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Multimedia presentation resumption within an environment of multiple presentation systems

US8429696B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2003
Grant dateApr 23, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B27/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

With at least one implementation described herein, one or more viewers are able to watch the same source multimedia content at multiple locations within an environment (e.g., a household). With at least one implementation described herein, a viewer is able to resume watching such content at a new location (or “locus”) from the point that she bookmarked the content at an original location. This abstract itself is not intended to limit the scope of this patent. The scope of the present invention is pointed out in the appending claims.

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