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Apple and Pixar file "Instant Play" patents

ipod_patentThis past Thursday, the US Patent & Trademark Office revealed Apple’s patent application 20050216674 entitled "Media Player with instant play capability." Basically, it refers to a device's (future iPod?) ability to begin playing an audio file instantly upon its being selected, even before the file has been fully or even significantly loaded from storage into memory. Also, according to the patent, the media file can be loaded into memory without disrupting the currently playing file at all via a special background process.

Imagine jumping from song precisely as rapidly as you can move from one to the other with your 'Pod. I just wonder what affect this process would have on battery life.


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This past Thursday, the US Patent & Trademark Office revealed Apple’s patent application 20050216674 entitled "Media Player...
 

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Michael

Maybe this means Ipods and Itunes will finally have gapless playback!

October 04 2005 at 9:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Matt

Why merge teh two. Jobs runs em both.

October 04 2005 at 2:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
wheels

Hmmm, Apple and Pixar, two separate companies, filing for a patent jointly. I smell a merger brewing. I also smell Pixar records.

October 04 2005 at 12:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Andrew Witte

QuickTime has been doing this for a long time.

October 03 2005 at 11:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tommy

All I'm saying is that if and when a iPod video is released, content from Pixar will be the first thing released with it.

October 03 2005 at 9:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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