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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2010
Emily Clark Schubert, San Jose, CA (US);
Wang Chun Leung, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gregory T. Lydon, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Scott Krueger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Phillip Holden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Archibald, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lawrence G. Bolton, Fremont, CA (US);
Donald J. Novotney, San Jose, CA (US);
John Benjamin Filson, San Jose, CA (US);
David Tupman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Emily Clark Schubert, San Jose, CA (US);
Wang Chun Leung, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gregory T. Lydon, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Scott Krueger, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Phillip Holden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Archibald, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lawrence G. Bolton, Fremont, CA (US);
Donald J. Novotney, San Jose, CA (US);
John Benjamin Filson, San Jose, CA (US);
David Tupman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
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.