Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mixed source media playback
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Application No.: US13726309Application Date: 2012-12-24
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Publication No.: US09652481B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: William Martin Bachman , Christopher J. Sanders , Timothy B. Martin
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: DLA Piper LLP US
- Agent Chia-Hsin Chu; Page Ponsford
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06F17/30 ; G06Q30/02 ; G06Q30/06

Abstract:
Playlists having media items from more than one source are described. Media items in a first library are mapped to media items from an online media item store. Media items within the playlist that can be found in the first library will be played from the first library, while media items not within the first library will be played from the online media store. By identifying media items present in both libraries and playing them only from the first library, the described method can reduce the royalties needing to be paid by the online media store. Further methods are disclosed for setting limits on the number of media items that can be shared by a second library.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130179459A1 MIXED SOURCE MEDIA PLAYBACK Public/Granted day:2013-07-11
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