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`RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/947,755
`(13/117,507, filed May 27, 2011, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application
`Ser. No.
`12/495,190, filed on Jun. 30, 2009, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 7,953,390, which
`is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/015,320, filed Jan. 16,
`2008, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 7,778,595, which issued on Aug. 17, 2010,
`which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/947,755, filed on
`Sep. 23, 2004 and2004, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 7,324,833, to issue Jan. 29,
`2008) entitled “System and Method for Connecting a Portable Audio Player to an
`Automobile Sound System,”which issued on Jan. 29, 2008, which is a
`continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/537,812 (537,812, filed on
`Mar. 28, 2000 and2000, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 7,187,947, which issued Mar.
`6, 2007) entitled “System and Method for Communicating Selected Information to
`an Electronic Device,”on Mar. 6, 2007, the disclosures of which are all hereby
`incorporated herein by reference in their entirety for all purposes.
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`FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE
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`The present disclosure relates to digitally stored content and, more specifically, to
`a content delivery system and method.
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`BACKGROUND
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`The first commercial radio stations in the United States began operation around
`1920. Today, there may be as many as 12,000 radio stations in the United States
`programming in several distinct formats. When broadcasting their respective
`signals, these radio stations often use an analog signal, which may be modulated
`based on frequency or amplitude. Frequency modulated (FM) radio appears to
`be the dominant entertainment medium while amplitude
`modulated (AM) radio seems to be a popular outlet for news and information.
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`Unfortunately, analog radio may be unable to provide the sound quality and
`consistency that radio listeners desire. As such, several broadcasting related
`companies have begun to consider a movement to digital radio. Unlike analog radio
`reception, digital radio reception may be able to provide compact disk (CD) quality
`sound while remaining virtually immune to interference. Being immune to
`interference may result in reducing static growls or “multipath” echoes, echoes
`caused by signal reflections off buildings or topographical features.
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`Some countries, like Canada and many European countries, may choose to have
`digital radio operate in a single digital radio band such as the L-band between
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`1452-1492 megahertz (MHz). This band would allow the reception of both
`terrestrially and satellite-originated signals. By comparison, FM radio typically
`operates between 88 and 108 MHz while AM radio typically operates between
`0.525 and 1.705 MHz. Neither of these bands allows for easy transmission via
`satellite.
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`Canada proposed using the L-Band for digital radio as early as 1992. Several
`countries throughout the world have since agreed to use the L-Band for digital
`radio with one notable exception. It appears the United States has chosen not to
`operate its digital radio within the L-Band. In the United States, the L-Band may
`already be committed for military uses. Apparently, the United States plans to
`adopt a system called in-band on-channel, or IBOC, which fits within the AM and
`FM frequencies.
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`IBOC technology may offer some advantages over L-Band transmissions. For
`example, there may be no need for new spectrum allocations. There may be
`backward and forward compatibility with existing AM and FM systems on both the
`transmitter and receiver sides, and there may be a low-investment upgrade to
`digital systems. Unfortunately, a workable IBOC solution is yet to be seen though
`technology may someday make IBOC digital radio commercially possible.
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`Even if an IBOC solution becomes commercially available in the United States,
`IBOC digital radio may suffer from several shortcomings. For example, there may
`global standardization problems. Though the United States favors IBOC, the
`European and Canadian communities seem to favor L-Band making the
`establishment of a global standard difficult.
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`SUMMARY
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`In accordance with teachings of the present disclosure, a system and method for
`communicating selected information to an electronic device are disclosed that
`provide significant advantages over prior developed systems. The disclosed
`embodiments allow a radio listener to create a personal playlist and to listen to
`this playlist in a wireless atmosphere while enjoying CD quality sound.
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`According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system incorporating
`teachings of the present invention may include a digital engine operable to
`maintain data representing the selected information in a digital format. In some
`embodiments, the digital engine may be communicatively coupled to a graphical
`user interface that allows a user to identify the selected information. The system
`may also include a communication engine communicatively coupled to the digital
`engine, the communication engine may be operable to wirelessly communicate
`the data representing the selected information to an electronic device.
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`The wireless communication may involve communicating via a cellular
`communications network. The cellular communications network may be, for
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`example, the global system for mobile communications network (GSM), which
`may operate around 1.8 GHz or 1.9 GHz. The cellular communications network
`may also involve, for example, the code-division multiple access network
`(CDMA). In some embodiments, the wireless communication may involve
`communicating via a high-speed, low-power microwave wireless link. For
`example, the wireless link may include a Bluetooth link, which may operate
`around 2.4 GHz.
