METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZING DATA

• US 20160286253A1
• Filed: 06/10/2016
• Published: 09/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: EMIGH, Aaron T., ROSKIND, James A.
• Granted Patent: US 11,303,946 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4604 LAN interconnection over a backbone network, e.g. Internet, Frame Relay
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2387 Stream processing in response to a playback request from an end-user, e.g. for trick-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/242 Synchronization processes, e.g. processing of PCR [Program Clock References] arrangements for synchronising broadcast or distribution via plural systems in broadcast distribution systems H04H20/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25808 Management of client data terminal profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/303
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

In some embodiments a system is provided, comprising a playback device, configured to play a piece of multimedia content, stop playing the piece of multimedia content, wherein the playing of the piece of multimedia content is stopped at a first point, connect to a server, and synchronize information relating to the first point to the server; the server, configured to save the information relating to the first point in a profile associated with an individual user, connect to a recipient device, and synchronize the information relating to the first point to a recipient device; the recipient device, configured to play the piece of multimedia content, wherein playing the piece of multimedia content on the recipient device starts from a second point related to the first point at which the playing of the piece of multimedia content on the playback device is stopped.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a playback device, configured to

play a piece of multimedia content;

stop playing the piece of multimedia content, wherein the playing of the piece of multimedia content is stopped at a first point;

connect to a server; and

synchronize information relating to the first point to the server;

the server, configured to

save the information relating to the first point in a profile associated with an individual user;

connect to a recipient device; and

synchronize the information relating to the first point to a recipient device;

the recipient device, configured to

play the piece of multimedia content, wherein playing the piece of multimedia content on the recipient device starts from a second point related to the first point at which the playing of the piece of multimedia content on the playback device is stopped.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the playback device is further configured to:

synchronize the piece of multimedia content to the server, wherein the piece of multimedia content is saved in the profile associated with the individual user;

wherein the server is further configured to;

synchronize the piece of multimedia content to the recipient device.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first point and the second point are the same point.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the second point is the beginning of a segment of the piece of multimedia content, wherein the segment of the piece of multimedia content contains the first point.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein synchronize information relating to the first point is performed via the Internet.

6. A recipient device, comprising:

a non-transitory medium, configured to stores a computer readable program code;

a processor, configured to execute the computer readable program code to;

connect to a server;

synchronize information relating to a first point from the server to the recipient device, wherein the information relating to the first point is saved in a profile associated with an individual user on the server, wherein the first point is a point at which playing of a piece of multimedia content on a playback device is stopped; and

play the piece of multimedia content, wherein playing the piece of multimedia content on the recipient device starts from a second point related to the first point.

7. The recipient device according to claim 6, the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable program code to synchronize the piece of multimedia content from the server to the recipient device, wherein the piece of multimedia content is saved in the profile associated with the individual user.

8. The recipient device according to claim 6, wherein the first point and the second point are the same point.

9. The recipient device according to claim 6, wherein the second point is the beginning of a segment of the piece of multimedia content, wherein the segment of the piece of multimedia content contains the first point.

10. The recipient device according to claim 6, wherein synchronize information relating to a first point from the server to the recipient device is performed via the Internet.

11. A playback device, comprising:

a non-transitory medium, configured to stores a computer readable program code;

a processor, configured to execute the computer readable program code to;

play a piece of multimedia content;

stop playing the piece of multimedia content, wherein the playing of the piece of multimedia content is stopped at a first point;

connect to a server; and

synchronize information relating to the first point to the server.

12. The playback device according to claim 11, the processor is further configured to execute the computer readable program code to synchronize the piece of multimedia content to the server.

13. The playback device according to claim 11, wherein synchronize information relating to a first point to the server is performed via the Internet.

14. A computer-implemented method for synchronizing data, at a playback device, comprising:

connecting to a server;

synchronizing information relating to a first point from the server to the recipient device, wherein the information relating to the first point is saved in a profile associated with an individual user on the server, wherein the first point is a point at which playing of a piece of multimedia content on a playback device is stopped; and

playing the piece of multimedia content, wherein playing the piece of multimedia content on the recipient device starts from a second point related to the first point.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

synchronizing the piece of multimedia content from the server to the recipient device, wherein the piece of multimedia content is saved in the profile associated with the individual user.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the first point and the second point are the same point.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the second point is the beginning of a segment of the piece of multimedia content, wherein the segment of the piece of multimedia content contains the first point.

18. The method according to claim 14, wherein synchronizing information relating to the first point is performed via the Internet.