Method, apparatus and system for media position control

US8935320B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8935320-B2
Application numberUS-200913501469-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 21, 2009
Priority dateOct 21, 2009
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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An apparatus, system, method, server, and client are provided for media position control. A client sends to a player a request for setting up a streaming session, and the streaming session is set up between the player and a server. A communication channel is set up between the client and the server. An interfacing message is defined and communicated between the client and the server over the communications channel that indicates a read position in a media. A continuous stream is created in the server in accordance with the read position.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for media position control, the apparatus comprising: a receiver for receiving a request for setting up a streaming session from a client node; a server node having one or more data processors configured to: set up, over a data transmission channel, the requested streaming session between the client node and the server node; set up a communication channel directly between the client node and the server node, the communication channel being…

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What does patent US8935320B2 cover?
An apparatus, system, method, server, and client are provided for media position control. A client sends to a player a request for setting up a streaming session, and the streaming session is set up between the player and a server. A communication channel is set up between the client and the server. An interfacing message is defined and communicated between the client and the server over the co…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zanin Aurelie, Long Hongxia, Ericsson Telefon Ab L M
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N21/643. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).