| 摘要 |
The present application relates generally to content management (e.g., managing audio and video items in portable devices). One claim recites a method including: utilizing electronic memory housed in a portable device, maintaining a listing of up to N identifiers associated with previously accessed audio or video items, where N is an integer, and where each previously accessed audio or video item has an identifier associated therewith; utilizing a programmed electronic processor housed in the portable device, restricting access to a new audio or video item if: i) an identifier associated with the new content item is one of the N identifiers associated with the previously accessed audio or video items, or ii) less than N audio or video items have been accessed within a predetermined time. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well.
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