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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Inventor： Thomas Alsina , Andre M. Boule , Craig M. Federighi , Gregory R. Chapman , Deepak R. Iyer , Jonathan A. Bennett , Stephen O. Lemay , Edward T. Schmidt , Charles Magahern
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.
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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.
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公开(公告)号：US09953033B2
公开(公告)日：2018-04-24
申请号：US14485421
申请日：2014-09-12
Applicant: APPLE INC.
Inventor： Marc E. Weinberger , James H. Callender , Nathan de Vries , Edward T. Schmidt
CPC classification number: G06F17/30038 , G06F17/30174
Abstract: Mobile devices that perform synchronization operations are configured to reduce the amount of data that must be synced to perform a media content sync operation over a wireless connection. The sync operation is implemented as a two-phase arrangement, synchronizing first in a metadata sync operation and then in a media content sync operation. The source device transmits to the destination device a last known version number of the music database that was synced to the destination device and a current version number of the media database at the source device. In response to a failure of the network connection before completion of the metadata sync operation, upon establishment of a second network connection between the source device and destination device, the metadata sync is completed only for any version numbers that indicate a version subsequent to the last version number that was synchronized over the first network connection.
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47.发明申请SMART AUDIO PLAYBACK WHEN CONNECTING TO AN AUDIO OUTPUT SYSTEM 审中-公开连接到音频输出系统时的SMART AUDIO PLAYBACK公开(公告)号：US20160357509A1
公开(公告)日：2016-12-08
申请号：US14918429
申请日：2015-10-20
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Thomas Alsina , Andre M. Boule , Craig M. Federighi , Gregory R. Chapman , Deepak R. Iyer , Jonathan A. Bennett , Stephen O. Lemay , Edward T. Schmidt , Charles Magahern
IPC: G06F3/16
CPC classification number: G06F3/165 , G06F3/162 , G11B27/105 , G11B27/11 , H04M1/6083 , H04M1/72558 , H04M1/72569
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.
Abstract translation: 在与音频输出系统连接时，在便携式计算设备中执行的用于智能地执行音频回放的方法。 便携式计算设备检测到使用音频输出系统进行连接。 便携式计算设备确定最后播放的音频的第一音频回放应用程序和当第一音频回放应用程序最后播放音频时。 如果第一音频播放应用程序在过去的指定时间内播放音频，则便携式计算设备发出从第一音频回放应用程序（通过与音频输出系统进行的连接）执行音频回放。如果第一 音频播放应用程序在过去的指定时间内没有播放音频，然后便携式计算设备确定当便携式计算设备先前连接到音频输出系统时最后播放音频的第二音频回放应用程序，并且从 第二音频回放应用程序（通过与音频输出系统进行的连接）。还描述和要求保护其他实施例。
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公开(公告)号：US20150347996A1
公开(公告)日：2015-12-03
申请号：US14722019
申请日：2015-05-26
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Thomas Alsina , Augustin J. Farrugia , Edward T. Schmidt , Gianpaolo Fasoli , Sean B. Kelly
CPC classification number: G06Q20/1235 , G06F21/10 , G06F2221/0717 , G06F2221/0771 , G06F2221/0777 , G06Q10/063114 , G06Q20/29 , G06Q20/405 , H04L67/306 , H04L67/42
Abstract: One or more user accounts can be linked together to form a group of linked user accounts to access content items assigned to the other user accounts in the group of linked user accounts. Prior to completing a purchase for a content item, a requesting user can be alerted that a member of the group of linked user accounts has access to the content item. Content items assigned to a member of a group of linked user accounts can be downloaded by one or more other members of the group of linked user accounts along with a Digital Rights Management (DRM) key that enables use of the content item. The DRM key can represent the group relationship between the downloading user account and the content owner's user account to which the content item is assigned.
Abstract translation: 一个或多个用户帐户可以链接在一起以形成一组链接的用户帐户，以访问分配给链接的用户帐户组中的其他用户帐户的内容项。 在完成对内容项目的购买之前，请求用户可以被警告该链接的用户帐户组的成员可以访问该内容项目。 分配给一组链接的用户帐户的成员的内容项可以被连接的用户帐户组的一个或多个其他成员以及能够使用内容项的数字版权管理（DRM）密钥一起下载。 DRM密钥可以表示下载用户帐户与分配内容项目的内容所有者的用户帐户之间的组关系。
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公开(公告)号：US20150006837A1
公开(公告)日：2015-01-01
申请号：US14487025
申请日：2014-09-15
Applicant: Apple Inc.
Inventor： Edward T. Schmidt , Gordon J. Freedman , Jacob C. Farkas , Kenneth B. McNeil
CPC classification number: G06F11/1464 , G06F11/1435 , G06F11/1469 , G06F2201/84 , H04L67/1014
Abstract: Methods and apparatus that restore a resource from a first source and a second source to a device are described. Availability of the resource from a second source may be dynamically determined after a portion of the resource has been restored to the device from the first source. If the second source is determined to be more efficiently connected with the device than the first source, a remaining portion of the resource may be restored from the second source to the device after the portion of the resource has been restored to the device.
Abstract translation: 描述将资源从第一源和第二源恢复到设备的方法和装置。 在资源的一部分已经从第一源恢复到设备之后，可以动态地确定来自第二源的资源的可用性。 如果第二源被确定为比第一源更有效地与设备连接，那么资源的剩余部分可以在资源的一部分已经恢复到设备之后从第二源恢复到设备。
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