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input/output

(I/O)

ports

coupled

to

a

plurality

of

media

sources,

(ii)

a

user

interface

coupled

to

at

least

one

user

interface

device,

the

user

interface

operable

to

receive

at

least

one

media

play

instruction

from

a

user,

(iii)

a

media

player

interface

comprising

a

plurality

of

receiver

connec

tions,

each

communicatively

coupled

to

a

media

receiver,

(iv)

a

media

data

base,

(v)

a

play

selection

system,

and

(vi)

a

media

play

processor.

The

media

database

includes

a

plurality

of

media

unit

records,

a

media

type

con?guration

record,

a

play

mode

record,

and

a

media

receiver

type record

that

identi?es

the

media

receiver.

Each

media

unit

record

identi?es

(a)

one

of

a

plurality

of

media

units

by

a

charac

teristic

that

corresponds

to

one

of

a

plurality

of

play

modes

identi?ed

in

the

play

mode

record,

and

(b)

a

media

type

that

corresponds

to

one

of

a

plurality

of

receiver

connections

identi?ed

in

the

media

type

con?guration

record.

The

play

selection

system

(i)

retrieves

a

media

unit

record

for

a

selected

media

unit

to

be

played

by

the

media

receiver,

the

media

type

con?guration

record,

the

play

inode

record,

and

the

media

receiver

type

record,

(ii)

determines

a

play

mode

for

the

selected

media

unit

from

the

media

unit

record

and

the

play

mode

record,

(iii)

determines

a

receiver

connection

selection

based

on

the

media

type,

the

media

type

con?gu

ration

record,

and

the

media

receiver

type

record,

and

(iv)

communicates,

to

a

media

player

processor,

the

receiver

connection

selection

and

the

play

mode

for

the

selected

media

unit.

The

media

play processor

(i)

con?gures

the

media

receiver,

and

(ii)

couples

the

selected

media

unit

to

a

selected

receiver

connection,

according

to

the

receiver

con

nection

selection.

BRIEF

DESCRIPTION

OF

THE

DRAWINGS

The

subject

matter

regarded

as

the

invention

is

particu

larly

pointed

out

and

distinctly

claimed

in

the

concluding

portion

of

the

speci?cation.

The

invention,

hoWever,

both

as

to

organiZation

and

method

of

operation,

together

With

features

and

advantages

thereof,

may

best

be

understood

by

reference

to

the

folloWing

detailed

description

When

read

With

the

accompanying

draWings

in

Which:

FIG.

1

is

a

block

diagram

illustrating

an

exemplary

media

management

system;

FIG.

2

is

a

block

diagram

illustrating

an

exemplary

con?guration

process;

and

FIG.

3

is

a

block

diagram

illustrating

an

exemplary

system

and

method

for

playing

media

in

accordance

With

a

user

con?guration.

DETAILED

DESCRIPTION

In

the

folloWing

detailed

description,

numerous

speci?c

details

are

set

forth

in

order

to

provide

a

thorough

under

standing

of

the

invention.

HoWever,

it

Will

be

understood

that

the

present

invention

may

be

practiced

Without

these

speci?c

details.

In

other

instances,

Well-known

methods,

procedures,

components

and

circuits

have

not

been

described

in

detail,

so

as

not

to

obscure

the

present

inven

tion.

1.

OvervieW

FIG.

1

is

a

block

diagram

of

an

exemplary

media

man

agement

system

10

that

includes:

(i)

a

plurality

of

media

source

input/output

(I/O)

ports

12,

(ii)

a

control

port

system

14,

(iii)

a

main

processor

15,

(iv)

a

user

interface 16,

(v)

a

mode

con?guration

process

17,

(vi)

a

media

player

interface

18,

(vii)

a

media

database

19,

(viii)

a

control

signal

connection

51,

(ix)

a

digital

con

10

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

4

nection

52,

(x)

a

2-channel

audio

connection

54,

(xi)

a

6-channel

audio

connection

56,

and

(xii)

a

video

connec

tion

58.

