System and method for synching Portable Media Player content with storage space optimization

摘要

A device is provided for use with a content provider that is operable to provide content, which includes a plurality of content components. The device includes a communication portion, a memory portion, a parsing portion, a counting portion and a processing portion. The communication portion can receive the content from the content provider. The parsing portion can parse the content into the plurality of content components and can store the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion. The counting portion can provide a counter for each of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion, respectively. The processing portion can retrieve and process one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion. The counting portion can further increment the counter associated with the retrieved one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion.

主权项

1. A method of using content from a content provider, the content including a plurality of content components, said method comprising:
receiving, by way of a communication portion, the content from the content provider; parsing, by way of a parsing portion, the content into the plurality of content components; storing, into a memory portion, the parsed plurality of content components; providing, by way of a counting portion, a counter for each of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion, respectively; retrieving, by way of a processing portion, one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion; processing, by way of the processing portion, the retrieved one of the parsed plurality of content components; performing, by way of the processing portion, at least one of incrementing the counter and decrementing the counter associated with the retrieved one of the parsed plurality of content components within the memory portion; comparing, by way of the processing portion, the counter associated with one of the parsed plurality of content components to a predetermined threshold; and deleting, by way of the processing portion, one of said plurality of content components in response to the comparison.