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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 16, 2010
Date of Patent:
May 1, 2012
Assignee:
Apple Inc.
Inventors:
Emily Clark Schubert, Wang Chun Leung, Gregory T. Lydon, Scott Krueger, Paul Phillip Holden, John Archibald, Lawrence G. Bolton, Donald J. Novotney, John Benjamin Filson, David Tupman
Abstract: A dual compartment cooling device that is designed to cool water, or other beverages, as a batch based on expected demand. This provides for the cooling of beverages which are to be consumed in a subsequent demand cycle at which time it is refilled but allows remaining water to remain “hotter” until it is to be in the next dispense cycle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 1, 2007
Date of Patent:
April 24, 2012
Assignee:
DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc.
Inventors:
Andrew Kutta, Matthew Wootton, Asdrubal Garcia-Ortiz