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`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING
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`Title:
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING
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`TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`BAQKGROLJND OF THE INVENT1 QN
`The first commercial radio stations in the United
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`stations often use an analog signal, which may be
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`seems to be a popular outlet for news and information.
`Unfortunately, analog radio may be unable to provide
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`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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`single digital radio band such as the L—band between
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`reception of both terrestrially and satellite—originated
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`In accordance with teachings of the present
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`disclosure,
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`a system and method for communicating
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`selected information to an electronic device are
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`disclosed that provide significant advantages over prior
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`developed systems.
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`The disclosed embodiments allow a
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`radio listener to create a personal playlist and to
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`the digital engine may be
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`communicatively coupled to a graphical user interface
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`The system may also include a communication engine
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`communicatively coupled to the digital engine,
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`communicate the data representing the selected
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`information to an electronic device.
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`include a Bluetooth link, which may operate around 2.4
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`According to another aspect of the present
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`invention, a system for communicating selected
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`information to an electronic device is disclosed.
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`data associated with selected audio information and a
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`communication engine communicatively coupled to the
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`digital engine,
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`invention, a method for communicating selected audio
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`method includes maintaining data associated with the
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`selected audio information using a digital engine, and
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`initiating wireless communication of the data to the
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`electronic device.
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`According to another aspect of the present
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`invention, an electronic device for receiving selected
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`audio information via wireless communication is provided.
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`The device includes a communication module operable to
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`receive wireless communication of the selected audio
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`information, a storage medium operably coupled to the
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`communication module,
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`the storage medium operable to
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`store the selected audio information, and a processor
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`module operable to process the received selected audio
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`information.
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`invention, a method for communicating selected audio
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`information to an electronic device is provided.
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`method includes presenting information associated with
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`Other technical advantages will be apparent
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`A more complete understanding of the present
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`embodiments and advantages thereof may be acquired by
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`referring to the following description taken in
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`conjunction with the accompanying drawings,
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`in which like
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`reference numbers indicate like features, and wherein:
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`FIGURE 1 depicts a general system for wirelessly
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`communicating selective information to an electronic
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`device in accordance with one aspect of the present
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`invention;
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`FIGURE 2 illustrates a block diagram of a method of
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`wirelessly communicating selected information to an
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`electronic device;
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`FIGURE 3 illustrates an electronic device operable
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`the teachings of the present invention;
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`FIGURE 4 illustrates a graphical user interface
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`according to one aspect of the present invention;
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`a mount for an electronic device according to one
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`embodiment of the present
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`invention;
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`FIGURE SB illustrates automobile console having a
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`aspect of the present
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`invention;
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`FIGURE 6 illustrates a block diagram of a system for
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`communicating voice mail messages using email according
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`to one embodiment of the present
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`invention;
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`voice email messages according to one embodiment of the
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`present
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`invention;
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`The conceptual groundwork for the present
`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 a songs, on—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.
`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
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`as video,
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`Additionally,
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`be formatted in a plurality of ways at different phases
`of communication without
`loosing the underlying content
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`For example, an audio file
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`of the selected information.
`compressed, modified, etc.
`may be formatted, segmented,
`providing or communicating the audio
`for the purpose of
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`y at 100,
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`to maintain data or
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`information.
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`pled to
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`information a
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`includes a digital engine
`engine 102. Communications engine
`coupled to an electronic device 103. Digital engine 101
`irectly coupled to storage device
`may be directly or ind
`ion.
`105 operable to store informat
`a1 engine 101 maintains info
`lected information in a digital format.
`associated with se
`The information may be stored within storage device 105
`er storage devices operable
`ssociated with the selected
`Communications engine 102 is communicatively cou
`digital engine 101 and operable to wirelessly communicate
`the selected information to electronic device 103.
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`format such as an MP3 file, wave file, etc.
`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.
`System 100, utilizing communication engine 102, may
`wirelessly communicate data or information associated
`with the selected audio information to electronic device
`195 thereby providing wireless communication of selected
`105
`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 fig; utilizing a network
`environment.
`The Internet website may include several
`different types of information related to audio
`information.
`FIGURE 4, described in greater detail
`below,
`illustrates one embodiment of providing an
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`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 associate
`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 d
`103. Therefore, a user may access and select audio
`tion via an Internet website and wirelessly
`informa
`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 195 may be configured in a
`,\
`plurality of ways for receiving wireless communication of
`selected audio information.
`In one embodiment,
`wfi
`electronic device Tfi§.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 having a cellular modem
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`may include a network radio, a modular device, an audio
`1 assistant
`(PDA), a cellular
`system, a personal digita
`phone, or other electronic devices oper
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`able to receive
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`information wirelessly commun
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`icated by communication
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`engine 102.
