link,
• a media player with a digital media data memory, and
• a media data output,
• wherein the following operating method steps are performed:
• Media data of a media track streamed by an Internet media source are automatically checked by the monitoring station for at least one specific media characteristic;
• Upon finding the specific media characteristic the media data of the particular media track are streamed to the media recorder via the communication link;
• The media data of the particular media track are automatically stored in the media data memory of the media recorder along with a track identification;
• and
• Media tracks can be played through the media data output of the media recorder while they are received via the communication link and/or can be retrieved from the media data memory later either automatically or upon user's demand to be played through the media data output of the media recorder.

Method for operating a portable Internet media recorder in a mobile Internet-based data communication system,

• the system comprising:
• a number of media sources,
• a monitoring station and
• a wireless network,
• the media recorder comprising:
• an energy supply unit,
• a control unit,
• a user interface comprising a display and at least one user key,
• a wireless Internet communication link,
• a media player with a digital media data memory, and
• a media data output,
• wherein the following operating method steps are performed:
• Media data of a media track streamed by an Internet media source are automatically checked by the monitoring station for at least one specific media characteristic;
• Upon finding the specific media characteristic in the media data of a particular media track alert data including meta data of the relevant media source are transmitted from the monitoring station to the media recorder;
• Upon receipt of the alert data the media recorder starts to receive the media data of the particular media track streaming from the identified media source via the communication link and to automatically store the media data of the particular media track in the media data memory of the media recorder along with a track identification;
• and
• Media tracks can be played through the media data output of the media recorder while they are received via the communication link and/or can be retrieved from the media data memory later either automatically or upon user's demand to be played through the media data output of the media recorder.