Gizmodo reports that XM Radio filed a Patent for a system and method for providing recording and playback of digital media content.
The concept would be that a preview service would have satellite content preloaded on a device, allowing you to listen to content even when you don't have a satellite signal. This preview content would be updated on a regular basis by XM, so you wouldn't have old stuff that you'd need to listen to. The patent also goes on to say that the user would be able to select which content they'd want, and the system would respond by keeping fresh cached content on the device according to their selections.
This isn't contrained by audio content either. Video, graphics, text or any other media content would be part of the whole system.
Gizmodo also said that there are even plans to let users purchase songs they want to keep in a more permanent place.
Pretty cool.
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