MULTIMEDIA SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND DEVICE
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    发明申请
    MULTIMEDIA SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD AND DEVICE 有权
    多媒体同步方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20070043847A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-22

    申请号:US11550921

    申请日:2006-10-19

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: A system and method for synchronizing a multiplicity of devices in a multimedia environment is described. The system has at least one central storage and interface device, wherein audio, video, and photographic information including content information and content management information, relating to at least one user, are stored in digital form. The system further has a plurality of zones each having a zone specific storage and interface device being capable of storing or interfacing with information stored in the central storage and interface device, wherein audio, video, or photographic information, relating to at least one user, contained within each one of the plurality of zone specific storage and interface devices and the central storage and interface device, are updated in relation with other zone specific storage and interface devices and the central storage and interface device. This results in the at least one user can be situated at anyone of the zones and access substantially identical audio, video, and photographic information related to the at least one user. The method includes providing the plurality of devices, providing the plurality of zones, determining whether a current synchronization point exists, if a previous synchronization point exists, receiving information from a server, if a previous synchronization point does not exists, sending information to a at least one client by a host, wherein the at least one user is disposed to have control, determining what information is needed by the at least one client, and establishing the resultant state as a synchronization point.

    摘要翻译: 描述用于在多媒体环境中同步多个设备的系统和方法。 该系统具有至少一个中央存储和接口设备,其中涉及至少一个用户的包括内容信息和内容管理信息的音频,视频和照片信息以数字形式存储。 该系统还具有多个区域,每个区域具有区域特定存储和接口设备,其能够存储或接口存储在中央存储和接口设备中的信息,其中与至少一个用户有关的音频,视频或照相信息, 包含在多个区域特定存储和接口设备中的每个区域特定存储和接口设备以及中央存储和接口设备中的每个区域都与其他区域特定存储和接口设备以及中央存储和接口设备相关地更新。 这导致至少一个用户可以位于任何区域并且访问与至少一个用户相关的基本相同的音频,视频和摄影信息。 该方法包括提供多个设备,提供多个区域,确定当前同步点是否存在,如果存在先前的同步点,则从服务器接收信息,如果先前的同步点不存在,则向...发送信息 至少一个客户端,其中所述至少一个用户被设置为具有控制,确定所述至少一个客户端需要什么信息,以及将所得到的状态建立为同步点。