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`According to another aspect of the present invention, a system for
`communicating selected information to an electronic device is disclosed. The
`system includes a digital engine operable to maintain data associated with
`selected audio information and a communication engine communicatively
`coupled to the digital engine, the communication engine operable to initiate
`wireless communication of the data to the electronic device.
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`According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for
`communicating selected audio information to an electronic device is provided.
`The method includes maintaining data associated with the selected audio
`information using a digital engine, and initiating wireless communication of the
`data to the electronic device.
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`According to another aspect of the present invention, an electronic device for
`receiving selected audio information via wireless communication is provided. The
`device includes a communication module operable to receive wireless
`communication of the selected audio information, a storage medium operably
`coupled to the communication module, the storage medium operable to store the
`selected audio information, and a processor module coupled to the
`communication module, the processor module operable to process the received
`selected audio information.
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`According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for
`communicating selected audio information to an electronic device is provided.
`The method includes presenting information associated with audio information
`within an interface associated with a communication network, receiving an input
`from a user identifying the selected information, maintaining data associated with
`the selected audio information using digital engine, and initiating wireless
`communication of the data to the electronic device.
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`According to a particularized aspect of the present invention the interface
`operates in a browsing environment and the wireless communication operates
`outside the browsing environment.
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`Other technical advantages will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in
`view of the following specification, claims, and drawings.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`A more complete understanding of the present embodiments and advantages
`thereof may be acquired by referring to the following description taken in
`conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numbers
`indicate like features, and wherein:
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`FIG. 1 depicts a general system for wirelessly communicating selective information
`to an electronic device in accordance with one aspect of the present invention;
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`FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a method of wirelessly communicating
`selected information to an electronic device;
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`FIG. 3 illustrates an electronic device operable to receive selected audio
`information in accordance with the teachings of the present invention;
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`FIG. 4 illustrates a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying selectable audio
`information according to one aspect of the present invention;FIG. 5A illustrates a
`portable radio system having a mount for an electronic device according to one
`embodiment of the present invention;
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`FIG. 5B illustrates an automobile console having a mount for coupling an
`electronic device according to one aspect of the present invention;
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`FIG. 6 illustrates a block diagram of a system for communicating voice mail
`messages using email according to one embodiment of the present invention;
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`FIG. 7 illustrates a flow chart for providing voice email messages according to
`one embodiment of the present invention;
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`FIG. 8 illustrates a flow diagram of a method for providing selected audio
`information to an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present
`invention; and
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`FIG. 9 illustrates an automobile console having a mount for an electronic device
`according to one embodiment of the present invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`The conceptual groundwork for the present invention includes wirelessly
`communicating selective information to an electronic device. According to one
`aspect, a user may interact with the Internet to select information, such as audio
`information, and wirelessly communicate the selected information to an electronic
`device. The electronic device receives the information via a wireless
`communications network and processes the information accordingly. In a
`particularized form, a user may select information from an Internet website
`operable to allow selectivity of audio information such as songs, on-
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`line radio stations, on-line broadcasts, streaming audio, or other
`selectable information. Upon selecting the audio information,
`information or data associated with the selected audio information is
`wirelessly communicated to an electronic device. The electronic
`device may then be used to process the selected audio information.
`In this manner, a user may receive selective audio information via a
`wireless electronic device.
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`In one form, the electronic device may be operable to communicate
`with an individual's automobile audio system. A user may select audio
`information utilizing a personal computer with access to a website
`operable to display selectable audio information. The selected audio
`information may then be wirelessly communicated to the electronic
`device associated with an automobile's audio system. Therefore, upon
`receiving the selected audio information, a user may access and play
`the received audio information utilizing the electronic device in
`association with the automobile's audio system.
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`The present invention is not limited to communicating only audio
`information. One skilled in the art can appreciate that other types of
`information, such as video, textual, etc. may be communicated
`utilizing the systems and methods disclosed herein without departing
`from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Additionally, it will
`be understood that information may be formatted in a plurality of ways
`at different phases of communication without loosing the underlying
`content of the selected information. For example, an audio file may be
`formatted, segmented, compressed, modified, etc. for the purpose of
`providing or communicating the audio invention. Therefore, the term
`“audio information” or “information” is used in a general sense to
`relate to audio information in all phases of communication.
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`FIG. 1 depicts a general system for wirelessly communicating selective
`information to an electronic device in accordance with one aspect of the present
`invention. The system, illustrated generally at 100, includes a digital engine 101
`coupled to a communications engine 102. Communications engine 102 is
`remotely coupled to an electronic device 103. Digital engine 101 may be directly
`or indirectly coupled to storage device 105 operable to store information. Digital
`engine 101 maintains information or data associated with selected information in
`a digital format. The information may be stored within storage device 105 or other
`storage devices operable to maintain data or information associated with the
`selected information.
