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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2018
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Anne Jones, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate generally to the downloading of media items. The media items may include, for example, audio, video, image, or podcast data. In accordance with one embodiment, two or more media items may be concurrently downloaded. In accordance with another embodiment, a user may control the downloading of each of the media items, as desired. More particularly, the user may choose to download, pause, or resume downloading one or more media items identified in the list of media items. In other words, the user may alter the download status of any of the items in the list of media items. In addition, the user may re-prioritize the order in which the media items in the list or a subset thereof are to be downloaded.