User guide
US
8,271,713
B2
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storage
and
playback
device
having
a
?rst
display
element
With
(2)
an
audio
and
video
reproduction
system
having
a
television-compatible
second
display
element
and
a
?rst
audio
ampli?er
adapted
to
drive
at
least
one
speaker,
com
prises:
an
electrical
coupling
adapted
to
engage
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device;
a
microprocessor
adapted
to
communicate
With
the
portable
digital
media
stor
age
and
playback
device
through
the
electrical
coupling;
a
remote
control
receiver
adapted
to
receive
an
input
signal
from
a
Wireless
remote
controller
device
and
to
provide
an
output
signal
to
the
microprocessor;
an
audio
output
port
adapted
to
communicate
an
audio
signal
to
the
?rst
audio
ampli?er;
a
video
output
port
adapted
to
communicate
a
television-compatible
video
signal
to
the
second
display
ele
ment;
a
video
processor
in
communication
With
the
micro
processor,
the
video
processor
being
adapted
to
communicate
to
the
video
output
port
a
television-compatible
video
signal
indicative
of
a
signal
received
from
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device
for
display
by
the
second
display
element;
and
a
unitary
body
structure,
Wherein
the
electrical
coupling,
microprocessor,
audio
output
port,
video
output
port,
and
video
processor
are
disposed
in
or
on
the
unitary
body
structure.
In
another
aspect
of
the
invention,
a
docking
assembly
adapted
for
use
in
interfacing
(l)
a
telephonic
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device
having
a
?rst
display
element
With
(2)
a
media
reproduction
system
having
a
?rst
audio
ampli?er
adapted
to
drive
at
least
one
speaker,
com
prises:
an
electrical
coupling
adapted
to
engage
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device;
a
microprocessor
adapted
to
communicate
With
the
portable
digital
media
stor
age
and
playback
device
through
the
electrical
coupling;
a
remote
control
receiver
adapted
to
receive
an
input
signal
from
a
Wireless
remote
controller
device
and
provide
an
out
put
signal
to
the
microprocessor;
an
audio
output
port
adapted
to
communicate
an
audio
signal
to
the
?rst
audio
ampli?er;
and
a
telephone
rebroadcast
transceiver
adapted
to
Wirelessly
communicate
telephonic
signals
betWeen
(a)
the
telephonic
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device,
and
(b)
the
remote
controller
device.
In
another
aspect
of
the
invention,
a
docking
assembly
adapted
for
use
in
interfacing
(l)
a
telephonic
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device
With
(2)
a
media
repro
duction
system
having
a
?rst
audio
ampli?er
adapted
to
drive
at
least
one
speaker,
comprises:
an
electrical
coupling
adapted
to
engage
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device;
a
microprocessor
adapted
to
communicate
With
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device
through
the
electrical
coupling;
a
remote
control
receiver
adapted
to
receive
an
input
signal
from
a
Wireless
remote
controller
device
and
adapted
to
provide
an
output
signal
to
the
micro
processor;
an
audio
output
port
adapted
to
communicate
an
audio
signal
to
the
?rst
audio
ampli?er;
and
a
signal
trans
mitter
adapted
to
Wirelessly
communicate
a
signal
indicative
of
a
telephonic
signal
from
the
telephonic
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device
to
the
remote
controller
device.
In
another
aspect
of
the
invention,
a
remote
controller
device
adapted
to
control
any
of
a
telephonic
portable
digital
media
storage
device,
a
media
reproduction
system,
and
a
docking
assembly
adapted
for
use
in
interfacing
the
tele
phonic
portable
digital
media
storage
device
With
the
media
reproduction
system,
comprises:
a
Wireless
signal
receiver
adapted
to
receive
a
telephonic
signal
from
the
docking
assembly;
a
speaker
adapted
to
reproduce
an
audible
signal
indicative
of
the
received
telephonic
signal;
a
voice
trans
ducer
adapted
to
produce
an
electrical
vocal
output
signal;
a
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?rst
Wireless
signal
transmitter
communicatively
coupled
to
the
voice
transducer
and
adapted
to
transmit
a
telephonic
signal
indicative
of
the
electrical
vocal
output
signal;
a
second
Wireless
signal
transmitter
adapted
to
provide
a
control
signal
to
the
docking
assembly;
and
a
charge
storage
element
suit
able
to
provide
electric
poWer
to
any of
the
signal
receiver,
the
speaker,
the
?rst
signal
transmitter,
and
the
second
signal
transmitter.