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`Communications engine 102 is communicatively coupled to digital
`engine 101 and operable to wirelessly communicate the selected
`information to electronic device 103. During operation, audio
`information may be selected by a user utilizing a personal computer or
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`other devices operable to communicate with an information network.
`Digital engine 101 is operable to maintain information associated with
`the selected audio information. For example, the information could be
`several songs or titles configured as an audio file and formatted in a
`digital format such as an MP3 file, wave file, etc. The maintained
`information may also be a reference to a network location where an
`audio file may be stored, a network
`location where a network broadcast of audio information may be located,
`etc. or other network locations having information associated with the
`selected audio information. Therefore, digital engine 101 may maintain a
`plurality of different types of information or data associated with the
`selected audio information.
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`System 100, utilizing communication engine 102, may wirelessly
`communicate data or information associated with the selected audio
`information to electronic device 103 thereby providing wireless
`communication of selected information to an electronic device operable to
`receive wireless communications. In one embodiment, digital engine 101
`may be used in association with an Internet website configured to provide
`access to selectable information. The Internet website operably
`associated with digital engine 101 allows a user to select information to be
`wirelessly communicated to electronic device 101 utilizing a network
`environment. The Internet website may include several different types of
`information related to audio information.
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`FIG. 4, described in greater detail below, illustrates one embodiment of
`providing an Internet website for displaying selectable audio information.
`For example, the Internet website may include music and/or artist search
`engines, playlists, top 10 charts, artists by genre, and other information
`associated with audio information. A user may select information
`associated with the audio information and digital engine 101 can maintain
`the information or data associated with the selected information in a digital
`format. Communications engine 102 coupled to digital engine 101 may
`wirelessly communicate data associated with the selected audio
`information to electronic device 103. Therefore, a user may access and
`select audio information via an Internet website and wirelessly
`communicate the data to an electronic device. As such, system 100
`advantageously allows for wireless communication of selected audio
`information to electronic devices that may be remotely located from a
`conventional terrestrial communication network.
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`Electronic device 105 may be configured in a plurality of ways for receiving
`wireless communication of selected audio information. In one embodiment,
`electronic device 105 may be operable as a component configured to
`receive a cellular signal comprising the selected information
`communicated by the communication engine. For example, a device
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`having a cellular modem may be operable to receive the information at
`specified intervals. Upon receiving the information the electronic device
`may process the received information. Electronic devices are described in
`more detail below and may include a network radio, a modular device, an
`audio system, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular phone, or other
`electronic devices operable to receive information wirelessly
`communicated by communication engine 102.
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`Communications engine 102 may be operable to wirelessly communicate
`selected information to electronic device 103 in a plurality of ways. The present
`invention advantageously allows for several different embodiments of wirelessly
`communicating selected audio information to electronic device 103 and is not
`limited to any specific configuration described below. Several different types or
`combinations of wireless communication may be realized by the present
`invention.
`Communications engine 102 may be operable to wirelessly communicate
`the selected information from an information network, such as the Internet,
`to an electronic device operable to receive wireless communications. In
`one embodiment, communications engine 102 may comprise a conduit to
`interface information with a wireless communication network. The conduit
`may configure the information located within the information network into a
`format operable to be transmitted via wireless communication.
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`For example, a wireless device may be operable to receive packets of
`information having a specific size and in a specific format. In such an
`embodiment, communications engine 102 could format the information
`into a desirable format for wirelessly communicating the information to
`electronic device 103. Several types of wireless communication may be
`used by communications engine 102 to communicate the selected
`information to an electronic device. Communications networks such as
`GSM, Digital Satellite communication, SB, Radio bands, DRC, SuperDRC
`or other systems or types of transmission such as TDMA, CDMA, spread
`spectrum, etc. or frequencies such as between about 1.7 GHz and 2.0
`GHz may be realized by the present invention for communicating
`information or data representing the selected audio information to
`electronic device 103.
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`In one embodiment, the selective information may be communicated
`using a digital broadcast signal. Digital broadcast includes providing
`information via a signal such as AM, FM, and the like. Digital information
`may be included or encoded as a sub-carrier within the broadcast signal
`and received by electronic device 103. A digital sub-carrier may include a
`selective bandwidth of frequencies for a specific radio station (i.e., 6 MHz
`for FM). The selective information may be wirelessly communicated to
`electronic device 103 utilizing a communication engine 102 operable to
`communicate the selective information via a digital FM signal. In this
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`manner, selective information may be communicated within digital FM
`sub-carriers to an electronic device operable to receive the information.
