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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. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2008
Edward Eric Thomas, Seattle, WA (US);
Bailey HU, Ottawa, CA;
Grant Mcsheffrey, Ottawa, CA;
Jordan Barnes, Stittsville, CA;
Edward Eric Thomas, Seattle, WA (US);
Bailey Hu, Ottawa, CA;
Grant McSheffrey, Ottawa, CA;
Jordan Barnes, Stittsville, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for space management in file systems provide a mechanism to enhance user interaction with multimedia devices. For example, an apparatus may be configured to execute a method of synchronizing media content with a destination file system, including: receiving a request to synchronize one or more playlists from a music library to a destination file system; determining an amount of space on the destination file system utilized for files from external sources; predicting an amount of space on the destination file system to hold the one or more playlists; and displaying the amount of space utilized for files from external sources and the amount of space to hold the one or more playlists prior to synchronizing with the destination file system. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
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