In
another
aspect
of
the
invention,
a
method
for
selecting
a
digital
media
?le
for
doWnload
or
transfer
includes
the
steps
of:
(A)
communicatively
coupling,
via a
remotely
control
lable
docking
assembly,
(1)
a
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device
having
a
?rst
display
element,
With
(2)
an
audio
and
video
reproduction
system
having
a
television
compatible
second
display
element
and
a
?rst
audio
ampli?er
adapted
to
drive
at
least
one
speaker,
Wherein
the
docking
assembly
comprises
(i)
a
video
output
port
adapted
to
com
municate
a
television-compatible
video
signal
to
the
second
display
element,
and
(ii)
a
video
processor
adapted
to
com
municate
to
the
video
output
port a
television-compatible
video
signal
indicative
of
a
signal
received
from
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device
for
display
by
the
second
display
element,
and
Wherein
the
docking
assembly
has
an
associated
remote
controller;
(B)
identifying
on
the
second
display
element
information
indicative
of
any
of
(l)
a
digital
media
?le,
and
(2)
a
digital
media
?le
key, as
available
for
doWnload
or
transfer
to
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device;
and
(C)
selecting
for
doWnload
or
trans
fer
of any
of
the
digital
media
?le
and
the
digital
media
?le
key
using
the
remote
controller.
In
another
aspect
of
the
invention,
a
method
of
selecting
at
least
one
digital
media
?le
for
addition
to
a
playlist
includes
the
steps
of:
(A)
communicatively
coupling,
via a
remotely
controllable
docking
assembly,
(1)
a
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device
having
a
?rst
display
element,
With
(2)
an
audio
and
video
reproduction
system
having
a
television-compatible
second
display
element
and
a
?rst
audio
ampli?er
adapted
to
drive
at
least
one
speaker,
Wherein
the
docking
assembly
comprises
(i)
a
video
output
port
adapted
to
communicate
a
television-compatible
video
signal
to
the
second
display
element,
and
(ii)
a
video
processor
adapted
to
communicate
to
the
video
output
port a
television
compatible
video
signal
indicative
of
a
signal
received
from
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device
for
display
by
the
second
display
element,
and
Wherein
the
dock
ing
assembly
has
an
associated
remote
controller;
(B)
identi
fying
on
the
second
display
element
information
indicative
of
at
least
one
digital
media
?le;
and
(C)
selecting
for
addition
to
a
playlist
the
at
least
one
digital
media
?le
using
the
remote
controller.
In
another
aspect
of
the
invention,
a
docking
assembly
is
coupleable
With
a
PDMSP
device
having
an
electrical
cou
pling
and
an
electrical
charge
storage
element,
and
the
dock
ing
assembly
comprises:
(A)
a
body
having
a
support
element
and
an
electrical
connector,
Wherein
the
support
element
is
adapted
to
receive
at
least
a
portion
of
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device,
and
the
electrical
con
nector
is
adapted
to
simultaneously
engage
the
electrical
cou
pling
When
the
at
least
a
portion
of
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device
is
received
by
the
support
ele
ment;
(B)
at
least
one
electrical
circuit
element
adapted
to
conduct
poWer
from
an
external
poWer
source
to
the
at
least
one
electrical
coupling
for
any
of
(l)
poWering
the
portable
digital
media
storage
and
playback
device,
and
(2)
charging
the
electrical
charge
storage
element;
and
(C)
at
least
one
communication
element
adapted
to
communicate
a
signal
indicative
of
digital
media
content
played
by
the
portable