CONTENTS SIMULTANEOUS PLAYBACK TERMINAL, THE SAME SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20120303705A1
• Filed: 11/04/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: M&Service Company Limited
• Original Assignee: M&Service Company Limited
• Inventors: PARK, Jung Hoon, Jeong, Yong
• Application Number:
  US13/289,866
• Publication Number:
  US 20120303705A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1051 Group master selection mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/00 Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD] real-time bi-directional transmission of motion video data H04N7/14 ; broadcast or conference over packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/632 using a connection between clients on a wide area network, e.g. setting up a peer-to-peer communication via Internet for retrieving video segments from the hard-disk of other client devices broadcast-related systems characterised by transmission among terminal devices H04H60/80; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

The present invention relates to a contents simultaneous playback terminal, the same system and method thereof. The contents simultaneous playback terminal, system and method is capable of allowing both terminals to share and simultaneously replay contents in a one-to-one correspondence by identifying terminals through terminal information broadcast in a single wireless access point network environment and setting a sharing environment for simultaneous playback of the contents of both terminals, without requiring a complicated separate sharing procedure. In addition, the contents simultaneous playback terminal, system and method is capable of, when both terminals connected in a one-to-one correspondence share contents, streaming the contents from one terminal to the other terminal and receiving in the other terminal the streamed contents for simultaneous playback of the contents, thereby extinguishing the contents after the playback.

Claims

1. A contents simultaneous playback terminal which shares and simultaneously replays contents with a neighboring terminal in a single wireless access point network, comprising:

a network identification unit which identifies an environment of the network;

a sharing terminal search unit which broadcasts its own information and searches neighboring terminals having the same configuration belonging to the network environment through the broadcast information according to the same scheme;

a sharing environment setting unit which sets a sharing environment for simultaneous playback of the contents with the neighboring terminals, and requests one selected from the searched neighboring terminals to allow access to the selected neighboring terminal or allows the selected neighboring terminal to access the terminal;

a playback information unit which manages playback information of the contents shared and replayed simultaneously with the selected neighboring terminal;

a streaming unit which streams the shared contents to the selected neighboring terminal connected under the sharing environment; and

a playback unit which streamingly receives the shared contents from the neighboring terminal connected under the sharing environment or replays the contents transmitted by the streaming unit.

2. The contents simultaneous playback terminal according to claim 1, wherein the sharing environment setting unit sets the sharing environment to be divided into a master mode and a slave mode,

if the terminal is in the master mode, the streaming unit streams the shared contents to the neighboring terminal connected under the sharing environment, and

if the terminal is in the slave mode, the playback unit streamingly receives and replays the shared contents from the neighboring terminal connected under the sharing environment.

3. The contents simultaneous playback terminal according to claim 2, wherein, if the terminal is in the master mode, the sharing environment setting unit monopolizes rights of playback control of the contents to be simultaneously replayed.

4. The contents simultaneous playback terminal according to claim 1, wherein the playback information unit manages playback link information of the contents or a stored contents file as playback information of the contents.

5. The contents simultaneous playback terminal according to claim 1, wherein the playback information unit further includes and manages additional playback information of the contents, such as title, singer and playback time, as the playback information of the contents

6. The contents simultaneous playback terminal according to claim 1, wherein the sharing terminal search unit distinguishes one or more neighboring terminals belonging to the network environment based on IP addresses.

7. The contents simultaneous playback terminal according to claim 1, wherein the playback unit is implemented by a format of application.

8. The contents simultaneous playback terminal according to claim 1, wherein the sharing environment setting unit further includes a contents user interface to allow a user to select the shared contents.

9. The contents simultaneous playback terminal according to claim 1, wherein the shared contents are one of music, moving picture and movie.

10. A contents simultaneous playback system which searches one or more neighboring terminals belonging to an environment of a single wireless access point network and shares and simultaneously replays contents with one selected from the searched neighboring terminals, comprising:

first and second terminals which broadcast their own information, search neighboring terminals having the same configuration belonging to the network environment through the broadcast information according to the same scheme, set a sharing environment for simultaneous playback of the contents with the neighboring terminals, and request the selected neighboring terminal to allow access to the selected neighboring terminal or allows access of the selected neighboring terminal,

wherein the first terminal manages playback information of the contents shared and replayed simultaneously with the second terminal, and streams the shared contents to the second terminal connected under the sharing environment, and

the second terminal streamingly receives the shared contents from the first terminal connected under the sharing environment.

11. The contents simultaneous playback system according to claim 10, wherein the first terminal monopolizes rights of playback control of the contents to be simultaneously replayed.

12. A contents simultaneous playback method of a terminal which shares and simultaneously replays contents with a neighboring terminal in a single wireless access point network, the method comprising the steps of:

a) identifying an environment of the network;

b) broadcasting information of the terminal and searching neighboring terminals having the same configuration belonging to the network environment through the information broadcast in the same manner;

c) setting a sharing environment for simultaneous playback of the contents with the neighboring terminals and requesting one selected from the searched neighboring terminals to allow access to the selected neighboring terminal or allowing the selected neighboring terminal to access the terminal;

d) managing playback information of the contents shared and simultaneously replayed with the selected neighboring terminal; and

e) streaming the shared contents to the selected neighboring terminal connected under the sharing environment.

13. A contents simultaneous playback method of a terminal which shares and simultaneously replays contents with a neighboring terminal in a single wireless access point network, the method comprising the steps of:

a) identifying an environment of the network;

b) broadcasting information of the terminal and searching neighboring terminals having the same configuration belonging to the network environment through the information broadcast in the same manner;

c) setting a sharing environment for simultaneous playback of the contents with the neighboring terminals and requesting one selected from the searched neighboring terminals to allow access to the selected neighboring terminal or allowing the selected neighboring terminal to access the terminal; and

d) streamingly receiving and replaying the shared contents from the selected neighboring terminal connected under the sharing environment.