Patent ID: 8028037
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for creating a bookmark item, the method performed by a player and comprising: receiving a state variable request action from a controller, the state variable request action requesting a rendering state variable and a transporting state variable associated with playback of a content item, wherein the rendering state variable is for rendering service of the content item and the transporting state variable is for transporting service of the content item; and transmitting the rendering state variable and the transporting state variable to the controller according to the state variable request action, wherein a bookmark item is created by a creating request transmitted from the controller to a server after the controller receives the rendering state variable and the transporting state variable, and the bookmark item is used for recovering the rendering state variable and the transporting state variable, wherein the creating request instructs the server to create the bookmark item in the server and to update the content item, and the creating request includes the rendering state variable and the transporting state variable, wherein the created bookmark item comprises a content identifier (ID) of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item, the rendering state variable, the transporting state variable, and a bookmark identifier (ID), wherein the bookmark ID uniquely identifies the bookmark item and the content ID uniquely identifies the content item, wherein the content item is updated to include the bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item, and wherein the server transmits the bookmark ID to the controller.