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Presentation of media content from multiple media sources

US7178106B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 2001
Grant dateFeb 13, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/8715
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises a command handler, a properties handler, an event generator, a cookie manager, a navigator state module, an identifier engine, an initialization module, and a bookmark manager. The command handler executes commands received from a connected network, a displayed html/javascript file, etc.

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