APPARATUS FOR PLAYING OF SYNCHRONIZED VIDEO BETWEEN WIRELESS DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for the shared playing of video by a first video player and a second video player, comprising:
- playing the video signals on the first video player while transmitting synchronization signals from the first video player to the second video player; and
receiving the synchronization signals by the second video player, wherein the synchronization signals allow the video signals on the second video player to be played on the second video player essentially simultaneously with the playing of the video signals on the first video player;
wherein the first video player and the second video player are mobile.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for the shared playing of video by a first video player and a second video player. More particularly, the invention relates to a method for playing a video signal on a first portable video player synchronously with the same video signal on a second portable video player. In one aspect, the first portable video player is enabled to transmit video to a second player. The video is played synchronously on both video players, wherein the video is received from another player or from storage on the player. In various further aspects, synchronization signals are used to adjust the position of the video signal playing on the first and second video player, where the video signal is present on both video players.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for the shared playing of video by a first video player and a second video player, comprising:
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playing the video signals on the first video player while transmitting synchronization signals from the first video player to the second video player; and
receiving the synchronization signals by the second video player, wherein the synchronization signals allow the video signals on the second video player to be played on the second video player essentially simultaneously with the playing of the video signals on the first video player;
wherein the first video player and the second video player are mobile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for playing a video signal on a first portable video player synchronously with the same video signal on a second portable video player, comprising:
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transmitting the video signal from the first video player;
receiving the video signal on the second video player on an input port;
playing the video signal on a video output of the second video player;
transferring the video signal to the video output of the first video player;
providing a delay between the input port and the video output of the second video player; and
delaying the video signal on the video output of the first video player by a second predetermined delay;
wherein the video signal is played synchronously at the video output of the first video player and the video output of the second video player. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for playing a video signal that is present on a first mobile video player synchronously with the same video signal on a second mobile video player, comprising:
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establishing whether the video signal is present on the second video player;
sending a synchronization signal from the first video player to the second video player; and
playing the audio signal synchronously on the first video player and the second video player. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A first mobile video player that can play a video signal with a second mobile video player, comprising:
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media for storing the video signal;
video output for playing the video signal from the media;
an input video port for receiving a video signal from an output video port of the second video player; and
a transmitter for transmitting a synchronization signal to the second video player, wherein the synchronization signal allows the video signal in the player to be played synchronously with same video signal stored in the media of the second video player. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for playing a video signal on a portable video player synchronously with playing the same video signal on a second portable video player, comprising:
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storing the video signal on the video player;
playing the stored video signal;
transmitting a synchronization signal from the video player to the second video player;
playing the video signal on the second video player so that the part of the video signal that is playing on the second video player is substantially the same as the part of the video signal that is playing on the video player;
wherein the video signal is played synchronously on the video player and the second video player. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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