Invention Application
- Patent Title: UTILIZATION OF PODCASTS ON PORTABLE MEDIA DEVICES
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Application No.: PCT/US2006/017957Application Date: 2006-05-08
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Publication No.: WO2006127272A3Publication Date: 2006-11-30
- Inventor: MARRIOTT, Greg , BOETTCHER, Jesse , ATWELL, Richard , HELLER, David , JAWA, Amandeep
- Applicant: APPLE COMPUTER, INC. , MARRIOTT, Greg , BOETTCHER, Jesse , ATWELL, Richard , HELLER, David , JAWA, Amandeep
- Applicant Address: 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014 US
- Assignee: APPLE COMPUTER, INC.,MARRIOTT, Greg,BOETTCHER, Jesse,ATWELL, Richard,HELLER, David,JAWA, Amandeep
- Current Assignee: APPLE COMPUTER, INC.,MARRIOTT, Greg,BOETTCHER, Jesse,ATWELL, Richard,HELLER, David,JAWA, Amandeep
- Current Assignee Address: 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014 US
- Agency: THOMAS, C., Douglass
- Priority: US60/683,056 20050521; US11/166,333 20050625
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30
Abstract:
Improved techniques to facilitate use of podcasts on a portable media device are disclosed. A podcast to be played can be located on the portable media device and then played for the benefit of a user. According to one aspect, a podcast can be located on the portable media device using hierarchical menus. According to another aspect, metadata for a podcast can be displayed while the podcast is being played. The metadata can be changed in response to user input or can be dynamically changed without user input.
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