Playlist structure for large playlists

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7668842
APP PUB NO 20060020609A1
SERIAL NO

11168060

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Enabling efficient navigation of a playlist of media files stored on a computer-readable medium. Aspects of the invention define a playlist structure to have one or more playlist units. Each playlist unit identifies one or more media files in the playlist and includes metadata for the media files. A consumer electronic device retrieves the playlist units and displays the metadata contained therein to a user to enable navigation of the playlist. Aspects of the invention reduce the memory requirements of the consumer electronic devices and reduce the quantity of disk seek operations needed for playlist navigation.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kase, Hiroshi Moriguchi, JP 77 669
LaChapelle, Kevin Leigh Redmond, US 15 1736
Mercer, Ian Cameron Sammamish, US 34 2130
Miyamoto, Harutoshi Ibaraki, JP 21 1105
Takeguchi, Nobuyasu Kawachinagano, JP 23 1340
Torii, Yasuyuki Yawata, JP 18 729
Walker, Brian James Duvall, US 8 173
Yagi, Tomotaka Nishinomiya, JP 28 475

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