公开(公告)号：US09317369B2

公开(公告)日：2016-04-19

申请号：US14645088

申请日：2015-03-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Gordon J. Freedman ,  Kenneth B. McNeil ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Thomas Alsina ,  James Callender

IPC: G06F17/30 ,  G06F11/14

CPC classification number: G06F11/1402 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G06F11/1461 ,  G06F11/1464 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F17/30864 ,  G06F2201/80 ,  G06F2201/84

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to identify at least a first portion and a second portion of resources to restore to a device are described. The first portion of the resources may be restored atomically to the device before the second portion of the resources. The device may not respond to at least one user input during the restoration of the first portion of the resources. If the restoring of the first portion is successful, the second portion of the resources may be restored. The device may respond to the user input during the restoring of the second portion of the resources.

Abstract translation: 描述用于识别要恢复到设备的资源的至少第一部分和第二部分资源的方法和装置。 资源的第一部分可以在资源的第二部分之前原子地恢复到设备。 在恢复资源的第一部分期间，设备可能不响应至少一个用户输入。 如果第一部分的恢复成功，则可以恢复资源的第二部分。 在恢复资源的第二部分期间，设备可以响应于用户输入。

公开(公告)号：US20150294382A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-15

申请号：US14751097

申请日：2015-06-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Dallas B. De Atley ,  Augustin J. Farrugia ,  Byron B. Han ,  Sean B. Kelly ,  Craig A. Marciniak ,  Maxim Khutornenko ,  Raymond N. Walsh

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0609 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06Q20/04 ,  G06Q20/12 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q20/322 ,  G06Q20/3674 ,  G06Q20/3821 ,  G06Q20/40145 ,  H04L63/083 ,  H04L63/0861

Abstract: An online store can transmit an online account token to an electronic device or to a biometric sensing device after a user successfully enters his or her account password. The electronic device or the biometric sensing device can countersign the online account token when the one or more biometric images match reference biometric images and the account password matches user identifier data stored in the electronic device or in the biometric sensing device. The countersigned online account token can then be transmitted to the online store. The user can then make one or more purchases after the online store receives the countersigned online account token.

Abstract translation: 在用户成功输入他或她的帐户密码之后，在线商店可以将在线帐户令牌传送到电子设备或生物测定传感设备。 当一个或多个生物测定图像与参考生物图像匹配并且帐户密码与存储在电子设备中或生物测定传感设备中的用户标识符数据匹配时，电子设备或生物特征感测设备可以对准在线帐户令牌。 然后可以将签署的在线帐户令牌发送到在线商店。 然后，用户可以在网上商店收到签署的在线帐户令牌之后进行一次或多次购买。

公开(公告)号：US12154136B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US15467639

申请日：2017-03-23

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： William Bedford Turner ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Sean B. Kelly

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06F16/93 ,  G06F16/95 ,  G06F16/951 ,  G06F16/958 ,  G06F40/143 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q30/0201 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0251

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for utilizing a secondary application to render invitational content. Primary content rendered by a web browser can be embedded with a command requesting that a secondary application be executed. The secondary application can be executed in a secured sand box environment and configured to render invitational content in a second window above the primary content. The secondary application can be known and trusted by the operating system to gather sensitive data used to select appropriate invitational content. Further, data can be included in the command requesting that the secondary application be executed. The invitational content can be associated with secondary views that can be rendered without affecting the primary content. The secondary application can collect data to render the secondary view, such as the exact point selected, which is used to render graphical transition effects leading to the secondary view.

公开(公告)号：US11974338B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-30

申请号：US17212897

申请日：2021-03-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Deepak Iyer ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Elena Leyfman ,  David P. Saracino ,  Astrid Yi ,  Adam A. Sonnanstine ,  Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  Aparna S. Akella ,  Shreyas Nandagudi Sreesha

IPC: H04W76/14 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/50 ,  H04W76/11

CPC classification number: H04W76/14 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/50 ,  H04W76/11

Abstract: In some implementations a system can be configured to reduce the burden of pairing user devices with playback devices. For example, all users (or user devices) who commonly operate within a particular environment (e.g., a home) can be configured as authorized users of playback devices within the particular environment. When one of the authorized users pairs a user device with a playback device, all of the user devices for all authorized users can be automatically paired with the playback device as a result of the single pairing. Thus, only a single authorized user is burdened with the pairing process in order to pair all authorized users with the playback device.

