Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Podcast organization and usage at a computing device
- Patent Title (中): Podcast在计算设备上的组织和使用
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Application No.: US13781715Application Date: 2013-02-28
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Publication No.: US08799348B2Publication Date: 2014-08-05
- Inventor: Anne Jones , Mike Wiese , David Lawrence Neumann
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16

Abstract:
Improved techniques that facilitate the use of podcasts are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, organizing, searching, browsing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, tags are embedded into syndication feeds (e.g., RSS feeds) that may be made available for distribution by an online media store to facilitate the management of podcasts. In accordance with one embodiment, an explicit tag may be embedded at the feed and/or episode level to indicate that the feed and/or episode includes explicit content. In accordance with another embodiment, a duration tag may be embedded at the episode level to indicate an estimated duration associated with the episode. Upon downloading the episode, the duration may be replaced by the actual duration of the episode. In accordance with yet another embodiment, a new feed-URL tag may be embedded in a syndication feed to identify a new URL at which the feed is to be accessed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130238640A1 PODCAST ORGANIZATION AND USAGE AT A COMPUTING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2013-09-12
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