`Communications engine 102 may be opera
`ed information to elec
`plurality of ways.
`The present
`invention
`for several different
`lected audio informati
`ted to any specific
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`ble to
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`embodiments
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`on to
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`advantageously allows
`lessly communicating se
`electronic devi
`ce 103 and is not limi
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`invention.
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`Several different types o
`y be realized by the p
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`ation from a information
`to an electronic device
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`communication ma
`Communications engine 1
`communicate the selected inform
`network, such as the Internet,
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`'
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`less communications.
`'ne 102 may comprise a
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`o
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`conduit to inter
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`operable t
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`face information with a wireless
`ure the
`The conduit may config
`nformation network into a
`reless
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`may be
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`information located within the i
`o be transmitted via wi
`format operable t
`le, a wireless device
`For examp
`communication.
`0 receive packets of information having a
`In such an
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`s engine 102 could format the
`embodiment, communication
`n into a desirable format for wirelessly
`informatio
`nic device 103.
`communicating the information to electro
`less communication may be used
`Several
`types of wire
`ommunicate the selected
`cations engine 102 to c
`by communi
`information to an electronic device.
`networks such as GSM, Dig
`SuperDRC o
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`Communications
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`SB, Radio bands, DRC,
`of transmission such as TDMA, CDMA,
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`invention for
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`communicating informatio
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`signal an
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`'c device 103.
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`A digital
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`dwidth of
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`6 MHZ for
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`tilizing a
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`e the
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`mmunication engine 102 o
`nformation via a digit
`information may be co
`o an electronic device operable
`For example, a user may
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`selective
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`communicatio
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`form
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`carrier and receive the se
`n via a specified FM sub—carrier.
`rmation may be
`the selected info
`In one embodiment,
`atted and transmitted to achieve a desirable
`transmission rate.
`For example, conventional systems may
`transmit
`information at a speed of 10 kilobits pern to be
`second. Therefore,
`for 1
`communicated to an electronic dev
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`a transmission time
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`pres
`transmission speed by removing th
`information be communicated asynchronousl
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`For example, conventional wireless
`electronic device.
`communication utilize a specifie
`communicate information in two directions
`mation is communicated across a
`phones). As such,
`infor
`to provide a continuous
`l
`in an asynchronous manner
`The present invention
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`(i.e.)cellular
`A.
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`d frequency to
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`electroni
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`c device in a less than asynchronous manner.
`relessly
`ser selected a song to be wi
`system 100 could
`c device,
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`For example,
`if a u
`communicated to an electroni
`communicate the information in a less than asynchronous
`manner allowing the selected information to be
`y decreasing the overall
`transmitted efficiently thereb
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`download time
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`In one embodiment,
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`compr
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`at different ph
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`s the same frequency but
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`l signals
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`d to
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`essed and transmitted acros
`ases thereby allowing plura
`o be wirelessly communicate
`having different phases t
`the electronic device
`an electronic device.
`Therefore,
`o receive multiple phased signals and
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`may be operable t
`process the selective inform
`the information may be wirelessly
`elatively slow transmission rate.
`For
`when the selected audio
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`communicated at a r
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`be transmitted to an electronic device associated with
`ehicle such that the user ca
`'nformation during the drive home at
`it may be desirable to
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`informatio
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`user may select seve
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`device 103.
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`audio information to an electronic device.
`In another embodiment, a hybrid of wireless
`d depending on the
`f the selected audio information and/or the
`the selected audio
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`
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`o the electronic
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`electronic device.
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`plurality 0
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`additional selected audio information.
`Therefore, system 100 may be configured in a
`f ways to communicate selected information to
`Digital engine 101 may be used to
`ted with the selected
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`electronic device 103.
`maintain data or information associa
`information and communication engine 102, communicatively
`coupled to digital engine 101, may wirelessly
`communicate selected information to electronic device
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`selected audio information.
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`In this manner,
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`rates may be
`audio information to the electronic device.
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`For example, a user may want
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`n Internet radio
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`requirements o
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`For example,
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`electronic device.
`information may first be transmitted t
`device via high speed communication until enough
`y communicated and buffered
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`electronic device.
`stem illustrated in
`e the method of FIG
`nerally at step 200.
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`with the sy
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`operable to utiliz
`The method begins ge
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`URE 2.
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`In
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`bsite accessible by a
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`Internet we
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`another embodiment,
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`the selectable information may be
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`ns device such
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`acce
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`02 where a user can identify
`'relessly communicated
`a user may select
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`to an electronic device
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`rmation,
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`the
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`information asso ’
`formation may be an audio file,
`one embodiment,
`the in
`representative of
`and MP3 file, etc.
