Radial Array Patents (Class 369/37.01)
  • Patent number: 11029817
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for intelligently managing a playlist of digital media provide an intelligent dynamic queue that is configured to manage the playback of digital media. The queue can transition between passive playback mode, active playback mode, and mixed playback mode. The queue can handle the playback of the songs in the queue according to the playback mode and/or a queue status field that is associated with each song in the queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Sanders, Anne Jones, Jeffrey L. Robbin, William Martin Bachman, Timothy B. Martin
  • Patent number: 10120533
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for intelligently managing a playlist of digital media provide an intelligent dynamic queue that is configured to manage the playback of digital media. The queue can transition between passive playback mode, active playback mode, and mixed playback mode. The queue can handle the playback of the songs in the queue according to the playback mode and/or a queue status field that is associated with each song in the queue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher John Sanders, Anne Jones, Jeffrey L. Robbin, William Martin Bachman, Timothy B. Martin
  • Patent number: 6590842
    Abstract: A recording and/or playback apparatus of a dislike recording medium, such as optical disk, is equipped with a receiving portion, a recording and/or playback portion, an ejecting operation mechanism, a loading mechanism, and a positioning mechanism. In the receiving portion, a plurality of supporting portions supporting respective peripheral ends of a plurality of disklike recording media are formed in an annular form, and an opening portion is formed on the supporting portion. The recording and/or playback portion conducts recording and/or playback of the disklike recording media. The ejecting operation mechanism penetrates from the opening portion of the receiving portion and ejects a desired disklike recording medium out of the disklike recording media, from the supporting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kajiyama, Akihisa Inatani, Shizuo Ohishi