Status indicators for an electronic device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsSteve Jobs, Anthony M. Fadell, Jonathan P. Ive
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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsSteve Jobs, Anthony M. Fadell, Jonathan P. Ive
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An improved portable media device and methods for operating a media device are disclosed. According to one aspect, the portable media device can also function as a solid-state drive for data storage. The form factor of the portable media device can be hand-held or smaller, such that it is highly portable. The portable media device can use one or more status indicators. The portable media device can also include a peripheral bus connector, a rechargeable battery, and one or more input devices. According to another aspect, the portable media device has the capability to store media device status information in persistent memory before powering down. Thereafter, when the portable media device is again powered up, the stored media player status information can be retrieved and utilized. According to still another aspect, the portable media device can form and/or traverse a media asset playlist in an efficient manner.
A method comprising:
An electronic device comprising:
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a single status indicator visible at a respective location of a housing of the electronic device, and a battery, wherein the electronic device is an audio media peripheral device for a second electronic device with which the electronic device is in communication, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.