PAUSE AND REPLAY OF MEDIA CONTENT THROUGH BOOKMARKS ON A SERVER DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of a server device, comprising:
- authenticating a user of a client device;
communicating a media content to the client device through a network;
processing a pause request of the client device to pause the media content;
storing a bookmark location indicating a current playback location of the media content in the client device on the server device;
processing a play request of the user to play the media content from the bookmark location; and
communicating the media content from the bookmark location to the user.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and system of pause and replay of media content through bookmarks on a server device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a server device includes authenticating a user of a client device, communicating a media content to the client device through a network, processing a pause request of the client device to pause the media content, storing a bookmark location indicating a current playback location of the media content in the client device on the server device, processing a play request of the user to play the media content from the bookmark location (e.g., the play request may be received from a different client device of the user), and communicating the media content from the bookmark location to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of a server device, comprising:
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authenticating a user of a client device; communicating a media content to the client device through a network; processing a pause request of the client device to pause the media content; storing a bookmark location indicating a current playback location of the media content in the client device on the server device; processing a play request of the user to play the media content from the bookmark location; and communicating the media content from the bookmark location to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a client device to playback a media content from a pause location through a bookmark; a network; and a server device to store the bookmark associated with the pause location, and to stream the media content to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of a server device comprising:
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creating a bookmark in response to a pause request of a client device to pause a media content being streamed from the server device; and storing the bookmark and other bookmarks associated with pause locations of other users in a server device without duplicating the media content in separate files for each user creating the pause locations on the server device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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