WO2014032221A1 - Device and method for resuming playback of a multimedia file - Google Patents

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WO2014032221A1
WO2014032221A1 PCT/CN2012/080604 CN2012080604W WO2014032221A1 WO 2014032221 A1 WO2014032221 A1 WO 2014032221A1 CN 2012080604 W CN2012080604 W CN 2012080604W WO 2014032221 A1 WO2014032221 A1 WO 2014032221A1
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  • the present disclosure generally relates to playback of multimedia files, and more particularly, to a device and a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file.
  • an electronic device for resuming playback of a multimedia file includes: a communication device, adapted for communicating with other electronic devices through a network; and a processing device, configured to generate according to a user instruction information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the electronic device; and control the communication device to send the information to a second electronic device capable of resuming playback of the multimedia file using the information through the network.
  • an electronic device for resuming playback of a multimedia file includes: a communication device, adapted for communicating with other electronic devices through a network; and a processing device, configured to control the electronic device to resume playback of the multimedia file using information of where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from, after the communication device receives the information from a first electronic device through the network.
  • a system for resuming playback of a multimedia file includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device both of which are connected to a network.
  • the first electronic device is configured to generate according to a user instruction information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device, and send the information to the second electronic device through the network.
  • the second electronic device is configured to resume playback of the multimedia file using the information after it receives the information.
  • a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file includes: generating according to a user instruction, on a first electronic device, information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device; and transmitting the information to a second electronic device through a network which the first and the second electronic devices are connected to, where the second electronic device is able to use the information to resume playback of the multimedia file.
  • transmitting information or a file from a first electronic device to a second electronic device through a network may cover the following situations: 1) transmitting the information or the file from the first electronic device to the second electronic device through the network directly; and 2) transmitting the information or the file from the first electronic device to the second electronic device through the network indirectly e.g. transmitting the information or the file from the first electronic device to a third electronic device through the network, and then transmitting the information or the file from the third electronic device to the second electronic device through the network.
  • a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file includes: receiving, on a second electronic device, information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from, from a first electronic device, through a network which the first and the second electronic devices are connected to; and resuming, on the second electronic device, playback of the multimedia file using the information.
  • a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file includes: a first electronic device generating information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device; the first electronic device sending the information to a second and a third electronic devices through a network which the first, the second, and the third electronic devices are connected to; the second electronic device sending a notification of it is accessed to the first and the third electronic devices through the network when the second electronic device is accessed; the second electronic device receiving the information from one of the first and the third electronic devices; and the second electronic device resuming playback of the multimedia file using the information.
  • the devices and methods of the present disclosure are able to resume playback of multimedia files very conveniently.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a system for resuming playback of a multimedia file according to one embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic flow chart of a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a system 10 including a plurality of electronic devices connected to a network according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the system 10 includes a first electronic device 100, a second electronic device 200, and a third electronic device 300, which are connected to each other through a network, such that they can communicate with each other.
  • the network may be a peer to peer network.
  • the first electronic device 100 includes a processing device 101 and a communication device 102.
  • the processing device 101 may be a central processing unit.
  • the processing device 101 may be combination of a plurality of computing devices such as combination of a CPU and a GPU (graphic processing unit), combination of a CPU and an APU (audio processing unit), or combination of a CPU, a GPU, and an APU etc.
  • the communication device 102 is adapted for communicating with other electronic devices connected to the network.
  • the communication device 102 may be a network adapter.
  • the second electronic device 200 also includes a processing device 201 and a communication device 202.
  • the system 10 may include more electronic devices.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a flow chart of a method S10 for resuming playback of a multimedia file based on the system 10 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the first electronic device 100 receives a user instruction of pausing playback of a multimedia file when the multimedia file is played by the first electronic device 100.
  • the multimedia file may be a video file, an audio file, or a text file such as an electronic newspaper or an electronic novel.
  • the user instruction may be generating information of where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from, without pausing playback of the multimedia file.
  • the processing device 101 controls the first electronic device 100 to generate information of where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from.
  • the information may include a time point where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from, such as 5 th second of a song.
  • the information may include a frame number of the multimedia file where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from, such as 30 th frame of a song.
  • the processing device 101 controls the communication device 102 to send the information to electronic devices on a synchronization list through the network.
  • the synchronization list may be defined by a user e.g. a group of electronic devices connected to the network may be defined. Information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from generated on one electronic device of the group may be sent to other electronic devices of the group, and may be used by these electronic devices to resume playback of the multimedia file.
