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Patent US8103793 - Method and system for updating playlists - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsImproved 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...http://www.google.com/patents/US8103793?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8103793 - Method and system for updating playlistsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8103793 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/582,624Publication dateJan 24, 2012Filing dateOct 20, 2009Priority dateJul 16, 2002Also published asEP1522076A1, EP2333777A2, EP2333777A3, US7797446, US8495246, US20060168340, US20100042654, US20120123998, WO2004008460A1Publication number12582624, 582624, US 8103793 B2, US 8103793B2, US-B2-8103793, US8103793 B2, US8103793B2InventorsDavid Heller, Jeffrey L. RobbinOriginal AssigneeApple Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (109), Referenced by (4), Classifications (16) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and system for updating playlists
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