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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
William E. Bull, Campbell, CA (US);
Ben A. Rottler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4411 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/41407 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4858 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable media player may provide multi-modes for a user. Each mode may define different features and content that are customized for a particular mode. Based a selected mode, the media player may provide access to only content, features, hardware, user interface elements, and the like that the user wishes to have access to when the mode is enabled. The media player may provide the user different experiences, looks, and feels for each mode.