US 12,223,540 B2
Intelligent delivery and acquisition of digital assets
Christopher B. Chang, Los Altos, CA (US); Sean B. Kelly, San Francisco, CA (US); Olagappan Manickam, Cupertino, CA (US); Thomas Alsina, Mountain View, CA (US); Payam Mirrashidi, San Francisco, CA (US); Michael Kuohao Chu, Cupertino, CA (US); and Kevin R. Lafferty, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/591,933.
Application 18/591,933 is a continuation of application No. 18/096,913, filed on Jan. 13, 2023, granted, now 11,935,113.
Application 18/096,913 is a continuation of application No. 17/361,082, filed on Jun. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,556,979, issued on Jan. 17, 2023.
Application 17/361,082 is a continuation of application No. 16/253,096, filed on Jan. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,049,173, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Application 16/253,096 is a continuation of application No. 15/815,677, filed on Nov. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,185,988, issued on Jan. 22, 2019.
Application 15/815,677 is a continuation of application No. 13/171,253, filed on Jun. 28, 2011, granted, now 9,830,642, issued on Nov. 28, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/451,057, filed on Mar. 9, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0202805 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/00 (2023.01); G06F 16/40 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); H04L 67/06 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0641 (2013.01) [G06F 16/40 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); H04L 67/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a one or more processors of an electronic device associated with a user account, cause the one or more processors to:
identify a digital asset provided to an acquisition electronic device associated with the user account;
access configuration data of the electronic device to determine whether to automatically download digital assets acquired by other devices associated with the user account; and
in response to determining to automatically download assets acquired by other devices associated with the user account, request provision of a version of the digital asset to the electronic device.