  • the first electronic device 100, the second electronic device 200, and the third electronic device 300 are on the synchronization list, and the information shall be sent to the second electronic device 200, and the third electronic device 300.
  • the processing device 201 controls the second electronic device 200 to check whether it contains the multimedia file, if not, the processing device 201 generates a request for the multimedia file, and controls the communication device 202 to send the request to the first electronic device 100. In some embodiments, the processing device 201 may control the communication device 202 to send the request to all devices on the synchronization list.
  • the communication device 102 receives the request from the second electronic device 200, and in S105, the processing device 101 controls the communication device 102 to transmit the multimedia file to the second electronic device 200. Accordingly, in S203, the communication device 202 receives the multimedia file.
  • the processing device 201 controls the communication device 202 to send a notification that it is accessed to the first electronic device 100.
  • the second electronic device 200 may send the notification to all electronic devices on the synchronization list.
  • the communication device 102 receives the notification.
  • the processing device 201 may control the second electronic device 200 to generate an acknowledgement that it receives the information, and may control the communication device 202 to send the acknowledgement to the first electronic device 100. If the communication device 102 does not receive the acknowledgement, and receives the notification, the processing device 101 may control the communication device 102 to resend the information to the second electronic device 200 in SI 07. Accordingly, in S205, the communication device 202 receives the information.
  • the processing device 201 controls the second electronic device 200 to prompt a user to input an instruction of whether resume playback of the multimedia file.
  • the second electronic device 200 receives a user instruction of resuming playback of the multimedia file.
  • the processing device 201 controls the second electronic device 200 to resume playback of the multimedia file using the received information.
  • the second electronic device 200 may obtain the information and the multimedia file from other electronic devices connected to the network.
  • the second electronic device 200 may receive multiple pieces of information each of which indicates where playback of a corresponding multimedia file to be resumed from. A user may select to resume playback of one multimedia file on the second electronic device 200.

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Abstract

The present disclosure provides a system for resuming playback of a multimedia file. The system includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first electronic device generates information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device and sends the information out. The second electronic device resumes playback of the multimedia file according to the information after receiving the information.

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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RESUMING PLAYBACK OF A
MULTIMEDIA FILE
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure generally relates to playback of multimedia files, and more particularly, to a device and a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Nowadays, more and more people have multiple electronic devices such as a mobile phone, a vehicle head unit, and a computer etc. Usually, a user needs to switch from a current electronic device to another frequently. In a conventional solution, if the user wants to resume on a second electronic device playback of a song from where playback of the song by a first electronic device was paused, the user has to remember or find out the position where it was paused, and manually controls the second electronic device to resume playback of the song from the position. This is inconvenient. In view of the above, there is a need to provide a device and a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file.
SUMMARY
[0003] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device for resuming playback of a multimedia file is provided. The electronic device includes: a communication device, adapted for communicating with other electronic devices through a network; and a processing device, configured to generate according to a user instruction information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the electronic device; and control the communication device to send the information to a second electronic device capable of resuming playback of the multimedia file using the information through the network.
[0004] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device for resuming playback of a multimedia file is provided. The electronic device includes: a communication device, adapted for communicating with other electronic devices through a network; and a processing device, configured to control the electronic device to resume playback of the multimedia file using information of where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from, after the communication device receives the information from a first electronic device through the network.
[0005] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for resuming playback of a multimedia file is provided. The system includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device both of which are connected to a network. The first electronic device is configured to generate according to a user instruction information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device, and send the information to the second electronic device through the network. The second electronic device is configured to resume playback of the multimedia file using the information after it receives the information.
[0006] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file is provided. The method includes: generating according to a user instruction, on a first electronic device, information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device; and transmitting the information to a second electronic device through a network which the first and the second electronic devices are connected to, where the second electronic device is able to use the information to resume playback of the multimedia file. In some embodiments, transmitting information or a file from a first electronic device to a second electronic device through a network may cover the following situations: 1) transmitting the information or the file from the first electronic device to the second electronic device through the network directly; and 2) transmitting the information or the file from the first electronic device to the second electronic device through the network indirectly e.g. transmitting the information or the file from the first electronic device to a third electronic device through the network, and then transmitting the information or the file from the third electronic device to the second electronic device through the network.
[0007] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file is provided. The method includes: receiving, on a second electronic device, information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from, from a first electronic device, through a network which the first and the second electronic devices are connected to; and resuming, on the second electronic device, playback of the multimedia file using the information.
