Synchronized media playback using autonomous clients over standard Internet protocols
US8595342B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of achieving synchronous playback of media content over the internet, such as digital video and audio, when the media content is stored on a host that does not have synchronous broadcasting software installed. Users select media sources that are accessible from one or more content servers and create a broadcast playlist. A database maintains a virtual-time record of the broadcast. A server receives a client request for the broadcast, retrieves the virtual-time record from the database, and delivers it to the client. The client then accesses the remotely-stored media source and plays it in a media player, synchronously with all other clients receiving the broadcast.
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