公开(公告)号：US11729470B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-15

申请号：US17547887

申请日：2021-12-10

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Brian D. Pietsch ,  Craig M. Federighi ,  Adam A. Sonnanstine ,  Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Johannes P. Schmidt ,  Astrid Yi ,  Deepak Iyer ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Patrick L. Coffman ,  Cesar de Camargo Barscevicius

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/436

CPC classification number: H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/44227 ,  H04N21/4661

Abstract: In some implementations, a user device can predictively route media content to a remote playback device based on playback context information obtained by the user device. The playback context can include local playback context information related to the state and/or context of the user device. The playback context can include remote playback context information related to the state and/or context of available remote playback devices. Based on the playback context information obtained by the user device, the user device can generate a predictive score for each available playback device that indicates or predicts the likelihood that the user will want to send media content to the corresponding playback device. The user device can generate and present a graphical user interface that can identify the playback devices having predictive scores over a threshold score. In some instances, the user device can automatically route selected media content to a predicted playback device.

公开(公告)号：US20230186358A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18163178

申请日：2023-02-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Arvind S. Shenoy ,  Matthew J. Laine ,  Zachary T. Friedland

IPC: G06Q30/0601 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/258 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04N21/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0609 ,  G06Q30/0625 ,  G06Q30/0631 ,  G06Q30/0641 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/25875 ,  G06F21/10 ,  H04N21/00

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for uploading, by a verified party, verified-party content to a media platform, receiving requests by a client device for store content, and displaying the uploaded verified-party content along with store content on the client device.

公开(公告)号：US11522965B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-06

申请号：US17035342

申请日：2020-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Zhiyuan Zhao ,  Kenneth C. Barry ,  David K. Heller

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L67/55

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing system can manage access to media sources associated with a user's media account. For example, the system can coordinate access to a user's media account between local and network devices such that when access to the user's media account is granted to an application on a user device, the application can access both local and network media sources associated with the user's media account. Similarly, when access to the user's media account is revoked from an application at a user device or at a network device, the application is prevented from accessing both local and network media sources associated with the user's media account.

公开(公告)号：US11509726B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-22

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: G06F15/16 ,  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：US11304160B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16449988

申请日：2019-06-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Szu-Wen Huang ,  Eric S. Lee ,  William M. Bachman ,  Jeffrey L. Robbin ,  Steve S. Gedikian ,  Nicholas J. Paulson ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  David P. Saracino ,  Steven P. Bischoff

IPC: H04W56/00 ,  H04L67/104 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04L65/60 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: Methods and systems provide synchronized sharing of multimedia between multiple devices. The multiple devices may form an ad-hoc network for sharing of multimedia. In an embodiment, group members may have playlist manipulation privileges such as pausing, rewinding, fast forwarding, or adding tracks to the playlist. A system may stream or distribute content according to the shared playlist. Playback may be synchronized for group members so that everyone is exposed to a same part of the content as the same time.

公开(公告)号：US11297369B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-05

申请号：US16287960

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Deepak Iyer ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Elena Leyfman ,  David P. Saracino ,  Astrid Yi ,  Adam A. Sonnanstine ,  Jonathan A. Bennett ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  Aparna S. Akella ,  Shreyas Nandagudi Sreesha ,  Johannes P. Schmidt

IPC: H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04L67/1061 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W84/20 ,  H04L67/1042 ,  H04L67/104 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04L67/1087 ,  H02J13/00

Abstract: In some implementations, a system can be configured to allow remote control devices to quietly obtain status information related to various audio/video playback devices. For example, a streaming device (e.g., a user device, phone, etc.) can establish a streaming connection to a playback device. The playback device can be configured to only accept a single streaming connection (i.e., master connection). A remote control device (e.g., a user device, phone, etc.) can quietly connect (i.e., control connection) to the playback device without interrupting the master connection to obtain status information related to the playback device and or the media being streamed to the playback device. The remote control device can provide commands through the control connection to adjust the playback of the streamed media at the playback device.