Method for processing information of an object for presentation of multiple sources

• US 8,601,189 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Song, Yu Kyoung, Lee, Kyung Ju, Kim, Chang Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Dang, Khanh
• Application Number:
  US12/162,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20090083462A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,560 Days
• Field of Search: 710/10, 710/21, 710/33, 710/58, 710/61, 710/104, 710/105, 710/110, 709/218, 709/219, 709/232, 725/87, 725/110, 725/112, 725/113
• US Class Current: 710/105
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1881 with schedule organisation, e.g. priority, sequence management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/32 containing non-Latin characters, e.g. Chinese domain names
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/30 Managing network names, e.g. use of aliases or nicknames name-to-address mapping H04L61/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4038 with floor control

Abstract

In case that a main component and an auxiliary component to be presented in synchronization with the main one have to be presented through data transmission between both devices, the present invention issues an action for setting access location information (e.g., URL) of at least one auxiliary component to a media renderer, wherein the action is different from an action for setting access location information of a main component. As a different way, the present invention sets access location information of at least one auxiliary component to a media renderer through an action including access location information of an auxiliary component as well as access location information of a main component.

Claims

1. A method for presenting a component through data transmission between devices, the method comprising:

issuing a browse action to one of the devices for obtaining an auxiliary component associated with a main component,

wherein the auxiliary component includes audio data and caption data,

wherein the caption data comprises location information of the caption data, type information of the caption data, identification information of the caption data and language information of the caption data;

receiving a browse response in response to the browse action,

wherein the browse response includes the auxiliary component associated with the main component, and

wherein the browse response further includes second access location information for accessing the audio data when the main component is configured to be played synchronously with the audio data;

issuing a connection preparation action to at least one device for the main component;

receiving a transmission identifier (ID) for identifying an instance of a transporting service of the main component;

generating a first action including the received transmission ID, first access location information for accessing the main component, and the second access location information for accessing the audio data;

issuing the first action for setting both the first access location information for accessing the main component and the second access location information for accessing the audio data with the transmission ID to the at least one device;

issuing, after the first action is issued, a single second action including the transmission ID, for requesting playback of the main component to the at least one device,

wherein the main component accessed by the first access location information and the audio data accessed by the second access location information are played synchronously; and

issuing a third action to the at least one device to change the audio data, which is being played in synchronization with the main component according to the second action, to another audio data,

wherein the audio data and the other audio data are related to the same main component.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the third action used for changing an the audio data being played uses the same transmission ID included in the second action.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein an action name of the second action is identical to that of an action used to set access location information for presentation of content associated with no auxiliary content to present synchronously.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the main component consists of AV data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second action is for setting together both the first access location information for accessing the main component and the second access location information for accessing the audio data.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second action is for further setting access location information of a component, which contains synchronization data needed for synchronized presentation of the audio data, along with access location information of the main component.

7. An apparatus for presenting a component through data transmission between devices, the apparatus comprising:

an interface unit; and

a processor configured to;

issue, via the interface unit, a browse action to one of the devices for obtaining an auxiliary component associated with a main component,

wherein the auxiliary component includes audio data and caption data,

wherein the caption data comprises location information of the caption data, type information of the caption data, identification information of the caption data and language information of the caption data,

receive, via the interface unit, a browse response in response to the browse action,

wherein the browse response includes the auxiliary component associated with the main component, and

wherein the browse response further includes second access location information for accessing the audio data when the main component is configured to be played synchronously with the audio data,

issue, via the interface unit, a connection preparation action to at least one device for the main component,

receive, via the interface unit, a transmission identifier (ID) for identifying an instance of a transporting service of the main component,

generate a first action including the received transmission ID, first access location information for accessing the main component, and the second access location information for accessing the audio data,

issue, via the interface unit, the first action for setting both the first access location information for accessing the main component and the second access location information for accessing the audio data with the transmission ID to the at least one device,

issue, via the interface unit, after the first action is issued, a single second action including the transmission ID, for requesting playback of the main component to the at least one device,

wherein the main component accessed by the first access location information and the audio data accessed by the second access location information are played synchronously, and

issue, via the interface unit, a third action to the at least one device to change the audio data, which is being played in synchronization with the main component according to the second action, to another audio data,

wherein the audio data and the other audio data are related to the same main component.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the third action used for changing the audio data being played uses the same transmission ID included in the second action.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein an action name of the second action is identical to that of an action used to set access location information for presentation of content associated with no auxiliary content to present synchronously.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the main component consists of AV data.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the second action is for setting together both the first access location information for accessing the main component and the second access location information for accessing the audio data.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the second action is for further setting access location information of a component, which contains synchronization data needed for synchronized presentation of the audio data, along with access location information of the main component.