Apple patent is for ‘techniques and systems for supporting podcasting’

Some folks feel that Apple has neglected podcasting in recent software updates. That could change, as the tech giant has been granted a patent (number 9,923,962) for “techniques and systems for supporting podcasting.”


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In the patent, Apple says that podcasts are conventionally not easily managed on a host computer (think Macs). Podcasts often dynamically change as new episodes are released. Management of such dynamic media assets is complicated. 

Additionally, to the extent that the host computer desires to support a portable media player, the host computer needs to manage the transfer of podcast data to the portable media player. Apple says there’s a need for techniques to manage and use podcasts on computers. 


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