Recording in a Local Network

• US 20130263192A1
• Filed: 11/30/2010
• Published: 10/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolabet L M Ericsson
• Inventors: Woxblom, Mikael, Hrwell, Olof
• Application Number:
  US13/990,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20130263192A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805

Abstract

A media rendering recording device (2) of a local network (7), e.g. a DLNA network, is capable of recording live broadcasted media content, the recording being initiated by a media controlling device (3) of the local network, e.g. a DMC of a DLNA network. The media rendering recording device fetches a playlist of available broadcasted media from a media aggregating node (1) outside the local network, the playlist including links to the media content, and forwards to the DMC for display to a user. The user selects a media to record, and the DMC forwards a command with a link to the content to the media rendering recording device.

Claims

1-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A method for a media rendering recording device in a local network of recording a broadcasted/multicasted media content, the recording being initiated by a media controlling device of the local network, the media rendering recording device being connected to a media aggregating node located outside the local network, the method comprising:

requesting from within the local network the media aggregating node to retrieve a playlist of available media content to be broadcasted/multicasted;

receiving the playlist, and forwarding the playlist as a recording playlist to a browsing media controlling device, the playlist comprising associations to the media;

receiving a play-command from the media controlling device, the command comprising an association indicating a recording of user selected media;

retrieving and recording a user-selected media stream from a streaming server via a gateway to the local network at the time of broadcasting.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the media stream is retrieved and recorded at the time of the broadcasting, which takes place a pre-defined time interval after receiving the recording-command.

20. The method according to claim 18, further comprising sending a confirmation of the recording to the browsing media controlling device.

21. The method according to claim 18, wherein a play-out of recorded media comprises:

sending a recorded-media list to a browsing media controlling device, the list comprising associations to the recorded media;

receiving a play-command from the media controlling device, the command comprising an association to user-selected recorded media, and

playing-out the user-selected recorded media.

22. A method for a media controlling device of a local network of initiating a recording of broadcasted/multicasted media on a media rendering recording device of the local network, the media rendering recording device being connected to a media aggregating node located outside the local network, and the method comprising:

browsing the media rendering recording device, in order to receive and display a recording playlist comprising associations to available media to be broadcasted/multicasted, the playlist obtained from the media aggregating node;

receiving a play-input indicating a user-selected media from the recording playlist; and

forwarding a play-command to the media rendering recording device, the play-command comprising an association indicating a recording of user-selected media from the recording playlist, wherein a user-selected media stream is retrieved and recorded by the media rendering recording device from a streaming server via a gateway to the local network at the time of broadcasting.

23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising receiving and displaying a confirmation of the recording.

24. The method according to claim 22, wherein a play-out of recorded media further comprises:

browsing the media rendering recording device, in order to receive and display a recorded-media list, the list comprising associations to the recorded media;

receiving a play-input indicating a user-selected media on the recorded-media list; and

forwarding a play-command to the media rendering recording device, the play-command comprising an association to a user-selected recorded media from the recorded-media list.

25. A media rendering recording device, connectable to a local network and to a media aggregating node located outside the local network, the media rendering recording device being arranged to record broadcasted/multicasted media content and the recording being initiated by a media controlling device of the local network, the media rendering recording device comprising a communication unit and processing circuits, and being configured to:

request from within the local network the media aggregating node to retrieve a media playlist;

receive the playlist, and forward the playlist as a recording playlist to a browsing media controlling device, the playlist comprising associations to the media to be broadcasted/multicasted;

receive a play-command from the media controlling device, the command comprising an association indicating a recording of user selected media; and

retrieve and record a media stream from a streaming server via a gateway to the local network at the time of broadcasting.

26. The media rendering recording device according to claim 25, wherein the media rendering recording device comprises a media rendering device and a remote-media storage device.

27. The media rendering recording device according to claim 25, wherein the media rendering recording device comprises a storage unit for storing recorded media.

28. The media rendering recording device according to claim 25, wherein the media rendering recording device is comprised in a gateway of the local network.

29. The media rendering recording device according to claim 25, wherein the media rendering recording device is arranged to be connectable to a gateway of the local network.

30. The media rendering recording device according to claim 25, wherein the media rendering recording device is further configured to send a confirmation of the recording to the browsing media controlling device.

31. The media rendering recording device according to claim 25, wherein the media rendering recording device is arranged to play-out recorded media and is further configured to:

send a recorded-media list to a browsing media controlling device, the list comprising associations to the recorded media;

receive a play-command from the media controlling device, the command comprising an association to user-selected recorded media; and

play-out the user-selected media

32. A media controlling device connectable to a local network and arranged to initiate a recording of broadcasted/multicasted media on a media rendering recording device of the local network, the media rendering recording device being connected to a media aggregating node located outside the local network, and the media controlling device being provided with processing circuits, and further comprising:

a browser for browsing the media rendering recording device in order to receive a recording playlist of available live media to be broadcasted/multicasted;

a display for displaying a recording playlist, the playlist comprising associations to the media to be broadcasted/multicasted;

user input unit for receiving a play-input indicating a user-selected media from the recording playlist; and

a communication unit for sending a play-command to the media rendering recording device, the play-command comprising an association indicating a recording of a user-selected media, wherein a user-selected media stream is retrieved and recorded by the media rendering recording device from a streaming server via a gateway to the local network at the time of broadcasting.

33. The media controlling device according to claim 32, wherein the media controlling device is further arranged to receive and display a confirmation of recorded media from the media rendering recording device.

34. The media controlling device according to claim 32, wherein the media controlling device is further arranged to initiate a play-out of recorded media on the media rendering recording device, and wherein:

the browser is further configured to browse the media rendering recording device in order to receive a recorded-media list of recorded media;

the display is further configured to display a recorded-media list, the list comprising associations to the recorded media;

the user input unit is further configured to receive a play-input indicating a user-selected media from the recorded-media list; and

the communication unit is further configured to send a play-command to the media rendering recording device, the play-command comprising an association to user-selected recorded media.