Smart audio playback when connecting to an audio output system

    公开(公告)号:US10331399B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-25

    申请号:US14918429

    申请日:2015-10-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A method performed in a portable computing device for intelligently performing audio playback, upon connecting with an audio output system. The portable computing device detects that a connection is made with an audio output system. The portable computing device determines a first audio playback application that last played audio and when the first audio playback application last played audio. If the first audio playback application played audio within a specified amount of time in the past, then the portable computing device signals that audio playback be performed from the first audio playback application (through the connection made with the audio output system.) If the first audio playback application did not play audio within the specified amount of time in the past, then the portable computing device determines a second audio playback application that last played audio when the portable computing device was previously connected to the audio output system and signals audio playback from the second audio playback application (through the connection made with the audio output system.) Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

    Optimized storage of media items
    115.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10205989B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-12

    申请号:US15273406

    申请日:2016-09-22

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present technology is for optimizing storage on a computing device. A media application on the computing device can allocate a minimum amount of storage on the computing device. The media application can further be configured to automatically download and store media items added to a media library of an account associated with the computing device. The combination of these features can put strain on computing devices with limited amounts of storage. Accordingly, the present technology can automatically delete media items in cache to allow media items to be automatically downloaded, or allow other uses of storage by other applications on the computing device, while also preserving the minimum amount of storage of media items on the computing device.

    Content geofencing
    118.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09826354B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-21

    申请号:US15152241

    申请日:2016-05-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W4/021 H04L67/306 H04W4/025

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for invitational content geofencing. A system first sends, to a server location data associated with the system, the location data being calculated at the system. The system then receives a listing of places of interest within a geofence including a geographical perimeter for identifying places of interest in the listing, the geofence being based on the location data associated with the system. Next, the system selects a place of interest from the listing based on a location of the system. The system then presents a content item associated with the place of interest.

    CONTENT GEOFENCING
    119.
    发明申请
    CONTENT GEOFENCING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20170303083A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-19

    申请号:US15640697

    申请日:2017-07-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H04W4/021 H04L67/306 H04W4/025

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for invitational content geofencing. A system first sends, to a server location data associated with the system, the location data being calculated at the system. The system then receives a listing of places of interest within a geofence including a geographical perimeter for identifying places of interest in the listing, the geofence being based on the location data associated with the system. Next, the system selects a place of interest from the listing based on a location of the system. The system then presents a content item associated with the place of interest.

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