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DIGITAL MEDIA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHARING DATA USING THE DIGITAL MEDIA DEVICE

  • US 20120030328A1
  • Filed: 10/12/2010
  • Published: 02/02/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for sharing data in a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) network, the DLNA network comprising a plurality of digital media devices in electronic communication, the method comprising:

  • confirming a digital media device under a power-on status from the plurality of digital media devices as being a source device, sending a search request from the source device to search for one or more digital media devices under the power-on status;

    in response to receiving one or more responses from the found digital media devices, selecting one of the found digital devices under the power-on status as being a middle device;

    sending a control command from the source device to the middle device, to control the middle device to search at least one target device, the target device being the digital media device under a power-off status;

    in response to receiving a search result from the middle device, sending a power-on command from the source device to the middle device, to control the middle device to power on the target device;

    sending a communication request from the source device to the target device under the condition that the target device has been powered on successfully; and

    in response to receive a communication response from the target device, sharing data of the source device with the target device.

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