`a wave file,
`In another embodiment, a
`the selected audio information.
`network location tha
`selected information may be
`network location of
`the metho
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`may include a
`a
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`maintained.
`a network broadcas
`d at step 203 may
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`or data as
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`sociated with
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`p 204
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`Upon maintaining information
`hod proceeds to ste
`the met
`the selected information,
`es information
`1
`'relessly communicat
`rmation to an electronic
`ted info
`ith
`o file associated w
`'ntained,
`the method
`information was mai
`to the electronic
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`io file
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`a link or network
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`address
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`l0
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`accessed and,
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`electronic device.
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`mbodiment,
`n may be wirelessly
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`In another e
`of audio informatio
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`onic device.
`the method proceeds to
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`Upon transmitting
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`of different types
`communicated to an electr
`the selected audio information,
`step 205 where the method ends.
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`rmation may be co
`above including
`cations network to an
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`mmunicated in a
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`communicating via
`electronic device operab
`For example,
`communicated signals.
`a website operable
`cting the audio inf
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`be selected from
`Upon sele
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`a cellular communi
`le to receive cell
`the information may
`to display selectable
`ormation, a
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`r to select audio in
`ommunicate the info
`some embodiments,
`the
`electronic device may occur
`
`ther
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`the Intern
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`eby allowing a use
`et and wirelessly c
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`formation via
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`c device.
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`In
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`to an electroni
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`f—line environment.
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`For example,
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`off—line thereby removing the confines of using an active
`(i.e. Internet radio
`or on—line browsing environment
`broadcast, streaming audio, etc.)
`
`for accessing selected
`
`information.
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`Therefore,
`information, such as audio information,
`
`the method of FIGURE 2 allows for
`to be
`
`present invention a
`and download information accessible by a network location
`tronic device operable to receive wireless
`y reducing the need for land li
`communications thereb
`terrestrial communication networks, etc. for
`g selective information.
`the method of FIGURE 2 may be
`net website operable
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`to an elec
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`communicatin
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`In one embodiment,
`yed in association with a Inter
`table links for downloading information.
`to display selec
`The information may include audio information such as
`MP3's, streaming audio, streaming, Internet broadcasts,
`a user and operable to be wirelessly
`etc. selectable by
`communicated to an electronic device.
`By providing a
`user with
`information
`a website of selectable audio
`ss communicated to an electronic
`operable to be wirele
`a user may customize information communicated to
`In one embodiment, a user may
`an electronic device.
`communicate information to an electronic device that may
`not be owned by the user.
`For example the method of
`be modified to allow a user to wirelessly
`tion to a plurality of
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`device,
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`FIGURE 2 could
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`communicate audio informa
`electronic devices that may or may n
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`FIGURE 3 illustrates an electronic device operable
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`to receive selected audio information in accordance with
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`the teachings of the present
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`invention. Electronic
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`device 300 includes a communication module 301 such as a
`3°'§
`transceiver coupled to storage medium 39%-such as a high
`/\
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`speed buffer, programmable memory,
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`or other devices
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`operable to store information. Electronic device 300 may
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`also include processor 302 operably associated with
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`communication module 301 and storage medium 30%.
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`communicated selected information and in one embodiment
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`may be integrated as part of communication module 301 of
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`storage medium 36%.
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`In the same manner, as larger scale
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`integration of electronic devices proliferate,
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`communication module 301, processor 302, and storage
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`medium 303 may be integrated into one communication
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`component or device operable as electronic device 300.
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`Processor 302 may be operable using software that
`595
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`may be stored within storage medium;3&2.
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`In one
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`embodiment, software upgrades may be communicated to
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`electronic device 300 via wireless communication allowing
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`for efficient system upgrades for electronic device 300.
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`Storage medium 36 may include one or several different
`,\
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`types of storage devices.
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`For example, storage medium
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`fi
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`RAM devices, EEPROMS, minidisks or other memory devices
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`operable to store information.
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`During use, electronic device 300 receives wireless
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`communications of selective information.
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`The information
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`may be transmitted via a wireless communications network
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`and received by electronic device 300 via transceiver
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`301. Transceiver 301 may be operable to convert
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`the
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`received wireless communication signal
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`into a desirable
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`format and store the received information within storage
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`mediumfiggg.
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`The received information may then be
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`processed by electronic device 300.
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`In one embodiment, electronic device 300 may be
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`operable as an audio player configured to play digital
`electronic device
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`representations of music.
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`For example,
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`300 may also include an MP3 player operable to process
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`the received informati

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