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Methods and devices for terminal control

US9846685B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 6, 2013
Grant dateDec 19, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/43076
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses methods and devices for terminal control. The method comprises: sending a request from a first terminal to a server to obtain information about a multimedia application currently running on a second terminal, the information comprising application identification and one or more playback attributes of the multimedia application; displaying on the first terminal the information about the multimedia application currently running on the second terminal; generating by the first terminal one or more new playback attributes of the currently running multimedia application, and sending from the first terminal to the second terminal via the server a synchronization control request comprising the one or more new playback attributes, thereby allowing the second terminal to control the multimedia playback of the multimedia application based on the one or more new playback attributes in the synchronization control request. The present disclosure can allow one to use one terminal in the Internet to control the multimedia playback on another terminal. This can accomplish the combination of hardware advantages of both terminals and can increase the efficiency of pla…

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