Method of synchronizing broadcast content between broadcast recorder and portable content player and apparatus for the same
US8358912B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/76
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of synchronizing broadcast contents between a broadcast recorder and a portable content player and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. The broadcast content synchronizing method includes obtaining metadata about broadcast contents stored in a portable content player from the portable content player; confirming a broadcast content that has already been reproduced among the broadcast contents stored in the portable content player by the obtained metadata; retrieving a broadcast content corresponding to the next installment of the confirmed broadcast content from recorded broadcast contents; and storing the retrieved broadcast content in the portable content player.
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