Inventor
SCHMIDT EDWARD T
US36 patents
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APPLE INC
30 patentsUS10331399B2Jun 25, 2019
Smart audio playback when connecting to an audio output system
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US9483365B2Nov 1, 2016
Methods and apparatus for multi-source restore
APPLE INC6 citations82
US11509726B2Nov 22, 2022
Encapsulating and synchronizing state interactions between devices
APPLE INC15 citations80
US10264319B2Apr 16, 2019
Priming media applications and presenting primed media application data
APPLE INC2 citations73
US10805370B2Oct 13, 2020
Alarms for a system of smart media playback devices
APPLE INC3 citations72
US11974338B2Apr 30, 2024
Pairing devices by proxy
APPLE INC1 citations71
US11297369B2Apr 5, 2022
Remotely controlling playback devices
APPLE INC4 citations71
US11005986B2May 11, 2021
Managing device usage
APPLE INC2 citations71
US10783929B2Sep 22, 2020
Managing playback groups
APPLE INC2 citations71
US10609208B2Mar 31, 2020
Managing device usage
APPLE INC4 citations71
US9904597B2Feb 27, 2018
Methods and apparatus for multi-phase restore
APPLE INC2 citations71
US9317369B2Apr 19, 2016
Methods and apparatus for multi-phase restore
APPLE INC4 citations71
US10019444B2Jul 10, 2018
Universal identifier
APPLE INC5 citations70
US10447748B2Oct 15, 2019
Sharing media information between applications on client devices
APPLE INC3 citations69
US9953033B2Apr 24, 2018
Wireless content synchronization
APPLE INC2 citations69
US12483611B2Nov 25, 2025
Alarms for a system of smart media playback devices
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11949725B2Apr 2, 2024
Alarms for a system of smart media playback devices
APPLE INC0 citations62
US11303686B2Apr 12, 2022
Alarms for a system of smart media playback devices
APPLE INC0 citations62
US12396045B2Aug 19, 2025
Pairing devices by proxy
APPLE INC0 citations61
US12034994B2Jul 9, 2024
Remotely controlling playback devices
APPLE INC1 citations61
US10993274B2Apr 27, 2021
Pairing devices by proxy
APPLE INC0 citations61
US11716193B2Aug 1, 2023
Managing device usage
APPLE INC0 citations60
US12135823B2Nov 5, 2024
User interface-based restriction on content access
APPLE INC0 citations59
US11995116B2May 28, 2024
Multi-user content queue
APPLE INC0 citations58
US10805683B2Oct 13, 2020
Priming media applications and presenting primed media application data
APPLE INC0 citations52
US10382522B2Aug 13, 2019
Generating a dynamic user interface representing an arbitrary content provider back-end
APPLE INC0 citations51
US9571558B2Feb 14, 2017
Generating a dynamic user interface representing an arbitrary content provider back-end
APPLE INC1 citations51
US8352468B2Jan 8, 2013
Top search hits based on learned user preferences
APPLE INC0 citations42
US10205989B2Feb 12, 2019
Optimized storage of media items
APPLE INC0 citations40
US10318114B2Jun 11, 2019
Playlist-only media items
APPLE INC0 citations37