Generic media covers

US9928751B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Ryan S. Lynch · San Francisco, US
• Alan Cannistraro · San Francisco, US
• Casey M. Dougherty · San Francisco, US
• David Makower · Tarrytown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2012
• Grant date: Mar 27, 2018
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0621
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Generic media covers can be generated for digital media items submitted by publishers without a personalized media cover. A generic media cover can be generated for a media item by hashing a unique identifier of the media item that remains consistent throughout the life cycle of the media item. Bytes of the hashed value can be translated into graphic parameters which are used to generate the generic graphic. The graphic parameters can be attached to the generic graphic, thus allowing a user to regenerate the generic graphic at a desired resolution at a later point in time. Also disclosed are techniques for ensuring that generic media covers for a bundle of media items appear substantially similar.