Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Robbin
Jeffrey Robbin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8656309Abstract: Media menu items are generated within a media interface environment. Media menu item abstractions are generated, one of the media menu item abstractions arranged in a foreground position, and one or more of the media menu item abstractions arranged in background positions in the media interface environment. Selection of a media menu items transitions to a corresponding content menu interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rainer Brodersen, Rachel Clare Goldeen, Jeffrey Ma, Mihnea Calin Pacurariu, Eric Taylor Seymour, Jeffrey Robbin, Thomas Michael Madden
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Patent number: 8646687Abstract: Improved podcasts and techniques that facilitate their use are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to creating, publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, a client application can subscribe to podcasts and then automatically monitor the podcasts for updates to be downloaded. In the event that user interest in a podcast becomes inadequate, downloading of further updates can be restricted. According to another aspect, a podcast can be subscribed to through use of a portable subscription file. According to still another aspect, podcast feeds can be enhanced to include segment elements and other metadata.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anne Jones, Thomas Dowdy, Jeffrey Robbin, Mike Wiese, Stephen Davis
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Publication number: 20140026049Abstract: Improved podcasts and techniques that facilitate their use are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to creating, publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, a client application can subscribe to podcasts and then automatically monitor the podcasts for updates to be downloaded. In the event that user interest in a podcast becomes inadequate, downloading of further updates can be restricted. According to another aspect, a podcast can be subscribed to through use of a portable subscription file. According to still another aspect, podcast feeds can be enhanced to include segment elements and other metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anne JONES, Thomas DOWDY, Jeffrey ROBBIN, Mike WIESE, Stephen DAVIS
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Publication number: 20140006943Abstract: Techniques for generating and providing a checklist, and for providing updates to a checklist based on event data. In some aspects, a checklist is provided to a terminal device by receiving a notification of a trigger event, which is used, at least in part, to obtain a checklist template and to generate a checklist from the checklist template, which is then provided to the terminal device. In some aspects, a server device provides a checklist to a terminal device, the checklist comprising a sequence of prompts, each prompt indicating one or more actions, and the server device provides an update to the checklist based on received event data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: LiveData, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Robbins, Gabriel N. Schaffer, Brett J. Cohen, Arvind Goyal
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Patent number: 8614625Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling, from a mobile device, media content stored on the mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device. Data can be provided from the mobile device to the media client for identifying the location of the media content and a playback time. Based on the data, the media client can obtain a portion of the media content associated with the playback time. Also, playback of the media content on the display device can be controlled by a user of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas Matthieu Alsina, Bob Bradley, Alan Cannistraro, Scott Forstall, Amandeep Jawa, Nicholas V. King, Lucas Newman, Daniel Trent Preston, Jai Chulani, Jeffrey Robbin
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Patent number: 8612857Abstract: A display mode can be selected by identifying a plurality of display modes supported by a media client, wherein the plurality of display modes comprise safe modes; sequentially selecting a display mode from the plurality of display modes, wherein the plurality of display modes are ordered according to one or more of resolution, timing, and popularity; generating an output signal based on the selected display mode, wherein the generated output signal is provided to a display device; and selectively repeating the sequential selection of a display mode and generating an output signal based on the selected display mode until an input is received from a user indicating that the selected display mode is compatible with the display device. Further, the media client can be configured to utilize the selected display mode. Additionally, the plurality of display modes can be identified based on extended display identification data from the display device.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2007Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rainer Brodersen, Jeffrey Robbin, Thomas Michael Madden, Kevin Arnold, Ian Hendry
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Patent number: 8607144Abstract: A display mode can be selected by identifying a plurality of display modes supported by a media client, wherein the plurality of display modes comprise safe display modes; generating a user interface including a test image and a plurality of commands in accordance with a selected display mode of the plurality of display modes, wherein the user interface is output to a display device; receiving user input selecting one of the plurality of commands; and configuring an operating display mode of the media client in accordance with the received user input. Configuring an operating display mode further can comprise determining that the received user input confirms the selected display mode and configuring the media client to set the selected display mode as the operating display mode. Further, generating a user interface can comprise presenting a display timer indicating a time remaining until a display mode change.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2007Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rainer Brodersen, Jeffrey Robbin, Thomas Michael Madden, Kevin Arnold, Ian Hendry
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Patent number: 8561893Abstract: Improved podcasts and techniques that facilitate their use are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to creating, publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, a client application can subscribe to podcasts and then automatically monitor the podcasts for updates to be downloaded. In the event that user interest in a podcast becomes inadequate, downloading of further updates can be restricted. According to another aspect, a podcast can be subscribed to through use of a portable subscription file. According to still another aspect, podcast feeds can be enhanced to include segment elements and other metadata.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anne Jones, Thomas Dowdy, Jeffrey Robbin, Mike Wiese, Stephen Davis
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Publication number: 20130232409Abstract: Information is presented to a user by accessing a library of electronic publications that includes a first publication, generating a representation of the first publication in an electronic bookshelf, determining a state for the first publication and modifying the representation of the first publication to reflect the state of the first publication.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, David Heller, Jeffrey Robbin, Alan C. Cannistraro, William Martin Bachman, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Joe R. Howard
