Super share

• US 9,318,152 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2006
• Issued: 04/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Mobile Communications Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Gajdos, Tom, Kretz, Martin H.
• Primary Examiner(s): ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N
• Application Number:
  US11/551,312
• Publication Number:
  US 20080109852A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,469 Days
• Field of Search: 709/204
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/412 Distributed storage methods, i.e. the system may autonomously determine for a storage device that provides enough storage capacity for recording
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1066 Session management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/148 Migration or transfer of sessions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A method and apparatus for sharing media content between electronic equipment includes transferring session data from a first electronic equipment to a second electronic equipment, said session data including a queue of media content executing or executable on the first electronic equipment, and transferring media content identified in the session data to the second electronic equipment.

Claims

1. A method of transferring a media session from a first electronic equipment to a second electronic equipment, comprising:

playing on the first electronic equipment media content specified by session data corresponding to the media session, the first electronic equipment being a mobile device;

the first electronic equipment detecting the second electronic equipment;

the first electronic equipment pushing the media session to the second electronic equipment, wherein pushing includes the first electronic equipment transferring the session data to the second electronic equipment, the session data including information concerning the media content currently being played on the first electronic equipment and a present location within the media content at which the first electronic equipment is playing the media content; and

subsequent to transfer of the session data to the second electronic equipment the second electronic equipment

i) searching for the media content specified in the session data on a remote source,

ii) initiating reception of the media content streamed from the remote source, and

iii) initiating play of the media content based on the present location specified by the session data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the session data comprises a list of information for identifying media contents playing or playable on at least one of the first or second electronic equipment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content comprises a video content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein pushing the media session includes transferring the media content from the first electronic equipment to the second electronic equipment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein pushing the media session includes transferring the media content from a streaming server to the second electronic equipment.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein pushing the media session includes automatically identifying a secondary source for the media content when a communication link between the first electronic equipment and the second electronic equipment is terminated.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising playing the media content on the second electronic equipment.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein pushing the media session includes transferring the media content from a plurality of electronic equipments to the second electronic equipment.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the session data comprises a queue for identifying media contents playing or playable on the first electronic equipment or the second electronic equipment.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the second electronic equipment is to be used for a television system.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second electronic equipment comprises a game system.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the first electronic equipment discovering that the second electronic equipment is one in which the session can be pushed.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the detecting includes searching for the second electronic equipment in a vicinity of the first electronic equipment.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the detecting includes detecting the presence and capabilities of the second electronic equipment.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising using a layered interaction between at least two of a session service, a sharing service, a download service, a file system service and a content service to transfer of the media session.

16. An electronic equipment for playing media content, comprising:

a communication circuit for communicating with a mobile electronic equipment; and

a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the communication circuit, the processing circuit configured to;

receive, via the communication circuit, a media session pushed from the mobile electronic equipment to the electronic equipment, wherein the media session comprises session data that includes information concerning media content currently being played on the mobile electronic equipment and a present location within the media content at which the mobile electronic equipment is playing the media content;

search for the media content on a remote source;

initiate reception of the media content streamed from the remote source to the second electronic equipment; and

initiate play of the media content based on the present location specified by the session data.

17. The electronic equipment of claim 16, wherein the electronic equipment comprises a game system.

18. A mobile electronic equipment for playing media content, comprising:

a communication circuit for communicating with another electronic equipment; and

a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the communication circuit, the processing circuit configured to;

play media content specified by session data of a media session;

detect the another electronic equipment; and

push, via the communication circuit, the media session to the another electronic equipment, the media session comprising session data corresponding to the media session being executed on the electronic equipment and including information concerning media content currently being played on the electronic equipment and a present location within the media content at which the electronic equipment is playing the media content.

19. The mobile electronic equipment according to claim 18, further comprising a session service configured to discover if a push session can be performed with the another electronic device.

20. The mobile electronic equipment of claim 18, wherein the session service is configured to detect the presence and capabilities of the second electronic equipment.

21. The mobile electronic equipment according to claim 18, further comprising at least two of a session service, a sharing service, a download service, a file system service and a content service,

wherein the mobile electronic equipment is configured to transfer the media session using a layered interaction between the at least two services.