US Patent No: 7,581,186

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Media manager with integrated browsers

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Abstract

Methods and systems that improve the way media is played, sorted, modified, stored and cataloged are disclosed. One aspect relates to a browse window that allows a user to navigate through and select images that are related to media items. Another aspect relates to a graphical user interface of a media management program that utilizes multiple browse windows. Another aspect relates to simultaneously displayed media browse windows whose operations are integrated together so that the content shown therein is automatically synched when selections are made. Another aspect relates to resetting browsed content to the currently playing media.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
APPLE INC.CUPERTINO, CA7542

International Classification(s)

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dowdy, Thomas Sunnyvale, CA 40 260
Heller, David San Jose, CA 107 1538
Jones, Anne Redwood City, CA 39 771

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
APPLE INC. (7)
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5,345,543 Method for manipulating objects on a computer display 85 1992
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MIRROR WORLDS, LLC (4)
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6,638,313 Document stream operating system 67 1999
6,768,999 Enterprise, stream-based, information management system 94 2001
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APPLE COMPUTER, INC. (1)
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FACEBOOK, INC. (1)
2004/0199,582 People lists 39 2003
 
ICUBE (1)
2004/0013,416 Optical disc player 12 2003
 
SONY CORPORATION (1)
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SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB (1)
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TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CORPORATION (1)
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U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION (1)
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YAHOO! INC. (1)
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OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
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Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
APPLE INC. (9)
8,201,096 Browsing or searching user interfaces and other aspects 0 2007
8,185,839 Browsing or searching user interfaces and other aspects 0 2007
8,230,360 User interface for selection from media collection 4 2008
8,296,656 Media manager with integrated browsers 0 2009
D648347 Animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof 1 2009
D668674 Display screen or portion thereof with icon 1 2010
D669906 Display screen portion with animated graphical user interface 0 2011
D667835 Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface 0 2011
D670713 Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface 0 2011
 
SONY CORPORATION (2)
8,339,497 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program for checking plural stored images 0 2009
8,379,129 Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium including display of an image card 0 2009
 
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
8,332,774 Display apparatus and display control program 0 2008
 
MATTEL, INC. (1)
D631061 Digital audio player 0 2009
 
MELLMO INC. (1)
8,271,898 Predictive scrolling 2009
 
SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB (1)
8,209,635 System and method for dynamically changing a display 0 2007

Maintenance Fees

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