Multi-media system and method for simultaneously delivering multi-media data to multiple destinations

• US 7,373,414 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2002
• Issued: 05/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Harman Professional, Inc. (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Amx LLC (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Buzzerio, Jonas, Rosner, Benjamin, Evron, Roni
• Primary Examiner(s): Cardone; Jason D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pollack; Melvin H
• Application Number:
  US10/232,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20040044742A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,084 Days
• Field of Search: 709/231, 709/246, 709/253, 725/43, 725/71, 725/78, 725/80, 725/127, 725/141, 725/149, 725/153, 719/323, 710/313, 345/502, 345/520, 345/1.3, 345/5, 348/52, 348/388.1, 370/319
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A multimedia system and method that provides easy universal text searching for non-technical users, is disclosed. A configuration of the multimedia system and method of the present invention also facilitates content delivery through multiple, independent, simultaneous feeds from a single source to two or more different destinations without impairing audio and/or video and/or data stream quality.

Claims

1. A multimedia system, comprising:

a plurality of output destinations;

a data port configured to receive a composite multimedia digital stream of data, wherein the composite multimedia digital stream of data represents a plurality of individual multimedia digital data streams; and

a controller in communication with the data port and the plurality of output destinations, wherein the controller is configured to receive the composite multimedia digital stream of data from the data port, to split each of the plurality of individual multimedia digital data streams into an independent and individual multimedia digital stream of data, and to simultaneously route each independent and individual multimedia digital stream of data to a different one of the plurality of output destinations.

2. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of individual multimedia digital data streams comprises video digital data.

3. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of individual multimedia digital data streams comprises audio digital data.

4. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of output destinations comprises:

a video display;

a decoder configured to receive the individual multimedia digital stream of data and to decode the individual multimedia digital stream of data; and

a video graphics adapter in communication with decoder and the video display, wherein the video graphics adapter is configured to receive the decoded stream of data and to display the decoded stream of data on the video display.

5. The multimedia system of claim 1, further comprising a means for converting the individual multimedia digital stream of data from digital to analog format.

6. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the data port comprises a universal serial port (USB).

7. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein the data port comprises a Ethernet connection connected to a local area network.

8. The multimedia system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the output destinations is specified by a user using a touch panel.

9. A method for delivering multimedia data in a multimedia system, the multimedia system having a plurality of output destinations, a data port configured to receive a composite multimedia digital stream of data, and a controller in communication with the data port and the plurality of output destinations, the method comprising:

receiving the composite multimedia digital stream of data, wherein the composite multimedia digital stream of data represents a plurality of individual multimedia digital data streams;

splitting each of the plurality of individual multimedia digital data streams into an independent and individual multimedia digital stream of data; and

simultaneously routing each independent and individual multimedia digital stream of data to a different one of the plurality of output destinations.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one of the plurality of individual multimedia digital data streams comprises video digital data.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one of the plurality of individual multimedia digital data streams comprises audio digital data.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the data port comprises a universal serial port (USB).

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the data port comprises a Ethernet connection connected to a local area network.