Method and system for transferring stored data between a media player and an accessory

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8006019
APP PUB NO 20100049350A1
SERIAL NO

12610966

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Techniques for transferring stored data between a media player and an accessory. In one set of embodiments, one of the media player and the accessory can obtain a unique identifier for a particular file stored in the other of the media player and the accessory. The one of the media player and the accessory can then retrieve data from the stored file using the unique identifier. In certain embodiments, accessories and media players can retrieve and store data utilizing an arbitrary format. This data can be opaque to any protocol used by the media player or accessory and can require no parsing or interpretation. To provide this facility, a plurality of commands can allow both media players and accessories to present a simple file system. The plurality of commands can be utilized in a variety of environments.

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APPLE INCCUPERTINO CA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Krueger, Scott San Francisco, US 72 3614
Laefer, Jay S San Mateo, US 10 708
Lydon, Gregory Santa Cruz, US 4 54

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