File playback method and apparatus
US9788040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/440263
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for playing multimedia data in an electronic device includes A method for playing multimedia data in an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving a request for transmitting a file including multimedia data to a second device; identifying sample playback data that is a portion of multimedia data; transmitting the identified sample playback data; and transmitting the multimedia data of the file to the second device after transmitting the sample playback data. An electronic device includes a radio frequency unit configured to transmit or receive a signal, and a processor configured to receive a sample playback data that is a part of the multimedia data of a file via the radio frequency unit, and play the received sample playback data of the multimedia data while receiving the file from the external device. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
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