Patent ID: 6487145
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: G10H,G11B

Abstract:
A method of extracting music data from a compact disc, comprising:extracting at least a portion of an initial track of music data at an extracting rate that is greater than a listening rate; recording the extracted portion of the initial track of music data to a storage media at the extracting rate while continuing the extracting; allowing the listening to at least a portion of the extracted portion of the initial track of music data from the storage media at the listening rate while continuing the extracting and the recording; skipping to a second track of music data of the compact disc before the initial track of music data is completely extracted and recorded to the storage media; discontinuing the extraction of the initial track of music data; extracting at least a portion of the second track of music data; recording the extracted portion of the second track of music data to the storage media; and allowing the listening to at least a portion of the extracted portion of the second track of music data, wherein the storage media includes a hard disk storage media and an optical storage media.