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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 18, 2007
William Thanos, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Hyuk-il Kwon, Seoul, KR;
In-soo Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Joseph R. Meza, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
David Jeppson, Livermore, CA (US);
William Thanos, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Hyuk-Il Kwon, Seoul, KR;
In-Soo Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Joseph R. Meza, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
David Jeppson, Livermore, CA (US);
SanDisk Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for avoiding refreshing a database of metadata associated with digital media content is disclosed. In one embodiment, a digital media player storing a database of metadata associated with digital media content determines whether a removable memory device was connected with the digital media player while the digital media player was powered down. The digital media player refreshes the database only if it is determined that the removable memory device was connected with the digital media player while the digital media player was powered down. In another embodiment, the digital media player determines whether the digital media content stored on the removable memory device changed since the database was last updated. The digital media player refreshes the database if it is determined that the digital media content stored on the removable memory device changed since the database was last updated.