US 7,525,289 B2
	System and method for automatically synchronizing and acquiring content for battery-powered devices
Craig M. Janik, Los Altos Hills, Calif. (US); Nicholas Kalayjian, San Carlos, Calif. (US); Jonathan L. Nichols, Santa Cruz, Calif. (US); and Axel Fuchs, San Jose, Calif. (US)
Assigned to EZ4Media, Inc., Bannockburn, Ill. (US)
Filed on Apr. 27, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/412,916.
Application 11/412916 is a continuation of application No. 11/069138, filed on Feb. 28, 2005.
Application 11/069138 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/802518, filed on Mar. 16, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/548411, filed on Feb. 28, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/455179, filed on Mar. 17, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/472253, filed on May 21, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2006/0194549 A1, Aug. 31, 2006
Int. Cl. H02J 7/06 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 320—158  [320/132]

22 Claims

1. For use in connection with a battery-powered device, a method of acquiring content comprising: establishing a period of time during which the battery-powered device will be enabled to acquire content; and adjusting the period of time as a function of a state of a battery associated with the battery-powered device; and using a filter to determine which content the battery-powered device will acquire, wherein the filter comprises one or more content genres.