[0008] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file is provided. The method includes: a first electronic device generating information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device; the first electronic device sending the information to a second and a third electronic devices through a network which the first, the second, and the third electronic devices are connected to; the second electronic device sending a notification of it is accessed to the first and the third electronic devices through the network when the second electronic device is accessed; the second electronic device receiving the information from one of the first and the third electronic devices; and the second electronic device resuming playback of the multimedia file using the information.
[0009] Compared with conventional solutions, the devices and methods of the present disclosure are able to resume playback of multimedia files very conveniently.
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[0010] The foregoing and other features of the present disclosure will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only several embodiments in accordance with the disclosure and are, therefore, not to be considered limiting of its scope, the disclosure will be described with additional specificity and detail through use of the accompanying drawings.
[0011] FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a system for resuming playback of a multimedia file according to one embodiment of the present disclosure; and
[0012] FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic flow chart of a method for resuming playback of a multimedia file according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0013] In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matter presented here. It will be readily understood that the aspects of the present disclosure, as generally described herein, and illustrated in the Figures, can be arranged, substituted, combined, and designed in a wide variety of different configurations, all of which are explicitly contemplated and make part of this disclosure.
[0014] FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic diagram of a system 10 including a plurality of electronic devices connected to a network according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. The system 10 includes a first electronic device 100, a second electronic device 200, and a third electronic device 300, which are connected to each other through a network, such that they can communicate with each other. In some embodiments, the network may be a peer to peer network.
[0015] Referring to FIG. 1, the first electronic device 100 includes a processing device 101 and a communication device 102. In some embodiments, the processing device 101 may be a central processing unit. In some embodiments, the processing device 101 may be combination of a plurality of computing devices such as combination of a CPU and a GPU (graphic processing unit), combination of a CPU and an APU (audio processing unit), or combination of a CPU, a GPU, and an APU etc. The communication device 102 is adapted for communicating with other electronic devices connected to the network. In some embodiments, the communication device 102 may be a network adapter.
[0016] The second electronic device 200 also includes a processing device 201 and a communication device 202.
[0017] In some embodiments, the system 10 may include more electronic devices.
[0018] FIG. 2 illustrates a flow chart of a method S10 for resuming playback of a multimedia file based on the system 10 according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0019] In S 101, the first electronic device 100 receives a user instruction of pausing playback of a multimedia file when the multimedia file is played by the first electronic device 100. In some embodiments, the multimedia file may be a video file, an audio file, or a text file such as an electronic newspaper or an electronic novel. In some embodiments, the user instruction may be generating information of where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from, without pausing playback of the multimedia file.
[0020] In SI 02, upon receipt of the user instruction of pausing playback of the multimedia file, the processing device 101 controls the first electronic device 100 to generate information of where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from. In some embodiments, the information may include a time point where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from, such as 5th second of a song. In some embodiments, the information may include a frame number of the multimedia file where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from, such as 30th frame of a song.
[0021] In SI 03, the processing device 101 controls the communication device 102 to send the information to electronic devices on a synchronization list through the network. In some embodiments, the synchronization list may be defined by a user e.g. a group of electronic devices connected to the network may be defined. Information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from generated on one electronic device of the group may be sent to other electronic devices of the group, and may be used by these electronic devices to resume playback of the multimedia file. In one embodiment, the first electronic device 100, the second electronic device 200, and the third electronic device 300 are on the synchronization list, and the information shall be sent to the second electronic device 200, and the third electronic device 300.
[0022] In S201, if the second electronic device 200 is live when the first electronic device 100 sends out the information, the communication device 202 of the second electronic device 200 receives the information.
[0023] In S202, the processing device 201 controls the second electronic device 200 to check whether it contains the multimedia file, if not, the processing device 201 generates a request for the multimedia file, and controls the communication device 202 to send the request to the first electronic device 100. In some embodiments, the processing device 201 may control the communication device 202 to send the request to all devices on the synchronization list.
[0024] In SI 04, the communication device 102 receives the request from the second electronic device 200, and in S105, the processing device 101 controls the communication device 102 to transmit the multimedia file to the second electronic device 200. Accordingly, in S203, the communication device 202 receives the multimedia file.
[0025] If the second electronic device 200 is powered off when the first electronic device 100 sends out the information in SI 03, when the second electronic device 200 is accessed or powered on, in S204, the processing device 201 controls the communication device 202 to send a notification that it is accessed to the first electronic device 100. In some embodiments, the second electronic device 200 may send the notification to all electronic devices on the synchronization list.
