Apple Inc.

John Wesley Archibald

John Benjamin Filson

David Tupman

Donald Joseph Novotney

Paul Holden

Emily Clark Schubert

Lawrence G Bolton

Scott Peter Krueger

Gregory Thomas Lydon

Wang Chun Leung

Anthony Michael Fadell

Jesse Lee Dorogusker

Jonathan Jake Rubinstein

Mitchell David Adler

Sandeep Kumar Gupta

Greg Marriott

David Allan Shayer

Max Sprauer

Shannon E Wells

David Heller

Christopher R Wysocki

Amandeep S Jawa

Barry Twycross

Daniel R Fletcher

Adler Mitchell

A method is provided to operate a computer to interoperate with a portable media player. The method includes processing signals provided from the portable media player to the computer that are indicative of whether an accessory has been connected to the portable media player, to determine whether the accessory has been connected to the portable media player. Based on a determination that the accessory has been connected to the portable media player, physiologic data of a user that was provided to the portable media player from a wireless physiologic data gathering device, is received from the portable media player, into the computer, via the accessory.

Integrated media jukebox and physiologic data handling application

Improved techniques to control utilization of accessory devices with electronic devices are disclosed. The improved techniques can use cryptographic approaches to authenticate electronic devices, namely, electronic devices that interconnect and communicate with one another. One aspect pertains to techniques for authenticating an electronic device, such as an accessory device. Another aspect pertains to provisioning software features (e.g., functions) by or for an electronic device (e.g., a host device). Different electronic devices can, for example, be provisioned differently depending on different degrees or levels of authentication, or depending on manufacturer or product basis. Still another aspect pertains to using an accessory (or adapter) to convert a peripheral device (e.g., USB device) into a host device (e.g., USB host). The improved techniques are particularly well suited for electronic devices, such as media devices, that can receive accessory devices. One example of a media device is a media player, such as a hand-held media player (e.g., music player), that can present (e.g., play) media items (or media assets).

Accessory authentication for electronic devices

An interface and protocol allow a media player to communicate with external accessories over a transport link. The protocol includes a core protocol functionality and a number of accessory lingoes. Examples of accessory lingoes include a microphone lingo, a simple remote lingo, a display remote lingo, an RF transmitter lingo, and an extended interface lingo.

Communication between an accessory and a media player with multiple protocol versions and extended interface lingo

Communication between an accessory and a media player using an extended interface lingo

Communication between a media player and an accessory with an extended interface mode

Accessory communication with a media player using a display remote lingo

Media player communication with an accessory using a display remote lingo

Communication between an accessory and a media player with general and accessory lingoes

Communication between an accessory and a media player with multiple protocol versions

Improved techniques and systems for utilizing a portable electronic device to monitor, process, present and manage data captured by a remote sensor are disclosed. The portable electronic device offers a convenient user interface that can be visual and/or audio based customized to a particular application, user-friendly and/or dynamic. The portable electronic device can pertain to a portable media player and thus also provide media playback.

Portable media device with workout support

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

John Wesley Archibald