Patent ID: 7471988

Claim:
An audio data player, comprising: a data storage device for storing a plurality of encoded audio data files, the encoded audio data files including at least one preset genre category and at least one user created genre category, wherein each said preset genre category includes a corresponding preset equalization setting and each said user created genre category includes a corresponding user created equalization setting; a signal processing unit for receiving a selected one of the encoded audio data files, decoding the selected audio data file and providing an output signal; a user input device for accepting user inputs; and a microcontroller, coupled to the data storage device, the signal processing unit and the user input device, for controlling the operation of the data storage device and the signal processing unit in response to the user inputs; wherein the signal processing unit provides a sound equalizer having a plurality of selectable equalization settings, and the signal processing unit is adapted to identify one of the preset genre category and the user created genre category associated with the selected audio data file, and to automatically select one of the corresponding preset equalization setting and the corresponding user created equalization setting in response to the identification.