Terminals, servers, and methods that find a media server to replace a sensed broadcast program/movie
US9106801B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/612
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless mobile terminal works with an identification server to automatically identify a broadcast program/movie and then identify and connect to a networked media server to receive the identified program/movie therefrom. The terminal generates data that characterizes content of a broadcast program/movie that is send by the terminal and is playing external thereto. The terminal transmits a message that includes the characterization data and a request for identification of a media server from which the broadcast program/movie can be received. The identification server identifies the broadcast program/movie, and identifies a user viewed location within the identified program/movie that corresponds to what was sensed by the terminal. The identification server identifies an Internet address of a media server from which the terminal can receive transmission of the identified program/movie. The identification server transmits a message to the terminal that identifies the identified program/movie, the user viewed location therein, and the Internet address of the media server. The terminal responds to the message by establishing a communication connection to the identified media server a…
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