Software Technology for Control of remote and local media items

Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA)

A method is to display the contents of the media library that is corresponding to set of media items on the device of the client. The media items may be displayed on a user device. The media items may include local media items or media items that are stored at the client’s device. Remote media items can also be displayed, which includes media items that are stored on remote systems. In addition to providing details about the library, the method also provides features that can be used to indicate remote media items. The user’s input will initiate an action to download the remote media item to the client device for storage.

Digital content such as movies and music has gained such popularity that it’s now equivalent to traditional media, like hard disks. The availability of mobile devices has provided new opportunities for consumers to enjoy digital media both at home and while on the go.

However, as people have more and more devices, managing of digital content stored on devices like these is becoming tedious and difficult. Digital content libraries on every device will also diverge depending on the method of use like a smartphone or a homecomputer. To have access to his digital content library, users need to synchronize the digital content libraries as well as the content files across all his devices. This can be tedious and time-consuming.

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