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US006721489B1 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 6,721,489 B1 Benyamin et al. (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 13, 2004 (54) PLAY LIST MANAGER 6,0

U.S. Patent Apr. 13,2004 930 / send flag to controller 932 v / receive starting location Sheet 9 0f 16 US Fig. 12 6,721,489 B1 934 r / start music pla

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 10 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 Fig. 1 3 1200 / 1202 1204 1206 / devices play lists tracks 1212 1208 1210 / / / one buttons

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 11 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 receive one click 1718‘, selection : t 1720 L \ 1350M audio data search for next track 1352M

U.S. Patent Apr. 13,2004 Sheet 12 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 store track ~1402 l detect new track ~1404 l Fig. 17 access play lists ~1406 V choose first pl

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 13 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 1530 . / Flg ' 1 8 access device properties i 1532 / request for new device ~1502 edit p

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 14 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 1600 Fig. 19 / receive request to synchronize 1616 1602 r / new device config no . . info? ac

U.S. Patent Internet 128 Apr. 13, 2004 monitor computer Sheet 15 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 Fig. 23 1704 Internet _ server disc changer \1 3O 102a _ music

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 16 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 Connector ~ 322 1804 1806 — Glue logic ~ 330 1808 320a 1802 \ 7 [340 f 332 Controller Power —

US 6,721,489 B1 1 PLAY LIST MANAGER CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This Application is related to the following Applications: AUDIO/VISUAL SE

US 6,721,489 B1 3 FIG. 4 is a cut away overhead vieW of a removable hard disk drive. FIG. 5 is the perspective vieW of the server of the present inven

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 1 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 Internet Internet server 128 130 I126 monitor 124 f [122 [120 com uter docking disk p station

US 6,721,489 B1 5 (disk cartridge 120 is inserted in docking station 122), power from Wire 142 is provided to IDE connector 152 and USB to IDE interfa

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 2 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 Fig. 2 140 / /'122 144 ‘ :142 Flg. 3 [142 f144 150 swltch f l f IDE __ connector USB <

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 3 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 174 x / 1zof4‘rdk 176 178 17° Fig. 4 102 204 202 Fig. 5

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 4 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 Connector ~ 322 F '9 ' 6 —| | Reprogramrnable ~ 330 glue |og|c /32D /'340 ~ 330

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 5 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 acquire music ~ 402 v store music on cartridge ~ 404 receive power N 602 v I remove cartridge

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 6 6f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 load boot program ~ 542 v - request firmware F '9 ' 8 - ~ 548 version V receive ?rmw

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 7 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 receive request for firmware version i read firmware version from disk i send firmware version

U.S. Patent Apr. 13, 2004 Sheet 8 0f 16 US 6,721,489 B1 Fig. 11 812 310 0 e 814 assign 1 ok (2) 816 830 no command 820 840 ) $ 13 14 12 6 E) 818 15 go