Portable media delivery system with a media server and highly portable media client devices
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Abstract
A media delivery system comprises a portable media server and a client device. The client device may be a button-less audio player. Sensors are used to generate control signals through a user's interaction. Sensors may be located in earphones to increase or to decrease sound volume. Applications based on touch, pressure, temperature, thermal and motion sensors are disclosed.
Claims20
A method of a user controlling operations of a handheld media player including a control device and a first and a second earphone, wherein the first earphone comprising first sensor and the second earphone comprising second sensor, the method comprising:
- a. generating a first control signal after the user's interaction with the first sensor in the first earphone;
- b. conducting a first control action;
- c. generating a second control signal after the user's interaction with the second sensor in the second earphone;
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- d. conducting a second control action.
A button-less handheld media player comprising:
- a. a body comprising a plurality of functional blocks for the media player;
- b. a control device;
- c. a first earphone including a first sensor;
- d. a second earphone including a second sensor;
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- e. a connector connecting the earphones and the body.
A handheld electronic device comprising a means of generating a control signal through detecting a user's interaction with a pair of sensors located in its accessories including earphones.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.