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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Applicant:
Ryuichi Iwamura, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Ryuichi Iwamura, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An audio client in a home entertainment system has a detachable remote commander with a display screen. A menu of music available at the server is downloaded to the remote commander from the server over the network and through the client device. The user can easily select a tune he/she wants to listen to using the remote commander. With storage and decoding capability, the commander can be used as a portable audio player.