TRANSFERRING PLAYBACK QUEUES BETWEEN DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:WO2018213005A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-22

    申请号:PCT/US2018/030788

    申请日:2018-05-03

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can transfer a playback queue between the computing device and a playback device. For example, the computing device can detect when the computing device is within a threshold distance of a playback device. The computing device can establish a connection to the playback device and receive state information describing the media playback state of the playback device. The computing device can determine the media playback state of the computing device. The computing device can present graphical user interfaces for initiating a transfer of a playback queue between the computing device and the playback device based on the playback state of the devices. The computing device can initiate a transfer of the playback queue in response to user input to one of the graphical user interfaces or automatically based on the context of the computing device.

    COORDINATED CONTROL OF MEDIA PLAYBACK
    2.
    发明申请
    COORDINATED CONTROL OF MEDIA PLAYBACK 审中-公开
    媒体播放的协调控制

    公开(公告)号:WO2017058442A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-06

    申请号:PCT/US2016/049410

    申请日:2016-08-30

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    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.

    Abstract translation: 方法和系统提供媒体轨道或播放列表的多个重放设备之间的协调控制。 多个设备可以形成用于共享媒体控制的自组织网络。 控制装置可以协调播放列表的控制,并且便于回放装置上的媒体的回放。 然后当控制设备离开组时,该组中的第二个设备将无缝地成为控制设备并控制回放和播放列表的协调。 播放装置也可以是控制装置。 回放建议可以是具有网络的扬声器。 在播放设备与控制设备分开的情况下,回放设备可以保持足够的信息以在没有控制设备的情况下操作,直到选择新的控制设备。

    REDUCING STARTUP DELAYS FOR PRESENTING REMOTE MEDIA ITEMS

    公开(公告)号:WO2018212884A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-22

    申请号:PCT/US2018/027810

    申请日:2018-04-16

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing system can reduce startup delays for presenting remote media items. For example, when a user requests media content from a media service, the computing system can include information about the first media item to be played in the initial startup messages to reduce the number of roundtrips needed between client and server devices to present the first media item. A media item can include an introductory asset. The introductory asset can be a portion of the full media item that can be decrypted with a local key or not encrypted at all so that a media client can receive and start presenting the introductory media asset quickly while the full media item is being processed by the media client. In some implementations, the system can remove leading silence from the media item so that the amount of delay perceived by the user is reduced.

    CONTROLLING A MEDIA DEVICE USING A MOBILE DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:EP4459885A2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-06

    申请号:EP24200769.8

    申请日:2014-05-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques for automatically configuring and controlling a digital media device are described. A digital media device can be configured or controlled by a mobile device, e.g., a smart mobile phone. When the digital media device is being configured, the digital media device can broadcast a signal, indicating that the digital media device is requesting configuration information from a mobile device. A mobile device located in proximity of the digital media device, upon detecting the signal, can perform various security checks to determine that the request is legitimate, and then open a communication channel with the digital media device. The mobile device can provide user preferences of the mobile device, as well as credentials for accessing and downloading remote content, to the digital media device through the communication channel. Upon receiving the configuration information, the digital media device can use parameters in the configuration information as its settings.

    CREDENTIAL DELEGATION
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3975576A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-30

    申请号:EP21207862.0

    申请日:2018-05-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing system can be configured so that a first user device can delegate a first user's media account credentials to second user device corresponding to a second user. For example, a playback device may be configured with a the second user's media account credentials for accessing media items through a network media service. A first user may wish to play media items associated with the first user's media account credentials on the playback device. To do so, the first user device can request a device identifier for the playback device, request and obtain a delegate token for the device identifier from the media service, and provide the delegate token along with media item information to the playback device. The playback device can then use the delegate token to request the media item associated with the first user's media access account.

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