公开(公告)号：US20230080210A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17589891

申请日：2022-01-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Betim DEVA ,  Mufaddal Y. KHUMRI ,  Ying CHEN ,  Jason P. KETTERMAN ,  Zhiyuan ZHAO ,  Edward T. SCHMIDT

IPC: G06F21/62 ,  H04M1/72442 ,  H04M1/72463 ,  H04M1/72454 ,  G06F21/33

Abstract: The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for providing access to media content from a server based on a user interface of a client device through which the access is requested. A user may access certain media content, such as a song, album, playlist, a radio station, etc., only if a request for that content is initiated via a specific user interface, and when the user is a subscriber to a reduced subscription tier to a service of the server. To restrict the access in this way, an interface-specific token is generated at a server for each media content. The interface-specific token is received by a user device and is used for further access to the media content from the server.

公开(公告)号：US20230053350A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17972950

申请日：2022-10-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas ALSINA ,  Charles MAGAHERN ,  Cody D. JORGENSEN ,  Edward T. SCHMIDT ,  Jason P. KETTERMAN ,  Nicholas J. PAULSON ,  Szu-Wen HUANG ,  Cesar de CAMARGO BARSCEVICIUS ,  Elena LEYFMAN ,  Keith HENRICKSON ,  Andrew SINESIO ,  Owen IMHOLTE ,  Harry SIMMONDS

IPC: H04L67/143 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/61

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing media playback among an ad hoc group of playback devices. Such techniques may involve building a session among the playback devices in which playback devices communicate information regarding their playback capabilities. Based on the playback capabilities of the devices, playback mode may be derived for the session. Playback operations may be synchronized among the devices that are members of the session, in which devices receive identification of asset(s) to be rendered pursuant to the playback operation and timing information of playback of the asset. The devices may stream the playback assets directly from media sources when they are capable of doing so. In this manner, communication resources are conserved.

公开(公告)号：US20220368740A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-17

申请号：US17744598

申请日：2022-05-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jason P. KETTERMAN ,  Thomas GOUJON ,  Edward T. SCHMIDT ,  Cody D. JORGENSEN ,  Arvind S. SHENOY ,  Priyo MUSTAFI ,  Paul C. IRVINE ,  Won Mo KANG

IPC: H04L65/403 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: The subject technology provides for coordinating output of content during a multiuser communication session by initiating, by a server responsive to a request from a first participant device of a plurality of participant devices that are connected to a multiuser communication session, a media playback session for the multiuser communication session. A network identifier corresponding to the media playback session is generated at the server. The network identifier is transmitted by the server to remainder of participant devices connected to the multiuser communication session. Upon receiving an indication of a selection of the network identifier from at least a second participant device of the plurality of the participant devices at the server, the server causes media for the media playback session to be transmitted to the first participant device and the second participant device.

公开(公告)号：US20210124772A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US17064462

申请日：2020-10-06

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cody D. JORGENSEN ,  Edward T. SCHMIDT ,  Jason P. KETTERMAN ,  Michael GACHET

IPC: G06F16/435 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F16/438

Abstract: A device implementing a multi-user content queue may include a memory and at least one processor configured to receive, on the device, a content query and retrieve, from the memory, user account credentials corresponding to user accounts associated with the device. The at least one processor may be further configured to provide, to a server, the user account credentials and the content query. The at least one processor may be further configured to receive, from the server and based on the content query, a user account identifier of one of the user accounts and a content identifier corresponding to content in a content library of the one of the user accounts. The at least one processor may be further configured to utilize the user account identifier and the content identifier for output, by the device, of the content from the content library of the one of the user accounts.

公开(公告)号：US20190124159A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

申请号：US16146098

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas ALSINA ,  Charles MAGAHERN ,  Cody D. JORGENSEN ,  Edward T. SCHMIDT ,  Jason P. KETTERMAN ,  Nicholas J. PAULSON ,  Szu-Wen HUANG ,  Cesar de CAMARGO BARSCEVICIUS ,  Elena LEYFMAN ,  Keith HENRICKSON ,  Andrew SINESIO ,  Owen IMHOLTE ,  Harry SIMMONDS

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/2543

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing media playback among an ad hoc group of playback devices. Such techniques may involve building a session among the playback devices in which playback devices communicate information regarding their playback capabilities. Based on the playback capabilities of the devices, playback mode may be derived for the session. Playback operations may be synchronized among the devices that are members of the session, in which devices receive identification of asset(s) to be rendered pursuant to the playback operation and timing information of playback of the asset. The devices may stream the playback assets directly from media sources when they are capable of doing so. In this manner, communication resources are conserved.