SERVER, MULTIMEDIA APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF FOR SYNCHRONOUSLY PLAYING MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS THROUGH A PLURALITY OF MULTIMEDIA DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a server, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to start playing multimedia content from one of a plurality of multimedia apparatuses;
determining synchronization information necessary for synchronously playing the multimedia content between the plurality of multimedia apparatuses, based on a system clock of the server; and
transmitting to the plurality of multimedia apparatuses the determined synchronization information which corresponds to the system clock.
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods related to a server, a multimedia apparatus and a control method thereof, are provided. More particularly, the apparatuses and methods relate to a server, a multimedia apparatus and a control method thereof which synchronously plays multimedia contents through a plurality of multimedia apparatuses. A multimedia apparatus includes: a communicator configured to be connected to a server; and a controller configured to transmit to the server a request to start playing a multimedia content, receive synchronization information from the server that is necessary for synchronously playing the multimedia content. The synchronization information from the server is determined on the basis of the play start request, and synchronously plays the multimedia content based on the received synchronization information.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a server, the method comprising:
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receiving a request to start playing multimedia content from one of a plurality of multimedia apparatuses; determining synchronization information necessary for synchronously playing the multimedia content between the plurality of multimedia apparatuses, based on a system clock of the server; and transmitting to the plurality of multimedia apparatuses the determined synchronization information which corresponds to the system clock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A server comprising:
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a communicator configured to be communicably connected to a plurality of multimedia apparatuses; and a controller configured to receive a request from one of the plurality of multimedia apparatuses to start playing multimedia content, determine synchronization information necessary for synchronously playing the multimedia content between the plurality of multimedia apparatuses, based on a system clock of the server, and transmit to the plurality of multimedia apparatuses the determined synchronization information which corresponds to the system clock. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling a multimedia apparatus, the method comprising:
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transmitting to the server a request to start playing multimedia content; receiving from the server synchronization information that is necessary for synchronously playing the multimedia content and determined by the server to correspond to the request to start playing the multimedia content; and synchronously playing the multimedia content based on the received synchronization information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A multimedia apparatus comprising:
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a communicator configured to be communicably connected to a server; and a controller configured to transmit to the server a request to start playing multimedia content, receive from the server synchronization information that is necessary for synchronously playing the multimedia content and determined based on the play start request, and synchronously play the multimedia content based on the received synchronization information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A multimedia system comprising:
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a plurality of multimedia apparatuses; and a server configured to synchronize information that is necessary for synchronously playing multimedia content requested by the multimedia apparatuses; and each of the multimedia media apparatuses comprising; a communicator configured to be communicably connected to the server; and a controller configured to transmit to the server a request to start playing a multimedia content, and to receive synchronized content from the server for playing content on the multimedia apparatus, wherein the multimedia apparatuses are configured to synchronously play the multimedia content based on synchronization information transmitted from the server. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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