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Patent US7769903 - Intelligent interaction between media player and host computer - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsImproved 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...http://www.google.com/patents/US7769903?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7769903 - Intelligent interaction between media player and host computerAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7769903 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/757,204Publication dateAug 3, 2010Filing dateJun 1, 2007Priority dateOct 22, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2464102A1, EP1440402A1, US7765326, US8626952, US20030079038, US20070239849, US20100287308, WO2003036541A1, WO2003036541A8Publication number11757204, 757204, US 7769903 B2, US 7769903B2, US-B2-7769903, US7769903 B2, US7769903B2InventorsJeffrey L. Robbin, David HellerOriginal AssigneeApple Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (200), Non-Patent Citations (119), Referenced by (35), Classifications (35), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetIntelligent interaction between media player and host computer
This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/277,418, filed Oct. 21, 2002, and entitled “INTELLIGENT INTERACTION BETWEEN MEDIA PLAYER AND HOST COMPUTER,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, and which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/118,069, filed Apr. 5, 2002, and entitled “INTELLIGENT SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDIA PLAYER WITH HOST COMPUTER,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference, and which claimed the benefit of priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/346,235, filed Oct. 22, 2001, and entitled “INTELLIGENT SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDIA PLAYER WITH HOST COMPUTER,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
U.S. application Ser. No. 10/277,418 also claims the benefit of priority of: (i) U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/396,836, filed Jul. 16, 2002, and entitled “INTELLIGENT INTERACTION BETWEEN MEDIA PLAYER AND HOST COMPUTER,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; and (ii) U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/346,235, filed Oct. 22, 2001, and entitled “INTELLIGENT SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDIA PLAYER WITH HOST COMPUTER,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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