SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING MEDIA FILES STORED ON A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER USING A CONNECTED DEVICE

摘要

An exemplary electronic device (100) comprises a media subsystem (109) that may comprise and audio subsystem (110), a display subsystem (112), or both. The media subsystem (109) is adapted to play media files, including still pictures, audio files, or video files, or any combination thereof. The exemplary electronic device (100) additionally comprises an interface (106) that is adapted to place the electronic device (100) in communication with a portable media player (108). The electronic device (100) may store directory information for the portable media player (108). This directory information may be used to transfer media files from the portable media player (108) to the electronic device (100) for play on the media subsystem (109).