Multimedia Content Handling in a Home-Network System
First Claim
1. A method of handling multimedia digital content in a network interconnecting diverse electronic devices, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring multimedia digital content with associated metadata from a source;
determining characteristics of a target device on which said multimedia digital content is to be played;
analyzing the associated metadata of the multimedia digital content provided by said acquiring step or the characteristics of the target device provided by said determining step;
determining rules or parameters for encoding the source multimedia digital content based on said analyzing step;
after said analyzing and determining steps, encoding the source multimedia digital content with the rules or parameters; and
transmitting an encoded multimedia digital content produced by said encoding step to the target device.
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Abstract
A method of handling multimedia digital content in a network that interconnects diverse electronic devices is provided. Multimedia digital content with associated metadata is acquired by a device on the network from a source, and characteristics of a target device on which the multimedia digital content is to be played are obtained. At least one or both of the metadata of the multimedia digital content and the characteristics of the target device are analyzed for determining rules or parameters for encoding the source multimedia digital content. After the analyzing and determining steps, the source multimedia digital content is encoded with the determined rules or parameters and the encoded multimedia digital content is transmitted to the target device. Accordingly, the encoding step produces a content adaptation that is specifically optimized for playback on the target device. A Media Interoperability Unit (MIU) and a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) system are also provided.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of handling multimedia digital content in a network interconnecting diverse electronic devices, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring multimedia digital content with associated metadata from a source; determining characteristics of a target device on which said multimedia digital content is to be played; analyzing the associated metadata of the multimedia digital content provided by said acquiring step or the characteristics of the target device provided by said determining step; determining rules or parameters for encoding the source multimedia digital content based on said analyzing step; after said analyzing and determining steps, encoding the source multimedia digital content with the rules or parameters; and transmitting an encoded multimedia digital content produced by said encoding step to the target device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A Media Interoperability Unit (MIU) for a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) system, comprising:
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a decision handling unit for receiving content metadata corresponding to source multimedia digital content and for analyzing the content metadata and determining rules or parameters for use in encoding the source multimedia digital content; and a content adaptor for encoding the source multimedia digital content based on the rules or parameters determined for the source multimedia digital content by said decision handling unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) system, comprising:
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at least one Digital Media Server (DMS) for acquiring source multimedia digital content having associated content metadata; at least one battery-operated, video-enabled, mobile device connected to the network and capable of receiving and playing multimedia digital content; and a Media Interoperability Unit (MIU) for acquiring the source multimedia digital content and associated content metadata from said DMS and for transmitting an encoded adaptation of the source multimedia digital content to said mobile device; said MIU having a decision handler for analyzing the content metadata and determining rules or parameters based on the content metadata for use in encoding the source multimedia digital content; and said MIU having a content adaptor for encoding the source multimedia digital content based on the rules or parameters determined for the source multimedia digital content by said decision handler. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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