Patent ID: 8683009
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G11B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for synchronizing media contents between a portable media player and a media host, the media content including a plurality of media items, said method comprising: determining one or more of the media items to be copied from the media host to the media player; compressing at least a portion of the determined one or more of the media items to be copied prior to their being copied, said compressing forming determined one or more compressed media items to be copied; copying the determined one or more compressed media items to be copied from the media host to the media player via a wireless connection when the media player is not connected to the media host by a wired connection and when the media player is associated with the media host; and when the media player is connected to the media host by a wired connection and when the media player is associated with the media host: