MULTI-USER TV USER INTERFACE
    11.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220413796A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17654578

    申请日:2022-03-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for a media content system. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. The system includes display devices configured to identify and tailor content to multiple individual users. Each user may have individual settings which provide for a customized viewing environment and experience. The system is configured to identify users of the system in order to tailor the content as appropriate. In addition, identification of users allows for the identification of the subscription content that corresponds to the user. Based upon identification of a user and corresponding subscription, the user's subscription content may be streamed to any location. In this manner, the users subscribed content may follow the user from home to a friend's house, or elsewhere.

    AGNOSTIC MEDIA DELIVERY SYSTEM
    13.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180295403A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-11

    申请号:US16010280

    申请日:2018-06-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for a media content delivery service. A media content provider includes a data store for storing and serving media content to subscribers. The media content provider continually records and or otherwise stores video and audio content from around the world. Stored content will generally correspond to a large number of other media content providers, such as cable television operators, Internet based media content providers, television networks, and so on. Subscribers to the media provider interact with the media content provider via hardware and/or software mechanisms either provided by the media content provider or conforming to specifications of the media content provider. Based on these subscriber's subscriptions to the other content providers, the subscribers will have viewing, listening, or application execution privileges for content maintained in the data store. Content of a subscriber corresponding to multiple video content providers is maintained and served by a single provider.

    METHODS AND USER INTERFACES FOR VOICE-BASED USER PROFILE MANAGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220392455A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17832657

    申请日:2022-06-05

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user profiles. An example method includes, at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and an input device: receiving, via the input device, a user input including a request to access a first restricted media item; and in response to the user input: in accordance with a determination the user input is a voice input and the voice input corresponds to a user profile authorized to access the first restricted media item using voice inputs, initiating playback of the first restricted media item; and in accordance with a determination the user input is a voice input and the voice input does not correspond to a user profile authorized to access the first restricted media item using voice inputs: forgoing initiating playback of the first restricted media item; and causing display, at the display generation component, of a validation user interface.

    METHODS AND USER INTERFACES FOR VOICE-BASED USER PROFILE MANAGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220391520A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-08

    申请号:US17468286

    申请日:2021-09-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user profiles. An example method includes, at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and an input device: receiving, via the input device, a user input including a request to access a first restricted media item; and in response to the user input: in accordance with a determination the user input is a voice input and the voice input corresponds to a user profile authorized to access the first restricted media item using voice inputs, initiating playback of the first restricted media item; and in accordance with a determination the user input is a voice input and the voice input does not correspond to a user profile authorized to access the first restricted media item using voice inputs: forgoing initiating playback of the first restricted media item; and causing display, at the display generation component, of a validation user interface.

    TV SIDE BAR USER INTERFACE
    17.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210021903A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-21

    申请号:US17065387

    申请日:2020-10-07

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Systems and methods for a media content user interface. A media content provider includes storage for storing and serving video content to subscribers. The media content provider records and or otherwise stores video content from around the world. Subscribers are provided a user interface to the system that includes a side bar. The side bar includes multiple elements representing different categories of video content. By selecting a given category, available content is filtered according to the selected category and presented. Content which is presented may include live broadcast video for multiple channels on multiple television networks or other content providers. The side bar may further include a collection category specific to a given viewer. Selection of such a category may display video content within the collection. Subcategories in the side bar may be selected for further filtering of available content.

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