[0026] In SI 06, the communication device 102 receives the notification. In some embodiments, if the communication device 202 receives the information in S201, the processing device 201 may control the second electronic device 200 to generate an acknowledgement that it receives the information, and may control the communication device 202 to send the acknowledgement to the first electronic device 100. If the communication device 102 does not receive the acknowledgement, and receives the notification, the processing device 101 may control the communication device 102 to resend the information to the second electronic device 200 in SI 07. Accordingly, in S205, the communication device 202 receives the information.
[0027] In S206, the processing device 201 controls the second electronic device 200 to prompt a user to input an instruction of whether resume playback of the multimedia file. In S207, the second electronic device 200 receives a user instruction of resuming playback of the multimedia file. In S208, the processing device 201 controls the second electronic device 200 to resume playback of the multimedia file using the received information.
[0028] If the first electronic device 100 is powered off when the second electronic device 200 sends out the request for the multimedia file or the notification that it is accessed, the second electronic device 200 may obtain the information and the multimedia file from other electronic devices connected to the network.
[0029] In some embodiments, the second electronic device 200 may receive multiple pieces of information each of which indicates where playback of a corresponding multimedia file to be resumed from. A user may select to resume playback of one multimedia file on the second electronic device 200.
[0030] It should be noted that the order of the operations described above may be changed.
[0031] While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.

Claims

We claim:
1. A method for resuming playback of a multimedia file, comprising:
generating according to a user instruction, on a first electronic device, information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device; and
transmitting the information to a second electronic device through a network which the first and the second electronic devices are connected to, where the second electronic device is able to use the information to resume playback of the multimedia file.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a request for the multimedia file from the second electronic device; and
transmitting the multimedia file to the second electronic device through the network after receiving the request.
3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a user instruction of pausing playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device; and
generating the information as where playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device is paused.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
checking whether the second electronic device is on a synchronization list, if yes, transmitting the information to the second electronic device.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving from the second electronic device a notification that the second electronic device is accessed after transmitting the information; and
if an acknowledgement of receipt of the information is not received from the second electronic device after transmitting the information to the second electronic device, re-transmitting the information to the second electronic device after receiving the notification.
6. A method for resuming playback of a multimedia file, comprising:
receiving, on a second electronic device, information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from, from a first electronic device, through a network which the first and the second electronic devices are connected to; and resuming, on the second electronic device, playback of the multimedia file using the information.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising:
prompting, on the second electronic device, a user to instruct whether or not resume playback of the multimedia file after receipt of the information;
receiving, on the second electronic device, a user instruction of resuming playback of the multimedia file; and
resuming playback of the multimedia file.
8. The method of claim 6 further comprising:
checking whether the second electronic device contains the multimedia file, if no, sending a request for the multimedia file to the first electronic device; and receiving the multimedia file from the first electronic device.
9. An electronic device for resuming playback of a multimedia file, comprising: a communication device, adapted for communicating with other electronic devices through a network; and
a processing device, configured to control the electronic device to resume playback of the multimedia file using information of where playback of the multimedia file to be resumed from, after the communication device receives the information from a first electronic device through the network.
10. The device of claim 9, wherein the processing device is further configured to control the electronic device to prompt a user to input an instruction of whether resume playback of the multimedia file after receipt of the information; and control the electronic device to resume playback of the multimedia file upon receipt of a user instruction of resuming playback of the multimedia file.
11. The device of claim 9, wherein the processing device is further configured to check whether the electronic device contains the multimedia file, if no, control the communication device to send a request for the multimedia file to the first electronic device through the network.
12. An electronic device for resuming playback of a multimedia file, comprising: a communication device, adapted for communicating with other electronic devices through a network; and
a processing device, configured to generate according to a user instruction information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the electronic device; and control the communication device to send the information to a second electronic device capable of resuming playback of the multimedia file using the information through the network.
13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the processing device is further configured to check whether the second electronic device is on a synchronization list, if yes, control the communication device to send the information to the second electronic device through the network.
14. A method for resuming playback of a multimedia file, comprising:
a first electronic device generating information of where playback of a multimedia file to be resumed from during playback of the multimedia file by the first electronic device;
the first electronic device sending the information to a second and a third electronic devices through a network which the first, the second, and the third electronic devices are connected to;
the second electronic device sending a notification of it is accessed to the first and the third electronic devices through the network when the second electronic device is accessed;
the second electronic device receiving the information from one of the first and the third electronic devices; and
the second electronic device resuming playback of the multimedia file using the information.
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