GB2405720B - Method for playing a media item on a media player - Google Patents

Method for playing a media item on a media player

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Publication number
GB2405720B
GB2405720B GB0425742A GB0425742A GB2405720B GB 2405720 B GB2405720 B GB 2405720B GB 0425742 A GB0425742 A GB 0425742A GB 0425742 A GB0425742 A GB 0425742A GB 2405720 B GB2405720 B GB 2405720B
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Prior art keywords
media
playing
item
media player
player
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GB0425742A
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GB2405720A (en
GB0425742D0 (en
Inventor
Jeffrey Robbin
David Heller
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Apple Inc
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Apple Computer Inc
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Priority claimed from US10/118,069 external-priority patent/US20030167318A1/en
Application filed by Apple Computer Inc filed Critical Apple Computer Inc
Priority claimed from GB0314394A external-priority patent/GB2387001B/en
Publication of GB0425742D0 publication Critical patent/GB0425742D0/en
Publication of GB2405720A publication Critical patent/GB2405720A/en
Application granted granted Critical
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06FELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F16/00Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
    • G06F16/40Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B20/00Signal processing not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Circuits therefor
    • G11B20/10Digital recording or reproducing
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/102Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers
    • G11B27/105Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers of operating discs
GB0425742A 2001-10-22 2002-10-17 Method for playing a media item on a media player Expired - Fee Related GB2405720B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US34623501P 2001-10-22 2001-10-22
US10/118,069 US20030167318A1 (en) 2001-10-22 2002-04-05 Intelligent synchronization of media player with host computer
US39683602P 2002-07-16 2002-07-16
GB0314394A GB2387001B (en) 2001-10-22 2002-10-17 Intelligent interaction between media player and host computer

Publications (3)

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GB0425742D0 GB0425742D0 (en) 2004-12-22
GB2405720A GB2405720A (en) 2005-03-09
GB2405720B true GB2405720B (en) 2006-03-29

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Family Applications (3)

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GB0425738A Expired - Fee Related GB2405718B (en) 2001-10-22 2002-10-17 Portable media player with media information database
GB0425742A Expired - Fee Related GB2405720B (en) 2001-10-22 2002-10-17 Method for playing a media item on a media player
GB0425740A Expired - Fee Related GB2405719B (en) 2001-10-22 2002-10-17 Managing and playing playlists for a portable media player

Family Applications Before (1)

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GB0425738A Expired - Fee Related GB2405718B (en) 2001-10-22 2002-10-17 Portable media player with media information database

Family Applications After (1)

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GB0425740A Expired - Fee Related GB2405719B (en) 2001-10-22 2002-10-17 Managing and playing playlists for a portable media player

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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2405718B (en) 2006-03-29
GB2405718A (en) 2005-03-09
GB2405719A (en) 2005-03-09
GB0425740D0 (en) 2004-12-22
GB2405719B (en) 2006-03-29
GB0425738D0 (en) 2004-12-22
GB2405720A (en) 2005-03-09
GB0425742D0 (en) 2004-12-22

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