`For example, a user may subscribe to communicate the information via an
`FM sub-carrier and receive the selective data through wireless
`communication via a specified FM sub-carrier.
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`In one embodiment, the selected information may be formatted and
`transmitted to achieve a desirable transmission rate.
`For example, conventional systems may transmit information at a speed of 10
`kilobits per second. Therefore, for 1 megabyte of information to be
`communicated to an electronic device, a transmission time of approximately 800
`seconds may be required. The present invention may allow for a relative
`increase in transmission speed by removing the requirement that information be
`communicated asynchronously to an electronic device. For example,
`conventional wireless communication utilizes a specified frequency to
`communicate information in two directions (i.e., cellular phones). As such,
`information is communicated across a channel in an asynchronous manner to
`provide a continuous audio signal to the recipient.
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`The present invention advantageously allows for signals to be transmitted to an
`electronic device in a less than asynchronous manner. For example, if a user
`selected a song to be wirelessly communicated to an electronic device, system
`100 could communicate the information in a less than asynchronous manner
`allowing the selected information to be transmitted efficiently thereby
`decreasing the overall download time for the selected audio information. In one
`embodiment, the selected information may be compressed and transmitted
`across the same frequency but at different phases thereby allowing plural
`signals having different phases to be wirelessly communicated to an electronic
`device.
`Therefore, the electronic device may be operable to receive multiple phased
`signals and process the selective information accordingly.
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`In one embodiment, the information may be wirelessly communicated at a
`relatively slow transmission rate. For example, a user may schedule when the
`selected audio information may be used by electronic device 103. The user may
`select several different audio tracks or songs to be transmitted to an electronic
`device associated with the user's vehicle such that the user can listen to the
`user selected audio information during the drive home at the end of a workday.
`Therefore, it may be desirable to utilize a slower transfer speed due to the
`extended amount of time available prior to actual use of the selected audio
`information. In this manner, communications networks having less or slower
`transfer rates may be used to wirelessly communicate the selected audio
`information to the electronic device.
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`In another embodiment, high-speed wireless communication networks may be
`used to communicate the selected audio information. For example, a user may
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`want to listen to an Internet broadcast of an Internet radio station. Therefore,
`high- speed communication may be required to wirelessly communicate or
`stream the selected audio information to an electronic device. In another
`embodiment, a hybrid of wireless communication rates may be deployed
`depending on the requirements of the selected audio information and/or the
`electronic device. For example, the selected audio information may first be
`transmitted to the electronic device via high-speed communication until enough
`information has been wirelessly communicated and buffered into a memory
`device operably associated with the electronic device. Upon communication of a
`certain percentage of the selected audio information, slower communication
`speeds may then be used to communicate additional selected audio information.
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`Therefore, system 100 may be configured in a plurality of ways to communicate
`selected information to electronic device
`103. Digital engine 101 may be used to maintain data or information
`associated with the selected information and communication engine 102,
`to digital engine 101, may wirelessly
`communicatively coupled
`communicate selected information to electronic device 103.
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`FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a method of wirelessly communicating
`selected information to an electronic device. The method may be used in
`association with the system illustrated in FIG. 1 or other systems operable to
`utilize the method of FIG. 2.
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`The method begins generally at step 200. At step 201, selectable audio
`information may be accessed utilizing a network communications device. For
`example, selectable audio information may be displayed at an Internet website
`accessible by a personal computer. In another embodiment, the selectable
`information may be accessed utilizing a wireless communications device such
`as, a cellular phone, a PDA device, or other devices operable to provide access
`to the selectable audio information.
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`Upon accessing the selectable information, the method proceeds to step 202
`where a user can identify or select audio information to be wirelessly
`communicated to an electronic device. For example, a user may select an entire
`album to be wirelessly communicated to a PDA device.
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`Upon the user selecting the audio information, the method proceeds to step
`203 where the method maintains information associated with the selected
`information. In one embodiment, the information may be an audio file, such as
`a wave file, and MP3 file, etc. representative of the selected audio information.
`In another embodiment, a network location that comprises a file representing
`the selected information may be maintained. Another example may include a
`network location of a network broadcast of audio information. Therefore, the
`method at step 203 may maintain several different types of information
`associated with the selected audio information.
