SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT WITH SYNCHED PLAYBACK CONTROLS
First Claim
1. A system for data communication, said system comprising:
- one or more circuits in a first electronic device configured to;
receive an input to enable selection of a multimedia content item on said first electronic device;
communicate said selected multimedia content item to a second electronic device along with playback controls; and
control playback of said selected multimedia content item at said first electronic device and said second electronic device such that a current playback time of said selected multimedia content item is in sync at said first electronic device and said second electronic device during said playback, based on synching of said communicated playback controls.
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Abstract
A system and method for data communication is disclosed, which includes a first electronic device configured to receive an input to enable selection of a multimedia content item on the first electronic device. The selected multimedia content item is communicated, by the first electronic device, to a second electronic device along with playback controls. Playback of the selected multimedia content item may be controlled at the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on synching of the communicated playback controls during the playback. The control is performed such that a current playback time of the selected multimedia content item is in sync at the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for data communication, said system comprising:
one or more circuits in a first electronic device configured to; receive an input to enable selection of a multimedia content item on said first electronic device; communicate said selected multimedia content item to a second electronic device along with playback controls; and control playback of said selected multimedia content item at said first electronic device and said second electronic device such that a current playback time of said selected multimedia content item is in sync at said first electronic device and said second electronic device during said playback, based on synching of said communicated playback controls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for data communication, said method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more circuits in a first electronic device, an input to enable selection of a multimedia content item on said first electronic device; communicating, by said one or more circuits, said selected multimedia content item to a second electronic device along with playback controls; and controlling, by said one or more circuits, playback of said selected multimedia content item at said first electronic device and said second electronic device such that a current playback time of said selected multimedia content item is in sync at said first electronic device and said second electronic device during said playback, based on synching of said communicated playback controls. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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