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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2002
Applicants:
Thomas N. Millikan, Austin, TX (US);
Sreenivas Kothandaraman, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Thomas N. Millikan, Austin, TX (US);
Sreenivas Kothandaraman, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A media player permits multiple compressed media files to be concurrently stored in memory interval to the media player. By concurrently buffering more than one compressed media file at a time, any mechanical disturbance that occurs during the playing of a file or between files will not cause a cessation of audio. Further, skipping ahead or in reverse is advantageously expedited.