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`Upon maintaining information or data associated with the selected information,
`the method proceeds to step 204 where the method wirelessly communicates
`information associated with the selected information to an electronic device. For
`example, if an audio file associated with the selected audio information was
`maintained, the method would communicate the audio file to the electronic
`device. In another embodiment, a link or network address broadcasting the
`selected audio information may be accessed and, at step 204, wirelessly
`communicated to an electronic device. In another embodiment, a combination of
`different types of audio information may be wirelessly communicated to an
`electronic device. Upon transmitting the selected audio information, the method
`proceeds to step 205 where the method ends.
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`Selected audio information may be communicated in a plurality of ways as
`described above including communicating via a cellular communications network
`to an electronic device operable to receive cellularly-communicated signals. For
`example, the information may be selected from a website operable to display
`selectable information. Upon selecting the audio information, a data file
`representing the selected audio information may be wirelessly communicated to
`an electronic device thereby allowing a user to select audio information via the
`Internet and wirelessly communicate the information to an electronic device.
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`In some embodiments, the wireless communication to an electronic device may
`occur in an off-line environment. For example, a user may go “on-line” to access a
`website and select information and then go “off-line” or end the browsing session.
`The wireless communication may then occur while the user is off-line thereby
`removing the confines of using an active or on-line browsing environment (i.e.
`Internet radio broadcast, streaming audio, etc.) for accessing selected
`information. Therefore, the method of FIG. 2 allows for information, such as audio
`information, to be communicated from a network location such as a web site, to
`an electronic device “via” wireless communication. The present invention
`advantageously allows users to access and download information accessible by a
`network location to an electronic device operable to receive wireless
`communications thereby reducing the need for land lines, terrestrial
`communication networks, etc. for communicating selective information.
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`In one embodiment, the method of FIG. 2 may be deployed in association with an
`Internet website operable to display selectable links for downloading information.
`The information may include audio information such as MP3s, streaming audio,
`streaming. Internet broadcasts, etc. are selectable by a user and operable to be
`wirelessly communicated to an electronic device. By providing a user with a
`website of selectable audio information operable to be wireless communicated to
`an electronic device, a user may customize information communicated to an
`electronic device. In one embodiment, a user may communicate information to an
`electronic device that may not be owned by the user. For example the method of
`FIG. 2 could be modified to allow a user to wirelessly communicate audio
`information to a plurality of electronic devices that may or may not be owned by
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`FIG. 3 illustrates an electronic device operable to receive selected audio
`information in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. Electronic
`device 300 includes a communication module 301 such as a transceiver coupled
`to storage medium 303 such as a high speed buffer, programmable memory, or
`other devices operable to store information. Electronic device 300 may also
`include processor 302 operably associated with communication module 301 and
`storage medium 303. Processor 302 may be operable to process wirelessly
`communicated selected information and in one embodiment may be integrated as
`part of communication module 301 of storage medium 303. In the same manner,
`as larger scale integration of electronic devices proliferate, communication
`module 301, processor 302, and storage medium 303 may be integrated into one
`communication component or device operable as electronic device 300.
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`Processor 302 may be operable using software that may be stored within storage
`medium 303. In one embodiment, software upgrades may be communicated to
`electronic device 300 via wireless communication allowing for efficient system
`upgrades for electronic device 300. Storage medium 303 may include one or
`several different types of storage devices. For example, storage medium 303 may
`include programmable gate arrays, ROM devices, RAM devices, EEPROMs,
`minidisks or other memory devices operable to store information.
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`During use, electronic device 300 receives wireless communications of selective
`information. The information may be transmitted via a wireless communications
`network and received by electronic device 300 via transceiver 301. Transceiver
`301 may be operable to convert the received wireless communication signal into
`a desirable format and store the received information within storage medium 303.
`The received information may then be processed by electronic device 300.
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`In one embodiment, electronic device 300 may be operable as an audio player
`configured to play digital representations of music. For example, electronic device
`300 may also include an MP3 player operable to process the received information
`into an audio signal. Therefore, electronic device 300 may be used to receive
`wirelessly communicated MP3 audio files and play these files using an MP3
`player when desired. In another embodiment, electronic device 300 may be
`configured as a PDA wherein the PDA includes a web browser operable to
`wirelessly communicate with the Internet. The PDA device may include a user
`interface allowing a user to select information to be wirelessly communicated to
`electronic device 300.
`By providing a website of selectable information, the PDA devices may
`provide an efficient embodiment for electronic device 300 in that is allows a
`user to access and select information using a wireless communication
`network and receive the selected information using the same or different
`wireless communication network. In yet another embodiment, electronic
`device 300 may be configured as a component operable to receive selective
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