Removable medium with bookmark

摘要

A storage medium includes a content storage portion for storing content and a bookmark storage portion for storing a bookmark value. An associated player for playing the content includes a user interface for presenting the content to a user, a processor for presenting the content to the user interface starting at a starting segment of the content in accordance with the bookmark value, and a medium interface for reversibly operationally connecting the player to the storage medium to deliver the content and the bookmark value to the processor. The player plays the content until an ending segment is reached, and sets the bookmark value in accordance with the ending segment, so that subsequent playing, on the same player or on a different player, starts in accordance with the ending segment. The starting segment is selected either by the player or by the storage medium.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a MultiMedia card including a flash memory, the MultiMedia card including an interface configured to connect to and disconnect from a host for playing content stored in the flash memory, the flash memory comprising: (a) a content storage portion for storing the content in the flash memory; (b) a bookmark storage portion for storing, in the flash memory, a bookmark value that indicates a current location within the content upon interruption of playing of the content: and (c) a code storage portion for storing a player program that is loaded from the flash memory of the MultiMedia card and executed by the host when the flash memory is connected to the host, wherein the player program controls the host to play the content, including resuming playing of the content in accordance with said bookmark value.