Method for Utilizing a Media Adapter to Manage Multimedia Data Stored in a Plurality of Multimedia Sources

• US 20070192802A1
• Filed: 12/06/2006
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Original Assignee: BenQ Corporation (Qisda Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Chang-Hung, Chen, Shu-Yi
• Application Number:
  US11/567,724
• Publication Number:
  US 20070192802A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440218 by transcoding between formats or standards, e.g. from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 conversion of standards in analogue television systems H04N7/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A method for utilizing a media adapter to manage multimedia data stored in a plurality of multimedia sources includes: the media adapter receiving an user access data; obtaining access corresponding to the user access data; setting the access corresponding to the user access data of the plurality of multimedia sources; comparing access corresponding to the user access data of the multimedia data stored in the plurality of multimedia sources with access corresponding to the user access data received by the media adapter; and the media adapter respectively managing the multimedia data stored in the plurality of multimedia sources according to a comparison result. The method allows a user to login to different multimedia sources by utilizing a user access data.

Claims

1. A method for utilizing a media adapter to manage multimedia data stored in a plurality of multimedia sources, the method comprising:

(a) the media adapter receiving user access data;

(b) obtaining access corresponding to the user access data;

(c) setting the access corresponding to the user access data of the plurality of multimedia sources;

(d) comparing the access obtained in step (b) with the access obtained in step (c); and

(e) the media adapter respectively managing the multimedia data stored in the plurality of multimedia sources according to a comparison result in step (d).

2. The method of claim 1 wherein step (a) comprises the media adapter receiving a user name and password.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the plurality of multimedia sources respectively transmitting the user access data of the plurality of multimedia sources and corresponding authority data to the media adapter.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the plurality of multimedia sources respectively transmitting service items provided by the plurality of multimedia sources to the media adapter.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising the plurality of multimedia sources setting the service items provided by the plurality of multimedia sources.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising the media adapter respectively setting the service items provided by the plurality of multimedia sources.

7. The method of claim 4 further comprising the media adapter respectively logging in to the plurality of multimedia sources with the access of step (c) being compliant to the access corresponding to the user access data obtained in step (b);

wherein step (e) respectively manages the multimedia data stored in the plurality of multimedia sources according to the access obtained in step (b) and the service items provided by the plurality of multimedia sources.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the media adapter respectively logging in to the plurality of multimedia sources with the access of step (c) being compliant to the access corresponding to the user access data obtained in step (b);

wherein step (e) respectively manages the multimedia data stored in the plurality of multimedia sources according to the access obtained in step (b).

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising the plurality of multimedia sources respectively setting the access corresponding to the user access data of the plurality of multimedia sources.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising the media adapter setting the access corresponding to the user access data received by the media adapter in step (a).

11. The method of claim 1 wherein steps (e) comprises the media adapter respectively managing the plurality of multimedia sources to transmit the multimedia data to a display device according to a comparison result of step (d).

13. The media adapter of claim 11 wherein the input interface is an on screen display (OSD).

14. The media adapter of claim 11 comprising:

a decoding module for decoding the multimedia data transmitted from the plurality of multimedia sources to generate a signal receivable by a display device; and

an output module for outputting the signal generated by the decoding module to the display device.

15. The media adapter of claim 11 wherein one of the multimedia sources is a computer.

16. The media adapter of claim 11 wherein one of the multimedia sources is a DVD player.

12. A media adapter capable of managing multimedia data stored in a plurality of multimedia sources, the media adapter comprising:

an input interface for inputting user access data;

a receiving module for receiving the user access data and corresponding access data transmitted from the plurality of multimedia sources;

memory for storing the user access data and corresponding access data; and

a control device for comparing access corresponding to the user access data of the plurality of multimedia sources received by the receiving module stored in the memory with access corresponding to the user access data inputted by the input interface, and for logging in to manage the multimedia data stored in the plurality of multimedia sources according to a comparison result.