TIME-SENSITIVE REMOTE CONTROL OF A VIDEO PLAYBACK DEVICE
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1. A method for remotely controlling a standalone media player via a data network, comprising:
- using a master device to play back a packaged medium on which a content item is recorded, the master device having a media player user interface to respond to playback commands received from a user; and
transmitting synchronization information via the data network from the master device, the synchronization information configured to cause a remote standalone media player receiving the synchronization information via the data network to synchronize a playback state of the remote standalone media player to a playback state of the master device.
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Abstract
One or more media players are remotely controlled via a data network in a manner that synchronizes the playback state of each media player with the playback state of a master device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for remotely controlling a standalone media player via a data network, comprising:
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using a master device to play back a packaged medium on which a content item is recorded, the master device having a media player user interface to respond to playback commands received from a user; and transmitting synchronization information via the data network from the master device, the synchronization information configured to cause a remote standalone media player receiving the synchronization information via the data network to synchronize a playback state of the remote standalone media player to a playback state of the master device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A standalone media player operable to play a packaged medium on which is recorded in machine-readable form a content item, the media player comprising:
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a playback subsystem comprising a media drive for reading the content item recorded on the packaged medium and decoder logic for producing signals representing a content stream; data communication logic, the data communication logic causing the standalone media player to receive synchronization information via a data network from a master device; and synchronization logic, the synchronization logic causing the playback system to synchronize a playback state of the playback system to a playback state of the master device in response to received synchronization information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A packaged media product for playback on a standalone media player, the packaged media product comprising a player-readable medium on which is recorded in machine-readable form a content item and code for instructing the standalone media player to:
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receive synchronization information via a data network from a master device; and synchronize a playback state of the playback system to a playback state of the master device in response to received synchronization information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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