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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2006
Applicants:

Jay S. Laefer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Gregory T. Lydon, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Donald J. Novotney, San Jose, CA (US);

John B. Filson, San Jose, CA (US);

David Tupman, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jay S. Laefer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Gregory T. Lydon, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Donald J. Novotney, San Jose, CA (US);

John B. Filson, San Jose, CA (US);

David Tupman, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method, system, and connector interface for transferring album artwork between a media player and an accessory. The method comprises obtaining, by the accessory, artwork information associated with album artwork from the media player; and obtaining, by the accessory, the album artwork from the media player based on the artwork information. According to the system and method disclosed herein, the media player and accessory may utilize a plurality of commands utilized in a variety of environments, such as within a connector interface system environment, to facilitate the transfer of album artwork.


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