Patent ID: 8095626

Claim:
A method comprising: obtaining a main configuration file from a personal media device upon the personal media device being coupled to at least a portion of a media distribution system, the main configuration file defining one or more enhanced functionalities of the personal media device and identifying a media storage location on the personal media device; and providing a supplemental configuration to the personal media device in response to obtaining the main configuration file to configure the personal media device to implement at least one of the enhanced functionalities to obtain media data from the media distribution system, wherein the supplemental configuration comprises one of a subscription file, a messaging file, a channels file, an add to library file, a ratings mapping file, and a radio PC file; wherein the personal media device is coupled to the at least a portion of the media distribution system using a media transfer protocol configured to transfer media data from the at least a portion of a media distribution system to the personal media device, and wherein at least one of the main configuration file and the supplemental configuration is in a markup language format.