公开(公告)号：US20220012784A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17328786

申请日：2021-05-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06F21/62 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/258 ,  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：US11212808B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US16819597

申请日：2020-03-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Szu-Wen Huang ,  Steven P. Bischoff ,  Nicholas J. Paulson ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  David P. Saracino ,  Jason Ketterman

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04L12/403 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: Methods and systems provide for coordinated control between multiple devices of playback of a media track or playlist. The multiple devices may form an ad-hoc network for sharing control of media. A control device may coordinate control of the playlist and facilitate playback of the media at a playback device. Then when the control device leaves the group, a second device in the group will seamlessly become the control device and control playback and playlist coordination. The playback device may also be the control device. The playback advice may be a network-enabled speaker. Where the playback device is separate from the control device, the playback device may maintain sufficient information to operate without a control device until a new control device is selected.

公开(公告)号：US20210149942A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-20

申请号：US17075625

申请日：2020-10-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Kenley Sun ,  David T. Wilson ,  Sagar A. Joshi ,  Nicholas James Paulson ,  Arvind S. Shenoy

IPC: G06F16/438 ,  G06F16/435

Abstract: The content items presented to a user account as part of a media station can be recorded in a content history index, which can be requested and presented to the user account. The content history can enable a user to revisit the content items included in the content history and/or provide feedback regarding the content items. The version of the content item returned to the user can be based on the client device used to request the content item. For example, a user that was presented a content item on their mobile device, can later request to revisit the content item on their PC and receive a version of the content item best suited for presentation by the PC, rather than the version presented on the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US11005986B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16835124

申请日：2020-03-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Christopher G. Skogen ,  Jean-Pierre Ciudad ,  Julien F. Freudiger ,  Joao Pedro De Almeida Forjaz De Lacerda ,  Cyrus Daboo ,  Todd R. Fernandez ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Deepak Iyer ,  Cody D. Jorgensen ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Astrid Yi

IPC: G06F11/34 ,  H04M1/72463 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L12/06

Abstract: A device receives a time-based restriction for usage by a first user with respect to an application, a website or a device-level function. The device receives encrypted data indicating a usage by the first user on a second device with respect to the application, website or device-level function. The device determines that at least one of the usage by the first user on the second device or a usage by the first user on the device with respect to the application, website or device-level function violates the time-based restriction. The device provides, in response to the determining, a notification that the time-based restriction has been violated by the first user.

公开(公告)号：US10993274B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US16287999

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

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

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：US10805683B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

申请号：US16290462

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Charles Magahern ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  Ronald K. Huang

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  G06F9/48 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G11B27/10

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can send a priming command to a media application to cause the media application to load media items and media item metadata into memory associated with the media application. The computing device can predict a media application that is likely to be invoked by a user. The computing device can launch the media application. The computing device can send the priming command to the media application to cause the media application to prepare media items for playback or presentation to the user. After the media application loads the media items, the computing device can receive metadata associated with the loaded media items and present the metadata and appropriate media application controls on a display of the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US10783929B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-22

申请号：US16287991

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

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

IPC: G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/436 ,  G06F3/16

Abstract: In some implementations, a system can be configured to manage groups of playback devices. For example, playback devices can be dynamically grouped in a variety of ways. Each playback device can store attributes that define the group to which the playback device belongs. Each playback device can send its group attributes to remote control devices and the remote control devices can determine groups of playback devices based on the group attributes. The remote control devices can then configure and present graphical user interfaces that represent the various groups of playback devices. In some implementations, a group of playback devices can be configured as a persistent group. For example, a pair of playback devices (e.g., wireless speakers) can store and send attribute data indicating that the pair of playback devices is a persistent group so that remote control devices can present and control the persistent group as a single device.

公开(公告)号：US10768771B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US14871683

申请日：2015-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Steve S. Gedikian ,  Michael Trent Reznor ,  Brendon E. Manwaring ,  Shaun C. Lind ,  Ofer Morag ,  Monika E. Gromek ,  William Martin Bachman ,  Jeffrey L. Robbin ,  Thomas Alsina ,  Justin G. Wismer ,  Ryan D. Walsh

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A streaming media service can permit artists or other users to create and upload “posts” to the service. Posts can include text, references to content items in the catalog of the streaming media service, and/or non-catalog media content items that are created by the artist and uploaded as part of the post. Posts can be presented to users as they browse the catalog of the streaming media service and/or in a dedicated feed. The rendering of a post on a user device can include graphical user interface controls that allow the user to access content items referenced by or included in the post.

公开(公告)号：US10735412B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US15979251

申请日：2018-05-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Farman A. Syed ,  Michael K. Chu ,  Cyrus D. Irani ,  Ivan Zadro ,  Sean B. Kelly

IPC: G06Q20/40 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q20/04 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06Q20/36 ,  G06Q20/38 ,  G06Q20/12

Abstract: A second user can authorize a first user to take or complete an online action by submitting one or more biometric images. For example, the second user can authorize a purchase by the first user on an online store. The second user can submit the one or more biometric images on the electronic device being used by the first user, or the second user can submit the biometric image or images remotely using another electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10389782B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US15056758

申请日：2016-02-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Arvind S. Shenoy ,  Gregory R. Chapman ,  James D. Batson ,  Nicholas J. Paulson ,  Simon Goldrei ,  Szu-Wen Huang

IPC: G06F17/28 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F16/683

Abstract: Users can share a content stream and can create and/or edit playlists that include content items of the content stream. Each user device, or a subset of the user devices, can edit the playback commands of the content stream once it is being shared. Playback of the content items is synchronized between the sharing devices. If one device is associated with a content restriction, an alternate version may be provided to that device. The two versions can still be played synchronously with one another.