Method and apparatus for downloading data to portable devices
US7110838B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K15/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
There are provided a download system and a download control method for portable players, which enable a user to download music data to the portable player by a simple operation, and a storage medium that stores a program for executing the download control method. The portable player includes a storage medium that stores music data having type data. A download device downloads previously stored music data to the storage medium of the portable player. A center station transmits music data having type data to the download device. In the download device, the type data of the music data stored in the storage medium is read in as known type data when the portable player is placed on a table. Type data input by a user is read in as desired type data. The type data of the music data transmitted from the center station is read in as new type data. When the desired type data is equal to the new type data and the new type data is different from the known type data, the music data transmitted from the center station is stored in a data memory device, and the stored music data is downloaded to the storage medium. Then, the new type data is written as known type data.
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