Method and apparatus for experiencing a multimedia service

• US 10,498,782 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2012
• Issued: 12/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Pattan, Basavaraj Jayawant
• Primary Examiner(s): Hussain, Tauqir
• Application Number:
  US14/364,022
• Publication Number:
  US 20140324960A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,547 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1818 Conference organisation arrangements, e.g. handling schedules, setting up parameters needed by nodes to attend a conference, booking network resources, notifying involved parties
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1033 Signalling gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/242 Synchronization processes, e.g. processing of PCR [Program Clock References] arrangements for synchronising broadcast or distribution via plural systems in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43076 of the same content streams on multiple devices, e.g. when family members are watching the same movie on different devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6543 for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording remote booting in general G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for obtaining a multimedia session are provided. The method includes transmitting a first request to a network entity to receive information on a content view of a second client device, transmitting a second request to the network entity to invite the second client device to join an existing multimedia session comprising the client device, and synchronizing the content view of the second client device with a content view of the existing multimedia session by using the assistance of the media managing server.

Claims

1. A method of content viewing by a first client device, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the first client device, a first request to a server to invite a second client device to join into the content viewing and to request the server to establish a content viewing session for the first client device and the second client device;

receiving, by the first client device, a response from the server, the response indicating an acceptance of the second client device for joining into the content viewing; and

transmitting, by the first client device, a second request for stopping synchronization of the content viewing between the first client device and the second client device to the server,

wherein media data for the content viewing is synchronously transmitted from the server to each of the first client device and the second client device through the content viewing session, and

wherein the synchronous transmitting of the media data to each of the first client device and the second client device stops in response to the second request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a media session between the server and a content provider is established by the server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second client device comprises a plurality of client devices.

4. A method of content viewing by a server, the method comprising:

receiving, by the server, a first request from a first client device to invite a second client device to join into the content viewing;

transmitting, by the server, the first request to the second client device;

receiving, by the server, a response from the second client device, the response indicating an acceptance for joining into the content viewing;

transmitting, by the server, the response to the first client device;

establishing, by the server, a content viewing session for the first client device and the second client device;

synchronously transmitting, by the server, media data for the content viewing to each of the first client device and to the second client device through the content viewing session;

receiving, by the server, a second request for stopping synchronization of the content viewing between the first client device and the second client device from the first client device; and

stopping the synchronous transmitting of the media data to each of the first client device and the second client device in response to the second request.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising establishing, by the server, a media session between the server and a content provider.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the second client device comprises a plurality of client devices.

19. The method of claim 4, further comprising stopping, by the server, transmitting the media data for the content viewing to the first client device and the second client device, in response to the second request.

7. A method of content viewing by a second client device, the method comprising:

receiving, by the second client device, a first request from a server to invite the second client device to join into the content viewing; and

transmitting, by the second client device, a response to the server, the response indicating an acceptance for joining into the content viewing,

wherein a content viewing session for a first client device and the second client device is established by the server,

wherein media data for the content viewing is synchronously transmitted from the server to each of the first client device and the second client device through the content viewing session, and

wherein the synchronous transmitting of the media data to each of the first client device and the second client device stops in response to the server receiving a second request, for stopping synchronization of the content viewing between the first client device and the second client device, from the first client device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein a media session between the server and a content provider is established by the server.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the second client device is comprised by a plurality of client devices.

10. An apparatus in a first client device for content viewing, the apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a transceiver configured to;

transmit a first request to a server to invite a second client device to join into the content viewing and to request the server to establish a content viewing session for the first client device and the second client device,

receive a response from the server, the response indicating an acceptance of the second client device for joining into the content viewing, and

transmit a second request for stopping synchronization of the content viewing between the first client device and the second client device to the server,

wherein media data for the content viewing is synchronously transmitted from the server to each of the first client device and the second client device through the content viewing session, and

wherein the synchronous transmitting of the media data to each of the first client device and the second client device stops in response to the second request.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a media session between the server and a content provider is established by the server.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second client device comprises a plurality of client devices.

13. An apparatus in a server for providing content viewing, the apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions;

a transceiver configured to;

receive a first request from a first client device to invite a second client device to join into the content viewing,

transmit the first request to the second client device,

receive a response from the second client device, the response indicating an acceptance for joining into the content viewing,

transmit the response to the first client device, and

receive a second request for stopping synchronization of the content viewing between the first client device and the second client device from the first client device; and

at least one processor configured to establish a content viewing session for the first client device and the second client device,

wherein the transceiver is further configured to;

synchronously transmit media data for the content viewing to each of the first client device and the second client device through the content viewing session, and

stop the synchronous transmitting of the media data to each of the first client device and the second client device in response to the second request.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the server is configured to establish a media session between the server and a content provider.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the second client device comprises a plurality of client devices.

16. An apparatus in a second client device for content viewing, the apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a transceiver configured to;

receive a first request from a server to invite the second client device to join into the content viewing,

transmit a response to the server, the response indicating an acceptance for joining into the content viewing,

wherein a content viewing session for a first client device and the second client device is established by the server,

wherein media data for the content viewing is synchronously transmitted from the server to each of the first client device and the second client device through the content viewing session, and

wherein the synchronous transmitting of the media data to each of the first client device and the second client device stops in response to the server receiving a second request, for stopping synchronization of the content viewing between the first client device and the second client device, from the first client device.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein a media session between the server and a content provider is established by the server.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the second client device is comprised by a plurality of client devices.