Abstract: A media organizer and entertainment center includes an importer for importing individual media/data selections and automatically assigning each selection at least one associated category flag pursuant to predetermined or user defined criteria. The center also includes a storage device for storing compressed data corresponding to the plurality of individual media/data selections and the associated category flags and a retriever for retrieving selections from the storage device based upon user selection of one or more of the associated category flags, and a data decompresser that translates the compressed data into playable digital or audio media data. With the center, playable digital or audio media data can be advantageously transported, organized, played or recorded through or on a variety of products or devices.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 6, 2005
Date of Patent:
April 17, 2007
Assignee:
Looney Productions, LLC
Inventors:
Brian M. Looney, Evan Lampros, Howard Hull
Abstract: A media organizer and entertainment center includes an importer for importing individual media/data selections and automatically assigning each selection at least one associated category flag pursuant to predetermined or user defined criteria. The center also includes a storage device for storing compressed data corresponding to the plurality of individual media/data selections and the associated category flags and a retriever for retrieving selections from the storage device based upon user selection of one or more of the associated category flags, and a data decompresser that translates the compressed data into playable digital or audio media data. With the center, playable digital or audio media data can be advantageously transported, organized, played or recorded through or on a variety of products or devices.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 12, 2001
Date of Patent:
October 11, 2005
Assignee:
Looney Productions, LLC
Inventors:
Brian M. Looney, Evan Lampros, Howard Hull
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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 18, 1999
Date of Patent:
May 15, 2001
Assignee:
Looney Productions, LLC
Inventors:
Brian M. Looney, Dale R. McMullin, Joseph Pasciuto, Edward T. Doyle
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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 17, 1998
Date of Patent:
October 19, 1999
Assignee:
Looney Productions, LLC
Inventors:
Brian M. Looney, Dale R. McMullin, Joseph Pasciuto, Edward T. Doyle