公开(公告)号：US20230053350A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-23

申请号：US17972950

申请日：2022-10-25

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: 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：US20190124159A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-25

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: H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/2543

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：US20160246764A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-25

申请号：US15048950

申请日：2016-02-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Szu-Wen HUANG ,  Valeri A. KRASNOV ,  Jesse W. BOETTCHER

IPC: G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/22

CPC classification number: G06F17/214 ,  G06F11/0742 ,  G06F17/211 ,  G06F17/2217 ,  G06F17/24 ,  G06F17/30147 ,  G06K15/02 ,  G09G5/24

Abstract: There is provided a method for preloading the glyphs required to display the content of a system. In accordance with an embodiment of the present technique, only those glyphs which are present in the system upon startup or synchronization of an electronic device are preloaded. The glyphs present upon startup or synchronization of the electronic device may be determined by scanning the system. In an illustrated embodiment, scanning the system may include analyzing models and views to determine the glyphs present in the system.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于预加载显示系统内容所需的字形的方法。 根据本技术的实施例，只有在电子设备启动或同步时存在于系统中的那些字形被预加载。 电子设备启动或同步时存在的字形可以通过扫描系统来确定。 在所示实施例中，扫描系统可以包括分析模型和视图以确定系统中存在的字形。

公开(公告)号：US20220247703A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17657311

申请日：2022-03-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Betim DEVA ,  Catarina PERES COELHO BORGES ,  Szu-Wen HUANG ,  Mufaddal Y. KHUMRI ,  Edward ZHANG

IPC: H04L51/046 ,  G06F16/683 ,  G06F16/955 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04L51/10

Abstract: In some embodiments, a first electronic device shares a portion of a content item corresponding to a respective portion of lyrics for the content item with a second electronic device. In some embodiments, a system facilitates securely sharing a portion of a content item between two devices. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates a server address for accessing a portion of a content item. In some embodiments, a uniform resource locator includes an identification of content, an indication of a first subset of the content, and authentication data.

公开(公告)号：US20200221443A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

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

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.