Method for increasing the functionality of a media player/recorder device or an application program
US6456725B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2005/91335
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for utilizing a title signal contained in digital data through a comparison of the title signal to a player signal stored in a player device. The method includes the steps of: downloading the digital data having the title signal via an Internet connection; possibly transferring the downloaded digital data to the player device; detecting, at the player device, the title signal in the data: comparing the title signal to the player signal stored at the player device; and performing an action based upon the comparison. In a preferred implementation of the present invention, the player device is a personal computer and the digital data is either image, video, audio or multimedia data or is an application program for running on the personal computer. Preferably, the player device is a personal computer. In other embodiments the title signal is contained in or part of an application program or is contained in data to be input into the application program.
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