Playback Resume System and Method for a Media Center
First Claim
1. A playback resume system, comprising:
- a multimedia server providing a streaming service, further comprising;
a multimedia database for storing multimedia data; and
an identifier database for storing at least one record of identity, and at least one record of playback information mapping to the record of identity;
at least one multimedia player connecting with the multimedia server via a network to play the multimedia; and
at least one multimedia controller connecting to the multimedia server and transmitting the identifier to the multimedia server,wherein the multimedia server verifying whether the identifier is matched with the record of identity and providing the multimedia data in streaming in response to the record of identity and the record of playback information of the identifier database.
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Abstract
A playback resume system and method for a media center are described. This invention is applied to a scheme of the media center. Particularly, a personalized device capable of transmitting a proprietary identifier is used to be a controller of the media center. By means of the proprietary identifier, the invention can be implemented in a multi-user environment, and used for different playback devices or in different playback situations. Since the playback scheduled progress can be saved, the invention reaches a more convenient and fast resume purpose. The preferred embodiment includes the steps of establishing a connection between a multimedia controller and a multimedia server, and receiving a proprietary identifier and a playback command transmitted from the controller and the server. After that, the multimedia server reads the last playback multimedia data and its scheduled progress with corresponding identifier, and then resumes the playback progress.
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1. A playback resume system, comprising:
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a multimedia server providing a streaming service, further comprising; a multimedia database for storing multimedia data; and an identifier database for storing at least one record of identity, and at least one record of playback information mapping to the record of identity; at least one multimedia player connecting with the multimedia server via a network to play the multimedia; and at least one multimedia controller connecting to the multimedia server and transmitting the identifier to the multimedia server, wherein the multimedia server verifying whether the identifier is matched with the record of identity and providing the multimedia data in streaming in response to the record of identity and the record of playback information of the identifier database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An playback resume method for a media center, comprising:
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establishing a connection between a multimedia controller and a multimedia server; receiving an identifier transmitted from the multimedia controller; receiving a playback command transmitted from the multimedia controller; reading a last played multimedia data and a record of playback information associated with the identifier; and transmitting the last played multimedia data and the record of playback information to a multimedia player, and resuming a playback. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An playback resume method for a media center, comprising:
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establishing a connection among the multimedia controller, the multimedia player and a multimedia server; awaking the multimedia player; transmitting an identifier from the multimedia controller; reading a record of playback information associated with the identifier; and transmitting the multimedia data to the multimedia player so as to resume playing the multimedia. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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