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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2005
Andrew L. Silverman, Redmond, WA (US);
Dennis a Kiilerich, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kipley J. Olson, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Madhuvan Gupta, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew L. Silverman, Redmond, WA (US);
Dennis A Kiilerich, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kipley J. Olson, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Madhuvan Gupta, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are one or more implementations for transferring formatted digital media content ('formatted-media-content') from a source device (e.g., a desktop computer) to a target media-playback device (e.g., a MP3 player). The formatted-media-content may need to be converted from a source format to a target format before it is transferred. An implementation seeks permission from a source-format-agent associated with the source format of the formatted-media-content, to perform a format-conversion ('transcoding').