Patent ID: 7634605

Claim:
A method performed by an accessory for transferring stored data between a media player and the accessory, the media player including a storage device for storing one or more files, the method comprising: sending, by the accessory to the media player, a first command requesting storage capability information indicating one or more storage capabilities of the storage device, wherein the storage capability information includes one or more of: maximum file size information, maximum write size information, maximum filename length information, or filesystem type information; receiving, by the accessory from the media player, a second command, in response to the first command, including the storage capability information; sending, by the accessory to the media player, a third command requesting a unique identifier for a file stored on the storage device; receiving, by the accessory from the media player, a fourth command, in response to the third command, including the unique identifier; and sending, by the accessory to the media player, a fifth command, in response to the fourth command, requesting execution of a storage operation with respect to the file, wherein the fifth command includes the unique identifier.