Use of a media cache for subsequent copying acceleration
US7213085B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2020/1062
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The apparent speed with which a media work is ripped to copy the work into a visible store is substantially reduced. When the media work is played, its content is cached onto a persistent, fast access storage media. If the user subsequently decides to rip the media work, the content of the cache is copied to a visible store in substantially less time than would be required to play the media work and convert it. The user thus perceives that the media work is ripped in a substantially shorter time, compared to that required for ripping the media work in a conventional manner. The ripping process may encode or transform the format of the content to a desired format for use within the visible store. Constraints may be imposed by the user to limit the cache, or the caching process may be hidden from the user.
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