Communication terminals and methods for prioritizing the playback of distributed multimedia files
First Claim
1. A communication terminal comprising:
- a communication module that is configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a communication interface; and
a controller that is configured to establish a connection with a participant communication terminal via the communication module, to maintain a play list representing multimedia files to be played, to receive a participant multimedia file identification from the participant communication terminal and that identifies a participant multimedia file resident on the participant communication terminal, to add the participant multimedia file identification to the play list, to automatically prioritize the play list according to at least one criteria, and to thereafter execute playback of the multimedia files represented by the play list, including retrieving the participant multimedia file from the participant communication terminal for playback.
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Abstract
A communication terminal includes a communication module and a controller. The communication module is configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a interface. The controller is configured to establish a connection with a participant communication terminal via the communication module, to maintain a play list representing multimedia files to be played, to receive a participant multimedia file identification from the participant communication terminal, wherein the participant multimedia file identification corresponds to a participant multimedia file stored on the participant communication terminal, to add the participant multimedia file identification to the play list, to automatically prioritize the play list according to at least one criteria, and to thereafter execute playback of the multimedia files represented by the play list, including retrieving the participant multimedia file from the participant communication terminal for playback.
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26 Claims
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1. A communication terminal comprising:
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a communication module that is configured to communicate with other communication terminals over a communication interface; and a controller that is configured to establish a connection with a participant communication terminal via the communication module, to maintain a play list representing multimedia files to be played, to receive a participant multimedia file identification from the participant communication terminal and that identifies a participant multimedia file resident on the participant communication terminal, to add the participant multimedia file identification to the play list, to automatically prioritize the play list according to at least one criteria, and to thereafter execute playback of the multimedia files represented by the play list, including retrieving the participant multimedia file from the participant communication terminal for playback. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for providing a multimedia play list using a host communication terminal, the method comprising:
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establishing a connection between the host communication terminal and a participant communication terminal; maintaining a play list using the host communication terminal, the play list representing multimedia files to be played; receiving at the host communication terminal a participant multimedia file identification from the participant communication terminal, wherein the participant multimedia file identification corresponds to a participant multimedia file stored on the participant communication terminal; adding the participant multimedia file identification to the play list; automatically prioritizing the play list according to at least one criteria; and
thereafterexecuting playback of the multimedia files represented by the play list, including retrieving the participant multimedia file from the participant communication terminal for playback.
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