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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
David Fleischman, Gilroy, CA (US);
Christopher R. Wysocki, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Payam Mirrashidi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sean Kelly, Cupertino, CA (US);
Charles Pisula, San Jose, CA (US);
Alan Ward, Boulder, CO (US);
Colin Meldrum, Berkeley, CA (US);
Patrice Gautier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey Robbin, Los Altos, CA (US);
David Fleischman, Gilroy, CA (US);
Christopher R. Wysocki, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Payam Mirrashidi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sean Kelly, Cupertino, CA (US);
Charles Pisula, San Jose, CA (US);
Alan Ward, Boulder, CO (US);
Colin Meldrum, Berkeley, CA (US);
Patrice Gautier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeffrey Robbin, Los Altos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for synchronizing and transferring digital media items. One or more media items are received, from a network operating environment, at a first device. A first media database on the first device, including metadata associated with the media items, is synchronized with a second media database on a second device. The one or more media items are moved from the first device to the second device. The one or more media items are copied from the second device to the first device.