公开(公告)号：US10318114B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15271197

申请日：2016-09-20

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  Taylor G Carrigan ,  Christopher J. Sanders ,  Cody D. Jorgensen ,  Arvind S. Shenoy ,  Amandeep S Jawa ,  George D. Bottas ,  Matthew J. Cielak ,  Paul C. Irvine

IPC: G06F16/438 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can be configured to manage playlist-only media items for a user's media library. For example, when a user adds a media item to a playlist, the user can be presented with an option to add the media item to the playlist as a playlist-only media item. When the user selects to add the media item to the playlist as a playlist-only media item, the computing device can update media metadata associated with the user's media library with data indicating that the media item is a playlist-only media item. When the computing device performs operations (e.g., displaying, searching, etc.) on the user's media library, the computing device can exclude the playlist-only media items from the operations. The computing device can change the playlist-only settings for a media item to add and/or remove a media item from the user's media library.

公开(公告)号：US20170359435A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15273406

申请日：2016-09-22

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Cody D. Jorgensen ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  James H. Callender ,  Matthew J. Cielak ,  Taylor G. Carrigan

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/861 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/231 ,  H04N21/433

CPC classification number: H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/8113

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.

公开(公告)号：US11683565B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US16584790

申请日：2019-09-26

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Matthew J. Cielak ,  Michael Evashevski ,  Drew R. Domm ,  Fredric Vinna ,  Alexander Grossman ,  David Moretti ,  Jeff Tan-Ang

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/482 ,  G06F3/0485

CPC classification number: H04N21/47202 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  H04N21/42216 ,  H04N21/47208 ,  H04N21/4821 ,  H04N21/4828

Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a plurality of representations of content items that are available on a respective channel in response to successfully subscribing the respective channel. In some embodiments, an electronic device plays content that is provided by a channel in a unified media browsing application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents information about subscribing to a channel based on content consumption activity of the user on the electronic device in accordance with some embodiments of the disclosure.

公开(公告)号：US11431836B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-30

申请号：US17461103

申请日：2021-08-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Patrick L. Coffman ,  Taylor Carrigan ,  Matthew J. Cielak ,  David Chance Graham

IPC: H04M1/72442 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/72412

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interfaces and techniques for media playback on one or more devices. In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device receives user input and, in response to receiving the user input, displays, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes: one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device, and a media playback status of the plurality of available playback devices.

公开(公告)号：US11412081B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-09

申请号：US16803849

申请日：2020-02-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Patrick L. Coffman ,  Fernando Albuquerque ,  Taylor G. Carrigan ,  Matthew J. Cielak ,  David Chance Graham ,  Cyrus Daniel Irani

IPC: G06F3/0482 ,  H04M1/72442 ,  G06F3/04847 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/72412

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interfaces and techniques for media playback on one or more devices. In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes a display, one or more processors, and memory. The electronic device receives user input and, in response to receiving the user input, displays, on the display, a multi-device interface that includes: one or more indicators associated with a plurality of available playback devices that are connected to the device and available to initiate playback of media from the device, and a media playback status of the plurality of available playback devices.

公开(公告)号：US11095946B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-17

申请号：US16146547

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Drew R. Domm ,  Erik Lindholm ,  Fredric Vinna ,  Uli M. Schöberl ,  Matthew J. Cielak

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0485 ,  G06F16/583 ,  H04N21/442 ,  G06F16/683

Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device presents information about, and facilitates consumption of, content in a content delivery application, including utilizing content consumption activities of the user's friends to do so. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates presentation of a friends content mix corresponding to content selected based on content consumption activity of one or more friends of a user of the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates presentation of a plurality of content items included in the friends content mix that includes a representation of a first content item of the plurality of content items displayed in association with a representation of a first friend, of the one or more friends of the user, that is associated with the first content item.

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.

Inventor： Thomas Alsina ,  Cody D. Jorgensen ,  Edward T. Schmidt ,  James H. Callender ,  Matthew J. Cielak ,  Taylor G. Carrigan

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/414 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4335

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.