Multimedia management device, system, and method
First Claim
1. A multimedia management device, which cooperates with at least one display device, in which the multimedia management device connects to at least one digital media server through a network, the multimedia management device comprising:
- a first signal transceiver unit, for sending and receiving at least an operation command and at least a multimedia file regarding the display device;
a first processing unit, coupled with the first signal transceiver unit, in which the first processing unit includes a file management procedure for browsing or selecting the multimedia file in the digital media server according to the operation command; and
a transmission unit, coupled with the first processing unit, for transmitting the multimedia file in the digital media server selected by the first processing unit;
wherein the first processing unit controls the first signal transceiver unit for converting the multimedia file to a displayable format, and sending the multimedia file to the display device.
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Abstract
A multimedia management method is disclosed and applicable to a display device cooperating with at least a multimedia management device. The method preferably includes a first step of selecting one of the multimedia management devices from the display device. Next, the method is to browse the digital media servers which are listed by the multimedia management device. Further, the method is to select the multimedia files in one of the digital media servers. Lastly, the invention sends the selected multimedia file to the display device for displaying.
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20 Claims
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1. A multimedia management device, which cooperates with at least one display device, in which the multimedia management device connects to at least one digital media server through a network, the multimedia management device comprising:
- a first signal transceiver unit, for sending and receiving at least an operation command and at least a multimedia file regarding the display device;
a first processing unit, coupled with the first signal transceiver unit, in which the first processing unit includes a file management procedure for browsing or selecting the multimedia file in the digital media server according to the operation command; and
a transmission unit, coupled with the first processing unit, for transmitting the multimedia file in the digital media server selected by the first processing unit;
wherein the first processing unit controls the first signal transceiver unit for converting the multimedia file to a displayable format, and sending the multimedia file to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a first signal transceiver unit, for sending and receiving at least an operation command and at least a multimedia file regarding the display device;
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7. A multimedia management system, comprising:
- a display device, for sending or receiving at least one operation command;
at least one digital media server, which saves at least one multimedia file;
a multimedia management device, coupled between the display device and the digital media server, including;
a first signal transceiver unit, for receiving the operation command;
a first processing unit, coupled with the first signal transceiver unit, in which the first processing unit includes a file management procedure for browsing or selecting the multimedia file in the digital media server according to the operation command; and
a transmission unit, coupled with the first processing unit, for transmitting the multimedia file in the digital media server selected to the first processing unit;
wherein the first processing unit controls the first signal transceiver unit for converting the multimedia file to a displayable format, and sending the multimedia file to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a display device, for sending or receiving at least one operation command;
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14. A multimedia management method, applicable to a display device cooperating to at least one multimedia management device, wherein each of the multimedia management devices includes a menu file which records information of at least one digital media server, the method comprising:
- selecting one of the multimedia management devices from the display device;
viewing the menu file of the selected multimedia management device;
selecting a multimedia file in one of the digital media servers from the menu file; and
sending the multimedia file to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- selecting one of the multimedia management devices from the display device;
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