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A remote control unit for use with an in-home audio player adapted to play pre-recorded music stored on a semiconductor music chip storage medium. In accordance with one preferred embodiment of the invention, the remote unit is a battery powered, hand held device which enables customized music selec

A remote control unit for use with an in-home audio player adapted to play pre-recorded music stored on a semiconductor music chip storage medium. In accordance with one preferred embodiment of the invention, the remote unit is a battery powered, hand held device which enables customized music selection to be made at the audio player from a distant position. The remote control unit includes an LCD display, a series of control buttons and an infrared communication interface for transmitting and receiving data from the audio player. A docking port is included in the audio player for mating with the remote control in order to download general information stored in memory of the audio player regarding each of the music chips which it has loaded. A processor within the remote control guides the user through a menu driven software routine for making music selection at the player. A user scrolls through the various menus by use of a navigation pointer. Soft keys on the remote take on different functions depending on the location within the menu driven software routine. For example, a user can choose to play individual music tracks according to a category of music, musical artist or specific song. Other functions of the remote include play, pause, scan (forward and reverse) and fast scan, as well as On/Off and volume control.

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In an audio system wherein pre-recorded music is digitally encoded in addressable memory of integrated circuit music chips and music from said chips is played on an associated solid state audio player, and wherein general description information regarding individual track selections of said music ch

In an audio system wherein pre-recorded music is digitally encoded in addressable memory of integrated circuit music chips and music from said chips is played on an associated solid state audio player, and wherein general description information regarding individual track selections of said music chips is downloaded to said audio player to assist in making music selections, a remote control apparatus for making remote music selections at said solid state audio player, said remote control apparatus comprising: transmit/receive means for remotely transmitting to and receiving information from said audio player, said transmit/receive means being adapted to mate with a corresponding transmit/receive means on said audio player, wherein said general description information is downloaded and stored in memory of said remote control apparatus; selection means for enabling a user to enter commands at said remote control apparatus pertaining to said music selections to be made; and processing means coupled to said transmit/receive means, said selection means and said memory, said processing means being operative to process said user commands and generate a corresponding output signal to said transmit/receive means.