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`This present application is a continuation in part of application No. 09/096,703,
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`from radio broadcast stations. In one embodiment, a CD player allows the user to listen
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`to CD's. In one embodiment, the network-enabled audio device also has one or more
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`audio amplifiers and one or more loudspeakers operably connected to said audio
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`amplifiers. In one embodiment, a modem is used for transmitting and receiving digital
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`data over a communications network. One embodiment includes a data storage device.
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`A first software module is stored on the data storage device, and the software
`module is configured to decode compressed audio files into a playable (e.g.
`uncompressed) format. A second software module is also stored on the data storage
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`device. The second software module is configured to use the modem to connect to an
`Internet service provider to receive assignments of playlists from a third software
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`module. The playlists include references to audio from a variety of audio sources. The
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`assignments provide information about the location of other web sites containing the
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`audio sources. The second software module is configured to subsequently connect
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`through an Internet service provider to web sites to download audio files.
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`A third software module is also stored on the data storage device. The third
`software module is configured to use the modem to connect to an Internet service
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`provider to receive digitized audio broadcasts from the Internet service provider. The
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`module is further configured to provide a select-broadcast display to allow the user to
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`selectably connect a program broadcast to the input of one or more audio amplifiers
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`either from a local AM or FM radio station or from the world wide Web so that, to the
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`user, reception of a broadcast form the World Wide Web is no more complicated than
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`listening to a local FM or AM radio station.
`One aspect of the present invention is a network-enabled audio device that
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`allows a user to store files, to play standard audio CD's, to play MP3 encoded CDs, to
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`record songs from CD's, to receive digitized radio broadcasts over the World Wide Web
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`(Web), and to receive assignments of playlists of songs from other network-enabled
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`audio devices. The network-enabled audio device provides the hardware and software
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`to perform those functions without the need for expensive equipment. Optionally, a
`Local Area Network can be configured in place of, or in addition to, the Internet
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`connection to facilitate assignments of playlists and other features. Without an Internet
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`connection or other network connection, the network-enabled audio device can play
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`standard audio CD's, can play MP3 encoded CD's, and can record CD's.
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`The network-enabled audio device provides a display device, such as a Liquid
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`Crystal Display (LCD) that allows the user to select playlists of music much like a
`jukebox. The user can compose playlists from disk files, CD's, Internet streaming audio
`broadcasts, online music sites, and other audio sources. In one embodiment, the user
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`can also compose playlists from links to AM/FM broadcasts. The user can also select a
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`desired Web broadcast from a list of available Web broadcasts. In addition, the user can
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`play standard audio CD's and MP3 encoded CD's and have access to local AM!FM
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`stations. Further, the software, the user controls, and the display in the network-enabled
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`audio device are operably configured and connected such that the user can listen to
`playlists that include CD's and other audio sources just as the user would choose a
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`playlist in a jukebox. Thus, the network-enabled audio device provides people who are
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`or are not comfortable with computers a way of taking music from various sources and
`putting it into one place for listening pleasure. In one embodiment, the Personal
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`Computer (PC) is used to compose the playlists, but the user is able to listen to playlists
`and other audio sources without using the PC.
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`In one embodiment, the network-enabled audio device is a low-cost tabletop box
`that connects to an AC power line and optionally to a phone line or to a local area
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`network connection such as Ethernet. The device includes a display device, speakers, a
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`control panel, a computer processor, stored software, a modem, an AM/FM tuner, and a
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`CD player. Optionally, the device can include multiple computer processors or support
`computer processors. The user accesses the server site via a PC and the Internet. From
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`the server site, the user obtains a list of the devices in his or her Internet Personal Audio
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`Network (IPAN) and what songs are on those devices. The [PAN includes an IPAN
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`server, an [PAN client, and IPAN software stored on the network-enabled audio device.
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`In one embodiment, the IPAN client includes a standard web browser, an IPAN plug-in
`to the standard web browser, and an [PAN active tray software module. In one
`embodiment, any standard web browser may be used, but the [PAN client includes the
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`[PAN plug-in and the [PAN active tray software module.
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`The IPAN client and the [PAN server store the name of the song and the
`associated Uniform Resource Locator (URL). The user can list multiple devices as
`being part of his or her [PAN. At a default time, such as for example 2 a.m., each
`device establishes a connection to an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The stored
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`software module in each device connects to the server site home page, via the ISP, and
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`inquires whether any songs or playlists have been assigned to the device. The user can
`bypass the default time for accessing the server and access the server by manually
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`pressing one of the buttons.
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`In one embodiment, the network-enabled audio device has no disk for data
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`storage space. Rather, a local area network (LAN) connection to a PC or other network-
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`enabled audio device allows the use of disk space on another device.
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`embodiment, the network-enabled audio device comprises speakers, an AC power line,
`and a network. line. A home PC is connected to the network-enabled audio device
`through the network line. The network connection can be a Home Phoneline
`Networking Alliance (HPNA) network connection so that the connection may done
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`through existing phone lines in a home. Optionally, the network connection can be an
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`Ethernet connection. Multiple network-enabled audio devices can be connected to each
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`other and ultimately to the PC through the network line.
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`In one embodiment, the network-enabled audio device does not have any storage
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`space other than memory. This embodiment provides for a low-cost system that can
`play songs from playlists stored on the IPAN Manager or on the PC's storage space
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`without having to store the audio files locally.
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`Another aspect of the present invention is a network-enabled component audio
`device system for listening to a variety of audio sources with substantially equal
`convenience. A visual display provides audio source choices to a user. The visual
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`display also provides menu choices for managing audio sources to the user. The user
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`control buttons allow the user to choose an audio source to listen to. The menu buttons
`allow the user to choose functions for managing the audio sources. The network-
`enabled component audio device has a CD player for listening to compact discs. A
`modem is used for transmitting and receiving digital data over a communications
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`network. In one embodiment, a data