公开(公告)号：US20210092487A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-25

申请号：US17068195

申请日：2020-10-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas ALSINA ,  Charles MAGAHERN ,  Edward T. SCHMIDT ,  Gregory R. CHAPMAN ,  Ronald K. HUANG

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/81 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G11B27/10

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can send a priming command to a media application to cause the media application to load media items and media item metadata into memory associated with the media application. The computing device can predict a media application that is likely to be invoked by a user. The computing device can launch the media application. The computing device can send the priming command to the media application to cause the media application to prepare media items for playback or presentation to the user. After the media application loads the media items, the computing device can receive metadata associated with the loaded media items and present the metadata and appropriate media application controls on a display of the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US20240244097A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18622624

申请日：2024-03-29

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas M. ALSINA ,  David C. GRAHAM ,  Andrew M. WADYCKI ,  Edward T. SCHMIDT ,  Joel M. LOPES DA SILVA ,  Richard M. POWELL ,  Gregory R. CHAPMAN

IPC: H04L65/60 ,  G08B3/10 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L65/612 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04L67/60 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/488

CPC classification number: H04L65/60 ,  G08B3/10 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L65/612 ,  H04L67/60 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/4122 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04L67/306

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a media playback device comprising a memory device to store instructions; one or more processors to execute the instructions stored on the memory device, the instructions to cause the one or more processors to provide a playback queue manager to manage one or more media playback queues including a set of media items associated with a scheduled event and a playback routing manager to determine an output destination for the set of media items based on context associated with the scheduled event, the playback routing manager to route output of playback of the set of media items to one or more of multiple different connected media playback devices based on the context associated with the scheduled event.

公开(公告)号：US20190200080A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16290462

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas ALSINA ,  Charles MAGAHERN ,  Edward T. SCHMIDT ,  Gregory R. CHAPMAN ,  Ronald K. HUANG

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  G11B27/34 ,  G06F9/48 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/258

CPC classification number: H04N21/4668 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/4843 ,  G11B27/102 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N21/251 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/8113 ,  H04N21/8166

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can send a priming command to a media application to cause the media application to load media items and media item metadata into memory associated with the media application. The computing device can predict a media application that is likely to be invoked by a user. The computing device can launch the media application. The computing device can send the priming command to the media application to cause the media application to prepare media items for playback or presentation to the user. After the media application loads the media items, the computing device can receive metadata associated with the loaded media items and present the metadata and appropriate media application controls on a display of the computing device.

公开(公告)号：US20220239715A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-28

申请号：US17718310

申请日：2022-04-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas M. ALSINA ,  David C. GRAHAM ,  Andrew M. WADYCKI ,  Edward T. SCHMIDT ,  Joel M. LOPES DA SILVA ,  Richard M. POWELL ,  Gregory R. CHAPMAN

IPC: H04L65/60 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04L65/612 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04N21/482 ,  G08B3/10 ,  H04L67/60 ,  H04N21/2387 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/488

Abstract: One embodiment provides for a media playback device comprising a memory device to store instructions; one or more processors to execute the instructions stored on the memory device, the instructions to cause the one or more processors to provide a playback queue manager to manage one or more media playback queues including a set of media items associated with a scheduled event and a playback routing manager to determine an output destination for the set of media items based on context associated with the scheduled event, the playback routing manager to route output of playback of the set of media items to one or more of multiple different connected media playback devices based on the context associated with the scheduled event.

公开(公告)号：US20200221443A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16819597

申请日：2020-03-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Thomas ALSINA ,  Szu-Wen HUANG ,  Steven P. BISCHOFF ,  Nicholas J. PAULSON ,  Gregory R. CHAPMAN ,  David P. SARACINO ,  Jason KETTERMAN

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04L12/403 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W8/00

Abstract: Methods and systems provide for coordinated control between multiple devices of playback of a media track or playlist. The multiple devices may form an ad-hoc network for sharing control of media. A control device may coordinate control of the playlist and facilitate playback of the media at a playback device. Then when the control device leaves the group, a second device in the group will seamlessly become the control device and control playback and playlist coordination. The playback device may also be the control device. The playback advice may be a network-enabled speaker. Where the playback device is separate from the control device, the playback device may maintain sufficient information to operate without a control device until a new control device is selected.

公开(公告)号：US20160360271A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US15153707

申请日：2016-05-12

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Charles MAGAHERN ,  Edward T. SCHMIDT ,  Gregory R. CHAPMAN ,  Ronald K. HUANG ,  Thomas ALSINA

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/258

CPC classification number: H04N21/4668 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G11B27/34 ,  H04N21/251 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/8113 ,  H04N21/8166

Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can send a priming command to a media application to cause the media application to load media items and media item metadata into memory associated with the media application. The computing device can predict a media application that is likely to be invoked by a user. The computing device can launch the media application. The computing device can send the priming command to the media application to cause the media application to prepare media items for playback or presentation to the user. After the media application loads the media items, the computing device can receive metadata associated with the loaded media items and present the metadata and appropriate media application controls on a display of the computing device.

Abstract translation: 在一些实现中，计算设备可以向媒体应用发送启动命令，以使媒体应用将媒体项和媒体项元数据加载到与媒体应用相关联的存储器中。 计算设备可以预测用户可能调用的媒体应用。 计算设备可以启动媒体应用程序。 计算设备可以向媒体应用发送启动命令，以使媒体应用程序准备用于播放或呈现给用户的媒体项目。 在媒体应用程序加载媒体项目之后，计算设备可以接收与所加载的媒体项目相关联的元数据，并在计算设备的显示器上呈现元数据和适当的媒体应用控件。