METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN COORDINATING MULTIMEDIA DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method of playing back multimedia content from a content package, the method comprising:
- accessing, locally at a primary device, a content package, where the content package comprises multimedia content and instructions to broadcast a first information relevant to the multimedia content;
playing back, locally through the primary device, at least a portion of the multimedia content from the content package such that at least a portion of the multimedia content is displayed through a display coupled with the primary device;
determining whether the content package instructs that the first information should be broadcasted;
extracting, from the content package and in response to determining that the content package instructs that the first information should be broadcasted, the first information to be broadcasted;
implementing the instructions from the content package to broadcast the first information; and
broadcasting, from the primary device in accordance with the instructions of the content package, the first information to a remote first secondary device configured to receive, decode and playback multimedia content.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention provide methods for use in playing back content. Some of these methods access a content package comprising media content to be locally played back; detect, as defined by the content package, whether a remote secondary device is available with which a connection can be established; determine whether an authorization to establish the connection has been confirmed; establish, when the authorization is confirmed, a communication connection; determine, as instructed by the content package and when the communication with the secondary device is established, whether one or more commands are received from the secondary device; and implement, as instructed by the content package and when it is determined that the one or more commands are received from the secondary device, the one or more commands in controlling playback experience of the media content.
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51 Claims
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1. A method of playing back multimedia content from a content package, the method comprising:
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accessing, locally at a primary device, a content package, where the content package comprises multimedia content and instructions to broadcast a first information relevant to the multimedia content; playing back, locally through the primary device, at least a portion of the multimedia content from the content package such that at least a portion of the multimedia content is displayed through a display coupled with the primary device; determining whether the content package instructs that the first information should be broadcasted; extracting, from the content package and in response to determining that the content package instructs that the first information should be broadcasted, the first information to be broadcasted; implementing the instructions from the content package to broadcast the first information; and broadcasting, from the primary device in accordance with the instructions of the content package, the first information to a remote first secondary device configured to receive, decode and playback multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of extending a playback experience, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a primary multimedia playback device, a content package, where the content package comprises;
multimedia content to be played back by the primary multimedia playback device, and a broadcast application to be implemented by the primary multimedia playback device;playing back the multimedia content through the primary multimedia playback device such that at least a portion of the multimedia content is displayed through a display coupled with the primary multimedia playback device; and initiating the broadcast application such that the primary multimedia playback device when implementing the broadcast application broadcasts information relevant to the multimedia content being played back by the primary multimedia playback device intended to be received by one or more remote secondary devices configured to access remote sources based at least in part on the information broadcasted.
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18. A method for use in extending a playback experience of multimedia content, the method comprising:
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establishing, through a secondary device, a cooperation and connection with a remote primary device accessing a content package, wherein the content package comprises multimedia content, and wherein the connection provides a communication path between the secondary device and the primary device; receiving, at the secondary device, a broadcast broadcasted from the primary device; extracting, from the broadcast, an instruction to be implemented by the secondary device, where the instruction is defined in the content package, and where the instruction instructs the initiation of an application; identifying the application instructed to be initiated; and activating, at the secondary device, the application where the application corresponds to the content package. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of extending a playback experience, the method comprising:
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detecting, at a secondary device, a broadcast communicated from a primary device playing back multimedia content from a content package, where the broadcast comprising broadcast information relevant to the multimedia content being played back by the primary device; extracting the broadcast information from the broadcast; accessing, in response to extracting the broadcast information, a remote source; and acquiring, from the remote source, additional content relevant to the multimedia content being played back by the primary device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system providing playback of content, the system comprising:
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non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium with a content package recorded on the storage medium; the content package comprising; multimedia content to be played back by a primary device accessing the content package; and a broadcast application to be implemented by the primary device such that the primary device when implementing the broadcast application broadcasts information relevant to the multimedia content being played back by the primary device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium with a content package recorded on the storage medium, the content package comprising:
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multimedia content to be played back by a primary device; and executable instructions comprising a broadcast application, wherein the broadcast application when executed by the primary device causes the primary device to broadcast information relevant to the multimedia content being played back by the primary device.
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45. A method of expanding a playback experience beyond a primary device, the method comprising:
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accessing locally at a primary device a content package comprising;
multimedia content to be played back at the primary device, and a broadcast application;determining whether a communication link is known to be established between the primary device and a remote secondary device; playing back a first portion of the multimedia content in response to determining that the communication link is established; and implementing the broadcast application and broadcasting information to the secondary device, where the information is specific to the first portion of the multimedia content and directs the secondary device to provide access to a first additional content that is dependent upon the information. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 51)
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50. The method of claim 50, further comprising:
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receiving instructions from the secondary device; and altering playback of the first portion of the multimedia content in accordance with the instructions received from the secondary device.
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