Digital living network alliance system and method for providing content therein

US8943545B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8943545-B2
Application numberUS-71845610-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 5, 2010
Priority dateMar 5, 2009
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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A Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) system and method of providing content therein are provided. A legacy media player displays a content list for content stored in the legacy media player or in an add-in server, and when a content item is selected from the list, the legacy media player determines whether the content item is reproducible by a registered digital media renderer. If the selected content item is reproducible by the registered digital media renderer, the legacy media player transmits a reproducing request for the selected content item, and the corresponding digital media renderer receives and reproduces the selected content.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing content in a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) system including an add-in server and an add-in controller connected to a digital media player, the method comprising the steps of: displaying, through the digital media player, a content list including at least one video stored in the add-in server and at least one video stored in, and configured to be reproduced by, the digital media player; determining, by the digital media playe…

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What does patent US8943545B2 cover?
A Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) system and method of providing content therein are provided. A legacy media player displays a content list for content stored in the legacy media player or in an add-in server, and when a content item is selected from the list, the legacy media player determines whether the content item is reproducible by a registered digital media renderer. If the selec…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lim Byung-Soo, Kim Joon-Oo, Park Ki-Chul, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G11B27/034. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 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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