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Method and device for controlling streaming of media data

US9678650B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2011
Grant dateJun 13, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4821
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of controlling streaming media data using a streaming control device includes accessing, via the streaming control device, a plurality of media data stored in a media server, displaying, via a touchscreen of the streaming control device, a first object including the plurality of media data, receiving a first command selecting a particular media data among the plurality of media data from the first object, searching for media playback devices to reproduce the particular media data based on a position of the streaming control device, displaying, via the touchscreen, a third object for representing the searched media playback devices, receiving a second command selecting a particular media playback device among the searched media playback devices from the third object, and controlling the particular media playback device to reproduce the particular media data.

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