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Multimedia wired/wireless content synchronization method

US7185090B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 2003
Grant dateFeb 27, 2007
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J3/0638
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of synchronizing a multimedia content stream for output to a plurality of wired and wireless output device in a network having plural realms, wherein each realm includes a CTL, includes buffering the multimedia content stream in a first realm; determining a buffer delay; transmitting the buffer delay to all CTLs in all realms of the network; and transmitting the multimedia content stream to all realms in the network.

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