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Publication number: 20130097286Abstract: A system for use in presenting media content includes a media server configured to provide media content and a media client configured to obtain the media content from the media server and to present the media content on a device. The media client is configured to generate a first code and to transmit information to the media server. The information identifies the media client and the information indicates that the media client is available for pairing. The media server is configured to reply to the information with a second code that corresponds to the first code in order to enable pairing between the media server and the media client.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Robbin, Christopher Wysocki, Amandeep Jawa, Jeffrey Miller, David Heller, Justin Henzie, Rainer Brodersen, Mihnea Calin Pacurariu
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Patent number: 8402390Abstract: Icons are arranged in foreground background positions in an interface environment to define a multidimensional path extending from a terminus. The icons transition between the foreground position and the background positions along the multidimensional path. Each icon corresponds to a content-specific menu item.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rainer Brodersen, Rachel Clare Goldeen, Jeffrey Ma, Mihnea Calin Pacurariu, Thomas Michael Madden, Steven Jobs, Jeffrey Robbin, Eric Taylor Seymour
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Publication number: 20120311438Abstract: Information is presented to a user by accessing a library of electronic publications that includes a first publication, generating a representation of the first publication in an electronic bookshelf, determining a state for the first publication and modifying the representation of the first publication to reflect the state of the first publication.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Elizabeth Caroline Furches Cranfill, David Heller, Jeffrey Robbin, Alan C. Cannistraro, William Martin Bachman, Timothy B. Martin, Matt Evans, Joe R. Howard
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Publication number: 20120284422Abstract: Improved podcasts and techniques that facilitate their use are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to creating, publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, a client application can subscribe to podcasts and then automatically monitor the podcasts for updates to be downloaded. In the event that user interest in a podcast becomes inadequate, downloading of further updates can be restricted. According to another aspect, a podcast can be subscribed to through use of a portable subscription file. According to still another aspect, podcast feeds can be enhanced to include segment elements and other metadata.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Anne JONES, Thomas DOWDY, Jeffrey ROBBIN, Mike WIESE, Stephen DAVIS
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Patent number: 8285851Abstract: A system for use in presenting media content includes a media server configured to provide media content and a media client configured to obtain the media content from the media server and to present the media content on a device. The media client is configured to generate a first code and to transmit information to the media server. The information identifies the media client and the information indicates that the media client is available for pairing. The media server is configured to reply to the information with a second code that corresponds to the first code in order to enable pairing between the media server and the media client.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2007Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Robbin, Christopher Wysocki, Amandeep Jawa, Jeffrey Miller, David Heller, Justin Henzie, Rainer Brodersen, Mihnee Calin Pacurariu
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Patent number: 8245924Abstract: Improved podcasts and techniques that facilitate their use are disclosed. The improved techniques can pertain to creating, publishing, hosting, accessing, subscribing, managing, transferring, and/or playing podcasts. According to one aspect, a client application can subscribe to podcasts and then automatically monitor the podcasts for updates to be downloaded. In the event that user interest in a podcast becomes inadequate, downloading of further updates can be restricted. According to another aspect, a podcast can be subscribed to through use of a portable subscription file. According to still another aspect, podcast feeds can be enhanced to include segment elements and other metadata.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Anne Jones, Thomas Dowdy, Jeffrey Robbin, Mike Wiese, Stephen Davis
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Publication number: 20120207444Abstract: A method of scanning content comprises receiving an input signal indicating that content being displayed is to be scanned, sensing a duration of the received input signal, and scanning the content at a rate based at least in part on the sensed duration of the received input.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Rainer Brodersen, Jeffrey Robbin, Thomas Michael Madden, Rachel Clare Goldeen, Jeffrey Ma, Kevin Arnold
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Patent number: 8184943Abstract: A method of scanning content comprises receiving an input signal indicating that content being displayed is to be scanned, sensing a duration of the received input signal, and scanning the content at a rate based at least in part on the sensed duration of the received input.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2007Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Rainer Brodersen, Jeffrey Robbin, Thomas Michael Madden, Rachel Clare Goldeen, Jeffrey Ma, Kevin Arnold
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Patent number: 8135865Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for synchronizing and transferring digital media items. One or more media items are received, from a network operating environment, at a first device. A first media database on the first device, including metadata associated with the media items, is synchronized with a second media database on a second device. The one or more media items are moved from the first device to the second device. The one or more media items are copied from the second device to the first device.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2008Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: David Fleischman, Christopher R. Wysocki, Payam Mirrashidi, Sean Kelly, Charles Pisula, Alan Ward, Colin Meldrum, Patrice Gautier, Jeffrey Robbin
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Publication number: 20120050012Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for controlling, from a mobile device, media content stored on the mobile device to a media client for presentation on a display device. Data can be provided from the mobile device to the media client for identifying the location of the media content and a playback time. Based on the data, the media client can obtain a portion of the media content associated with the playback time. Also, playback of the media content on the display device can be controlled by a user of the mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Thomas Matthieu Alsina, Bob Bradley, Alan Cannistraro, Scott Forstall, Amandeep Jawa, Nicholas V. King, Lucas Newman, Daniel Trent Preston, Jai Chulani, Jeffrey Robbin
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Publication number: 20120054679Abstract: Technologies for generating a menu of favorite media items for presentation to a user are described. In one aspect, input from a user designating a show as a favorite show is received. In response to receiving the input, show information relating to the favorite show is displayed in a first graphical user interface. The show information includes a plurality of shortcuts, each shortcut pointing to a corresponding episode of the favorite show, and indicia displayed concurrently with the shortcuts to mark unwatched episodes. In response to receiving the input, a pointer associated with the favorite show is displayed in a second graphical user interface. The pointer points to the show information displayed in the first graphical user interface, such that the pointer associated with the favorite show is being displayed in the second graphical user interface concurrently with shortcuts associated with one or more other favorite shows.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jeffrey Ma, Elbert D. Chen, Jeffrey Robbin, Calin Pacurariu, William Martin Bachman, James A. Young