US Patent Application No: 2006/0059,535

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Method and apparatus for playing content

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Abstract

A receiver such as in an automobile and/or wireless communication device is configured for a method of playing of live and recorded multimedia content. A desired genre of content is first defined. Both recorded and live content of that desired genre is identified and assembled into a playlist. Live content that is near a beginning of its being played can be rotated to a top of the playlist. In this way, live content, which a user may not have heard is given a priority of recorded content of the user. Since a start time of live content typically will not coincide with an end time of recorded content being played, the receiver can fade-in and fade-out to a the live content or buffer it for delayed play.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MOTOROLA, INC.SCHAUMBURG, IL7099

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
D'Avello, Robert F Lake Zurich, IL 71 1478

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MICROSOFT CORPORATION (2)
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NOKIA CORPORATION (2)
8,195,725 Electronic device and method therefor 0 2006
8,375,059 Electronic device and method therefor 0 2012
 
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
7,995,576 Method and system for reducing latency in a multi-channel multicast streaming environment in content-delivery networks 0 2006
 
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
7,580,325 Utilizing metadata to improve the access of entertainment content 2 2005
 
GENERAL MOTORS LLC (1)
7,155,335 Satellite radio real time traffic updates 34 2003
 
PANASONIC CORPORATION (1)
8,341,409 Content server apparatus, on-vehicle player apparatus, system, method, and program 0 2006
 
SONY CORPORATION (1)
7,627,560 Recording and reproducing apparatus, processing method in the apparatus, and program for causing computer to execute the method 1 2006
 
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB (1)
7,643,807 Methods for using broadcast media content information and related broadcast media receivers/playback devices 4 2005
 
THOMSON LICENSING (1)
8,195,791 Distinguishing between live content and recorded content 0 2006