US 6,232,539 A
Music organizer and entertainment centerGeneral
US 6,232,539 A
Music organizer and entertainment center
Tech Center:
2800 Semiconductors/Memory, Circuits/Measuring and Testing, Optics/Photocopying, Printing/Measuring and Testing
Examiner:
Stanley J. Witkowski
Art Unit:
2837 Electrical Circuits and Systems
Agent:
Inventors:
BRIAN M. LOONEY; DALE R. MCMULLIN; JOSEPH PASCIUTO; EDWARD T. DOYLE
Assignee:
Priority:
06/17/98
Filed:
10/18/99
Granted:
05/15/01
Expiration:
10/18/19
Abstract
A music organizer and entertainment center provides a center having a microprocessor, sound card functions and high-volume data storage and retrieval units for playing back music according to a variety of predetermined categories. Music can be played back in random form or can be played back according to a particular pre-selected order. The categories are provided by service provider who delivers selected titles and/or songs to the end user. The songs are typically loaded using a custom CD-ROM provided from the service provider. The music is provided in data-compressed form and is decompressed and processed through a sound card during playback. The categories can include a variety of parameters such as title, artists, date, speed, dance characteristics, subjective energy level and music style, such as easy-listening, upbeat, etc.