Synchronization among multiple playback and storage devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- communicating, by at least one server device, with a plurality of digital content devices associated with a user, wherein the plurality of digital content devices comprises a first digital content device and a second digital content device;
obtaining information associated with a presentation of digital content by the first digital content device, wherein the information associated with the presentation of the digital content by the first digital content device comprises a current position of the presentation of the digital content by the first digital content device; and
sending an indication of the current position to the second digital content device to enable a continued presentation of the digital content by the second digital content device beginning from the current position.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system and in particular to a wireless communication system for digital audio players that provides for increased functionality, such as communication, interaction and synchronization between a computing platform and various mobile, portable or fixed digital audio players, as well as providing a communication link between the various digital audio players themselves. The computing platform may act, for example, through a wireless network or wireless communication platform, to control the digital audio players; to act as a cache of digital audio data for the digital audio players; as well as provide a gateway to the Internet to enable the digital audio players to access additional digital audio content and other information. The computing platform may also be used to automatically update digital audio content on the digital audio players; synchronize digital audio content and playlists between digital audio players; and automatically continue a particular playlist as the user moves from one digital audio player to another.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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communicating, by at least one server device, with a plurality of digital content devices associated with a user, wherein the plurality of digital content devices comprises a first digital content device and a second digital content device; obtaining information associated with a presentation of digital content by the first digital content device, wherein the information associated with the presentation of the digital content by the first digital content device comprises a current position of the presentation of the digital content by the first digital content device; and sending an indication of the current position to the second digital content device to enable a continued presentation of the digital content by the second digital content device beginning from the current position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; maintain, by at least one server device, a record of a plurality of digital content devices associated with a user, wherein the plurality of digital content devices comprises a first digital content device and a second digital content device; receive, from the first digital content device, information associated with a presentation of digital content by the first digital content device, wherein the information associated with the presentation of the digital content by the first digital content device comprises a current position of the presentation of the digital content by the first digital content device; and send the current position to the second digital content device to enable a continued presentation of the digital content by the second digital content device beginning from the current position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first digital content device from a user, a request to present digital content to the user; receiving information associated with a presentation of the digital content by a second digital content device associated with the user, wherein the information associated with the presentation of the digital content by the second digital content device comprises a current position of the presentation of the digital content by the second digital content device; and presenting, by the first digital content device, the digital content beginning from the current position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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