Method and system for updating playlists
    31.
    发明授权
    Method and system for updating playlists 有权
    更新播放列表的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08495246B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-23

    申请号:US13357528

    申请日:2012-01-24

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: Improved techniques for automatic (or dynamic) updating (or maintaining) of playlists for a media system that stores and plays media content for a user of the media system. The automatic update to playlists can occur when additional media content is added to or removed from the media system. The automatic update to playlists can also occur when previously stored media content is otherwise altered.

    摘要翻译: 改进了用于为媒体系统的用户存储和播放媒体内容的媒体系统的自动(或动态)更新(或维护)播放列表的技术。 播放列表的自动更新可能会在添加媒体内容或从媒体系统中删除时发生。 播放列表的自动更新也可能发生在以前存储的媒体内容被更改时。

    MANAGEMENT OF PODCASTS
    36.
    发明申请
    MANAGEMENT OF PODCASTS 有权
    PODCASTS的管理

    公开(公告)号:US20110179166A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-21

    申请号:US13073825

    申请日:2011-03-28

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    CPC分类号: H04L67/26 G06F17/30899

    摘要: 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. Such tags can include a block tag that may be embedded into a syndication feed to indicate whether the feed is to be blocked from being included in the online media store. According to another aspect, management of podcasts may be facilitated by other mechanisms. In accordance with one embodiment, a user may challenge the ownership of a podcast to block or remove a podcast from the online media store. In accordance with another embodiment, images may be stored to allow efficient retrieval of the corresponding episode(s) of a podcast.

    摘要翻译: 公开了促进使用播客的改进技术。 改进的技术可以涉及发布,托管,访问,订阅,管理,组织,搜索,浏览,传输和/或播放播客。 根据一个方面,标签被嵌入到联合馈送(例如,RSS馈送)中,其可以由在线媒体商店发布以便于播客的管理。 这样的标签可以包括块标签,该块标签可以被嵌入到联合供稿中以指示是否要阻止馈送被包括在在线媒体商店中。 根据另一方面,可以通过其他机制来促进播客的管理。 根据一个实施例,用户可以质疑播客的所有权以阻止或从在线媒体商店移除播客。 根据另一个实施例,可以存储图像以允许有效检索相应的播客的剧集。

    Media management for groups of media items
    37.
    发明授权
    Media management for groups of media items 有权
    媒体管理媒体项目组

    公开(公告)号:US07958441B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-07

    申请号:US11097591

    申请日:2005-04-01

    IPC分类号: G06N3/00

    摘要: Improved techniques to utilize and manage a group of media items (or media assets) on a computing device are disclosed. The group of media items can be utilized and managed at a host computer for the host computer as well as a media device (e.g., media player) that can couple to the host computer. One popular example of a group of media items is know as a playlist, which can pertain to a group of audio tracks. One aspect pertains to a graphical user interface that enables a user to trade-off storage capacity of a media device between media asset storage and data storage. Another aspect pertains to a graphical user interface that assists a user with selecting media items to fill a group of media items. Still another aspect pertains to providing a persistent media device playlist at a host computer. Yet still another aspect pertains to imposing capacity limits to a playlist, such as a media device playlist.

    摘要翻译: 公开了在计算设备上利用和管理一组媒体项目(或媒体资产)的改进的技术。 可以在用于主计算机的主计算机以及可以耦合到主计算机的媒体设备(例如,媒体播放器)上使用和管理媒体项目组。 一组媒体项目的一个流行示例被称为播放列表,其可以涉及一组音轨。 一个方面涉及图形用户界面,其使用户能够在介质资产存储和数据存储之间权衡介质设备的存储容量。 另一方面涉及一种图形用户界面,其帮助用户选择媒体项目来填充一组媒体项目。 另一方面涉及在主计算机上提供持久媒体设备播放列表。 然而,另一方面涉及将播放列表(如媒体设备播放列表)强加容量限制。

    Intelligent Interaction Between Media Player and Host Computer
    38.
    发明申请
    Intelligent Interaction Between Media Player and Host Computer 有权
    媒体播放器与主机之间的智能交互

    公开(公告)号:US20100287308A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-11

    申请号:US12830234

    申请日:2010-07-02

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: Improved techniques for interaction between a host computer (e.g., personal computer) and a media player are disclosed. According to one aspect, interaction between a host computer and a media player, such as automatic synchronization of media contents stored on a media player with media contents stored on a host computer, can be restricted. According to another aspect, management of media items residing on a media player can be performed at and by a host computer for the media player. According to still another aspect, media content can be played by a media player in accordance with quality settings established for the media content at the host computer.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于主机(例如个人计算机)和媒体播放器之间的交互的改进的技术。 根据一个方面,可以限制主计算机和媒体播放器之间的交互,诸如存储在媒体播放器上的媒体内容的自动同步与存储在主计算机上的媒体内容。 根据另一方面,驻留在媒体播放器上的媒体项目的管理可以由媒体播放器的主计算机执行。 根据另一方面,媒体播放器可以根据为主计算机上的媒体内容建立的质量设置来播放媒体内容。

    Packaging Article With Visual Display Portion
    39.
    发明申请
    Packaging Article With Visual Display Portion 审中-公开
    包装物品与视觉显示部分

    公开(公告)号:US20100176019A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-15

    申请号:US12687779

    申请日:2010-01-14

    申请人: David Heller

    发明人: David Heller

    IPC分类号: B65D73/00

    CPC分类号: B65D73/0092

    摘要: The present invention is directed to a package having “blister” of polymeric material for displaying a product in combination with a backing material, as well as methods for manufacturing the same.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种具有用于与背衬材料组合显示产品的聚合物材料的“起泡”的包装以及其制造方法。

    Hot unpluggable media storage device
    40.
    发明授权
    Hot unpluggable media storage device 有权
    热插拔介质存储设备

    公开(公告)号:US07698472B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-13

    申请号:US12535569

    申请日:2009-08-04

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G06F13/12 H05K7/10

    摘要: Improved techniques for rendering a peripheral device removable (e.g., unpluggable) are disclosed. According to one aspect of the invention, the peripheral device is rendered removable from a host computer without preparatory user actions. In effect, the peripheral device can be automatically prepared for removal in the event that its user removes (unplugs) it from its host computer. According to another aspect of the invention, the peripheral device includes a data storage device that is mounted to a file system of the other computer when the other computer desires access to the data storage device. Otherwise, the data storage device is normally unmounted so that if the peripheral device were to be removed (e.g., unplugged) no harm or damage to data stored therein would occur. These aspects of the invention can be utilized alone or in combination with one another. The invention is particularly well suited for peripheral devices that are media players which are “hot” unpluggable without detrimental consequences.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于呈现外围设备可移除(例如,不可插拔)的改进的技术。 根据本发明的一个方面,外围设备可以从主计算机上取出,而无需预备用户动作。 实际上,外围设备可以在其用户从其主机中删除(拔出)的情况​​下自动准备移除。 根据本发明的另一方面,当另一计算机希望访问数据存储设备时,外围设备包括一个数据存储设备,该数据存储设备被安装到另一台计算机的文件系统。 否则,数据存储设备通常被卸载,使得如果外围设备被去除(例如,拔掉),则不会对其中存储的数据造成危害或损坏。 本发明的这些方面可以单独使用或者彼此组合使用。 本发明特别适用于作为媒体播放器的外围设备,这些设备是“热”可拔出的,而没有有害后果。