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(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,315,555 B2 K0 Et Al US008315555B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,315,555 B2 K0 et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Nov. 20, 2012 (54) PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER ASA REMOTE (56) References Cited CONTROL U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (75) Inventors: Steve Ko, San Francisco, CA (US); 5,845,282 A 12/1998 Alley et al. Stephen O. Lemay, San Francisco, CA 6, 192,340 B1 2/2001 Abecassis (US) 6,914,551 B2 7, 2005 Vidal 7,230,563 B2 6, 2007 Vidal (73) Assignee: Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US) 7,231,516 B1 6/2007 Sparrell et al. 7,574,177 B2 8/2009 Tupman et al. 7,702.279 B2 4/2010 Ko et al. (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 8,090,309 B2 * 1/2012 Krampfet al. ............... 455,305 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 8, 112,032 B2 * 2/2012 Ko et al. ...................... 455,306 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. (Continued) This patent is Subject to a terminal dis claimer. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS JP 2003-281169 10, 2003 (21) Appl. No.: 13/360,947 (Continued) (22) Filed: Jan. 30, 2012 OTHER PUBLICATIONS (65) Prior Publication Data International Search Report & Written Opinion for International US 2012/0129446A1 May 24, 2012 Patent Application PCT/US2006/047825, mailed May 9, 2007. Related U.S. Application Data (Continued) (63) Continuation of application No. 12/612,493, filed on Primary Examiner — Tan Trinh Nov. 4, 2009, now Pat. No. 8,112,032, which is a (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Dorsey & Whitney LLP continuation of application No. 1 1/314,291, filed on Dec. 20, 2005, now Pat. No. 7,702,279. (57) ABSTRACT A portable multimedia player is used to wirelessly access and (51) Int. C. control a media server that is streaming digital media by way H04H 7/00 (2006.01) of a wireless interface to a media unit Such as a stereof speak (52) U.S. Cl. ..................... 455/3.06:455/3.03:455/3.05; ers in the case of streaming digital audio. In one embodiment, 455/3.04:455/420; 725/61; 725/86 the portable multimedia player is wirelessly synchronized to (58) Field of Classification Search ................. 455/3.06, a selected one(s) of a number of digital media files stored on 455/3.05, 41.2, 3.01, 44, 45, 150.1, 154.1, the media server in Sucha way that digital media file metadata 455/185.1, 186.1, 550.1, 3.03, 3.04, 420, (song title, author, etc.) associated with the selected digital 455/509, 517,556.1, 575..1, 418, 6.3; 709/203, media file(s) only is transferred from the media server to be 709/204; 725/81, 85, 86, 135, 31, 61; 705/500, stored in the portable media player. 705/503, 27; 381/77, 104,107 See application file for complete search history. 25 Claims, 7 Drawing Sheets w w N.Media unit 08 112 A. Media server -----1 04 y s 108 18 Metadata request 502 Requested -- metadata 504 N Portable multimada L- player 102 O US 8,315,555 B2 Page 2 U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS Communication pursuant to Article 94(3) EPC for European Patent 2002fOO42282 A1 4/2002 Haupt Application No. 06845481.8, dated Oct. 31, 2008. 2004f0078812 A1 4/2004 Calvert Keyspan: DMR Software v1.3 for Mac OS X User Manual, rev. 2004/0090984 A1 5, 2004 Saint-Hilaire et al. 04.09.01A1 2004/O133914 A1 7/2004 Smith et al. Office Action for U.S. Appl. No. 1 1/314,291, mailed Oct. 28, 2008. 2004/0183756 A1* 9, 2004 Freitas et al. ................... 345,73 Office Action for U.S. Appl. No. 1 1/314,291, mailed Apr. 21, 2009. 2005/0042983 A1 2/2005 Borgward 2005/0210101 A1* 9, 2005 Janik ............................. TO9,203 Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 1 1/314,291 mailed Jul. 17. 2005/0273790 A1 12/2005 Kearney et al. 2009. 2006, OO85821 A9 4/2006 Simmons et al. Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 1 1/314.291 mailed Dec. 2, 2006, O1946 12 A1 8, 2006 Chen 2009. 2007/0214182 A1 9/2007 Rosenberg Office Action for Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-547340, dated Feb. 10, 2011. (with translations). FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Extended European Search Report for European Patent Application WO O2/O65732 8, 2002 No. 10189518.3, dated Jan. 28, 2011. WO 2005/031605 A1 4/2005 Kasahara, “Possible issues and futures of DLNA: DLNA guideline OTHER PUBLICATIONS v1.1 will be released this Jul”, Jan. 26, 2005. Notification of the First Office Action for Chinese Patent Application U.S. Appl. No. 1 1/245.937, filed Oct. 7, 2005. No. 20068004.8494.4, dated Apr. 26, 2011. Salling Clicker 2.2.1. User Manual, Salling Software AB, 2005. Office action for U.S. Appl. No. 12/612,493, mailed Oct. 13, 2010. Remote for iTunes (URM-15T), product information datasheet, Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 12/612,493, mailed Mar. 16, KeySpan, http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb?urml5t, down 2011. loaded Sep. 25, 2005, pp. 1-2. Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 12/612,493, mailed Jun. 13, Express Remote (URM-17A), product information datasheet, 2011. KeySpan, http://www.keyspan.com/products/usb?urml5t, down Notice of Allowance for U.S. Appl. No. 12/612,493, mailed Sep. 28, loaded Sep. 25, 2005, pp. 1-2. 2011. “Keyspan Express Remote Supports Apple's Airport Express.” Press Final Office Rejection for Japanese Patent Application No. 2008 Release, Keyspan, Nov. 10, 2004. 547340, dated Jan. 13, 2012. KeySpan: DMR Software v1.3 for Mac OS X User Manual, rev. Notification of the Second Office Action for Chinese Patent Appli 04.09.01A1, Keyspan. cation No. 20068004.8494.4, dated Feb. 22, 2012. “Keyspan Express Remote.” Product Fact Sheet, Keyspan, Nov. 2004. * cited by examiner U.S. Patent Nov. 20, 2012 Sheet 1 of 7 US 8,315,555 B2 -- y Y N Media unit 106 112 112 Stereo system 110 Y - 1 M W Y 114 f s \ Yn | Media server -----1 104 N 109 FIG. 1 108 116H Portable multimedia / player 102 100 U.S. Patent Nov. 20, 2012 Sheet 2 of 7 US 8,315,555 B2 SPEAKER 2OO 214 WIRELESS M NETWORK INTERFACE 226 USER 212 208 DISPLAY 210 PROCESSOR 2O2 218 BUS / 224 216 INTERFACE FILE SYSTEM CE (STORAGE DISK) 204 RAM ROM 220 222 FIG 2 U.S. Patent Nov. 20, 2012 Sheet 3 of 7 US 8,315,555 B2 FIG. 3 U.S. Patent Nov. 20, 2012 Sheet 4 of 7 US 8,315,555 B2 Media player generates and forwards a multimedia metadata request to the media server 402 In response to the multimedia metadata request, the media server locates the requested metadata associated with the 404 media file(s) stored on the media server Media server provides a multimedia metadata response back to the multimedia player Display plurality of multimedia metadata by multimedia player 408 Receive uSer Selection of at least one of the displayed multimedia 410 metadata In response to the user selection, the media player generates and forwards a 412 multimedia file request to the media SerWer 400 Media Server locates and retrieves an appropriate media file based on the descriptive information provided in the 414 media file request 416 Wireless transfer media file from the media Server to a media unit for play FIG. 4 U.S. Patent Nov. 20, 2012 Sheet 5 Of 7 US 8,315,555 B2 -- y 1. f N-Media unit 106 : Stereo system 110 | ? W Y 1 W - N ? Y s s | s Media server ------ 104 N 109 FIG. 5A 108 116 H Metadata request Requested metadata 504 N Portable multimedia / player 102 1OO U.S. Patent Nov. 20, 2012 Sheet 6 of 7 US 8,315,555 B2 Stereo system 110 Media server ----1 104 Requested media file 504 FIG. 5B 108 116H Media file request 602 Portable / multimedia 100 - player 102 U.S. Patent Nov. 20, 2012 Sheet 7 Of 7 US 8,315,555 B2 READMEDIA PLAYER INFORMATION FROM THE MEDIA DATABASE ON 602 THE MEDIA PLAYER COMPARE THE PLAYER MEDIA INFORMATION WITH HOST MEDIA INFORMATION FROM THE MEDIA DATABASE ON THE 604 HOST COMPUTER DETERMINE WHICH MEDIA ITEMS TO COPY BASED ON THE COMPARISON INFORMATION 606 COPY THE DETERMINED MEDIA ITEMS AND UPDATE THE 608 APPROPRIATE MEDIA DATABASE(S) 600 FIG. 6 US 8,315,555 B2 1. 2 PORTABLE MEDLA PLAYERAS AREMOTE as changing a song, an entire playlist, or even controlling CONTROL Volume) a listener wishing to make Such changes must be in physical contact with the personal computer in which the CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED multimedia data being played is stored. For example, if a APPLICATIONS listener is in a living room listening to music being streamed to a living room based Stereo by a computer wirelessly linked This application is a continuation of U.S. patent applica thereto located in an upstairs den, changing the Song being tion Ser. No. 12/612,493, filed Nov. 4, 2009 now U.S. Pat. No. played would require the listener to physically walk to the 8,112,032 and entitled “PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERASA upstairs den where the computer was located and select the REMOTE CONTROL” which is hereby incorporated herein 10 desired song. by reference, and which is in turn a continuation of U.S. One approach used to Solve the problem of remote access patent application Ser. No. 1 1/314,291, filed Dec.
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