The

control

signal

connection

51,

the

digital

connection

52,

the

2-channel

analog

connection

54,

the

6-channel

analog

connection

56,

and

the

video

connection

58

are

communicatively

coupled

to

a

media

receiver

38.

The

media

receiver

38

may

be

con?gured

in

various

arrangements.

For

example,

the

media

receiver

38

may

comprise

a

pre-ampli

?er.

As

another

example,

the

media

receiver

38

may

include

a

pre-ampli?er

and

a

decoder

that

decodes

media

for

playing

the

media

in

one

of

a

variety

of

play

modes.

As

yet

another

example,

the

media

receiver

38

may

comprise

a

pre-ampli

?er

and

an

ampli?er.

As

still

yet

another

example,

the

media

receiver

38

may

include

a

pre-ampli?er,

an

ampli?er,

and

a

radio

frequency

tuner.

Other

examples

of

media

receiver

arrangements

are

also

possible.

The

main

processor

15

could

comprise

one

or

more

processors,

such

as

a

general

purpose

processor

and/or

a

digital

signal

processor.

The

main

processor

15

executes

program

instructions

in

order

to

Work

cooperatively

With

the

plurality

of

media

source

I/O

ports

12,

the

control

port

system

14,

the

user

interface

16,

the

mode

con?guration

process

17,

and

the

media

player

interface

18.

The

plurality

of

media

source

I/O

ports

12

are

coupled

to

a

plurality

of

media

source

devices

or

systems.

By

Way

of

example,

the

plurality

of

devices

or

systems

may

include

the

Internet

20,

a

personal

computer

24,

a

?rst

disc

changer

2611,

a

second

disc

changer

26b,

and

a

third

disc

changer

260.

Other

examples

of

the

devices

or

systems

coupled

to

the

plurality

of

media

source

I/O

ports

12

are

also

possible.

The

Internet

20

is

preferably

connected

to

a

network

hub

22,

Which

provides

Internet

access

to

the

personal

computer

24

in

a

local

area

netWork

environment.

The

personal

computer

24

may

connect

to

the

media

management

system

10

using

any

suitable

data

connection

(e.g.

RS232,

Ethernet,

Wireless

Ethernet,

etc.).

In

a

preferred

embodiment,

the

personal

computer 24

connects

to

the

media

management

system 10

at

an

Ethernet

connection

over

Which

the

media

management

system

10

connects

to

the

Internet

20.

The

?rst,

second

and

third

disc

changers

26a-c

may

be

any

disc

changer

operable

to

hold

a

plurality

of

media

discs

such

as

audio

CDs

(compact

discs),

Super

Audio

CD’s

(SACD),

and

DVD’s

(digital

versatile

disc

or

digital

video

disc).

The

disc

changers

26a-c

connect

to

the

media

man

agement

system 10

at

the

media

source

I/O

ports

12

to

communicate

media

to

the

media

management

system

10.

The

media

management

system 10

may

include

a

control

port

system 14

for

controlling

the

disc

changers

2611-0.

The

control

port

system

14

may

provide

control

signals

to

disc

changers

26a-c

via

infrared

(IR)

(e.g.

Wired

IR

or

Wireless

IR),

or

serial

connections

(e.g.

tWo-Way

serial

or

S-Link

based

connections).

Other

examples

of

control

signal

types

provided

by

the

control

port

system

14

to

the

disc

changers

26a-c

are

also

possible.

The

control

port

system

14

may

interface

(eg

via

an

RS-232

serial

cable)

With

a

home

remote

control

system

28.

As

an

example,

the

home

remote

control

system 28

may

provide

control

for

the

media

management

system

10,

as

Well

as

control

for

other

systems,

such

as

appliances

and/or

a

furnace

in

a

home.

The

media

management

system 10

accesses

each of

the

plurality

of

media

sources

and

organiZes

information

about

the

media

that

is

accessible

to

the

user

of

the

media

management

system

10

in

the

media

database

19.

The

media

database

19

may

be

any

type

of

storage

system.

For

example,

the

media

database

19

may

comprise

a

disc-based

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