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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 07:16:24+00:00

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This application claims benefit as a Continuation of application Ser. No. 10/220,558, filed Aug. 29, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,908,635, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, under 35 U.S.C. §120. Application Ser. No. 10/220,558 is a national phase application of PCT/US01/06313 filed on Feb. 27, 2001, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Appln. Ser. No. 60/186,551 filed on Mar. 2, 2000. The applicant(s) hereby rescind any disclaimer of claim scope in the parent application(s) or the prosecution history thereof and advise the USPTO that the claims in this application may be broader than any claim in the parent application(s).
2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the input comprises receiving an explicit choice of the at least one media stream from a user.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria is based on user preferences.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein choosing the at least one media stream based on the criteria comprises comparing content information specified in the criteria to program information specified for the plurality of media streams.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria specifies a title or a description of the at least one media stream.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein choosing the at least one media stream based on the criteria comprises comparing content information specified in the criteria to descriptive information specifying content lengths for the plurality of media streams.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein choosing the at least one media stream based on the criteria comprises comparing content information specified in the criteria to descriptive information specifying ratings for the plurality of media streams.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the media receiver is a server to which the portable media playback device connects over a network.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the portable media playback device is configured to play back at least a particular media stream selected by a user via a user interface on the portable media playback device, from the at least one media stream.
22. The method of claim 21, further comprising the media receiver transferring the operational information to a server.
wherein automatically choosing the at least one media stream comprises selecting which of the plurality of media streams described in the content database are to be transferred to the portable media playback device based on the criteria.
26. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein receiving the input comprises receiving an explicit choice of the at least one media stream from a user.
27. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the criteria is based on user preferences.
28. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein choosing the at least one media stream based on the criteria comprises comparing content information specified in the criteria to program information specified for the plurality of media streams.
29. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the criteria specifies a title or a description of the at least one media stream.
30. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein choosing the at least one media stream based on the criteria comprises comparing content information specified in the criteria to descriptive information specifying content lengths for the plurality of media streams.
31. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein choosing the at least one media stream based on the criteria comprises comparing content information specified in the criteria to descriptive information specifying ratings for the plurality of media streams.
32. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause the media receiver downloading one or more of the at least one media stream from another device.
33. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause the media receiver recording one or more of the at least one media stream from a broadcast source.
34. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the media receiver is a server to which the portable media playback device connects over a network.
35. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the media receiver is a server at a cable head end.
36. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the media receiver is a digital video recorder.
37. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the connection is a network connection facilitated by a service center.
38. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the connection is established by a user plugging the portable media playback device into the media receiver.
39. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the connection is an encrypted connection.
40. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the portable media playback device is a battery driven device that operates independent of the media receiver.
41. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the portable media playback device is configured to play back at least a particular media stream selected by a user via a user interface on the portable media playback device, from the at least one media stream.
42. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein transferring the at least one media stream comprises causing the portable media playback device to store the at least one media stream in one or more storage devices at the portable media playback device.
43. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause automatically transferring, with the at least one media stream, descriptive information about the at least one media stream.
44. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause automatically transferring, with the at least one media stream, rules that cause the portable media playback device to enforce a copy protection scheme with respect to the at least one media stream.
45. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause, upon a subsequent connection of the media receiver and the portable media playback device, the media receiver receiving operational information from the portable media playback device.
46. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 45, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause the media receiver transferring the operational information to a server.
47. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 25, wherein the media stream is encrypted.
automatically transfers the chosen at least one media stream from the apparatus to the portable media playback device.
50. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein receiving the input comprises receiving an explicit choice of the at least one media stream from a user.
51. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the criteria is based on user preferences.
52. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein choosing the at least one media stream based on the criteria comprises comparing content information specified in the criteria to program information specified for the plurality of media streams.
53. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the criteria specifies a title or a description of the at least one media stream.
54. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein choosing the at least one media stream based on the criteria comprises comparing content information specified in the criteria to descriptive information specifying content lengths for the plurality of media streams.
55. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein choosing the at least one media stream based on the criteria comprises comparing content information specified in the criteria to descriptive information specifying ratings for the plurality of media streams.
56. The apparatus of claim 49, further comprising a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, that downloads one or more of the at least one media stream from another device.
57. The apparatus of claim 49, further comprising a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, that records one or more of the at least one media stream from a broadcast source.
58. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the apparatus is a server to which the portable media playback device connects over a network.
59. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the apparatus is a server at a cable head end.
60. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the apparatus is a digital video recorder.
61. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the connection is a network connection facilitated by a service center.
62. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the connection is established by a user plugging the portable media playback device into the apparatus.
63. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the connection is an encrypted connection.
64. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the portable media playback device is a battery driven device that operates independent of the apparatus.
65. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the portable media playback device is configured to play back at least a particular media stream selected by a user via a user interface on the portable media playback device, from the at least one media stream.
66. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein transferring the at least one media stream comprises causing the portable media playback device to store the at least one media stream in one or more storage devices at the portable media playback device.
67. The apparatus of claim 49, further comprising a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, that automatically transfers, with the at least one media stream, descriptive information about the at least one media stream.
68. The apparatus of claim 49, further comprising a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, that automatically transfers, with the at least one media stream, rules that cause the portable media playback device to enforce a copy protection scheme with respect to the at least one media stream.
69. The apparatus of claim 49, further comprising a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, that, upon a subsequent connection of the apparatus and the portable media playback device, receives operational information from the portable media playback device.
70. The apparatus of claim 69, further comprising a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, that transfers the operational information to a server.
71. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the media stream is encrypted.
causing the media content transferred from the media receiver to be stored on one or more storage devices at the portable media playback device, the portable media playback device being configured to present at least particular media content selected via an interface on the portable media playback device, from the media content stored on the one or more storage devices at the portable media playback device and transferred from the media receiver.
a subsystem, implemented at least partially by hardware, that causes the media content transferred from the media receiver to be stored on one or more storage devices at the portable media playback device, the portable media playback device being configured to present at least particular media content selected via an interface on the portable media playback device, from the media content stored on the one or more storage devices at the portable media playback device and transferred from the media receiver.
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