Patent ID: 8190184
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A content reproduction system including a plurality of content reproduction apparatuses, wherein at least one of the plurality of content reproduction apparatuses includes: reproducing means for reproducing content by reading out content data recorded in a recording medium; and transmitting means for transmitting the content data representing the content being reproduced by the reproducing means by way of wireless communication, and wherein each of the other apparatuses of the plurality of content reproduction apparatuses includes: receiving means for receiving the transmitted content data; and reproducing means for decoding the content data received by the receiving means and reproducing the content, during operation, the at least one of the plurality of content reproduction apparatuses (i) performs an operation to detect one or more of the other apparatuses of the plurality of content reproduction apparatuses and an operation to transmit information about the content currently being reproduced, both operations being performed in a sleep mode so as to save power, and (ii) upon receipt of a request by a respective one of the other apparatuses of the plurality of content reproduction apparatuses for the content currently being reproduced terminates the sleep mode and causes requested content data to be transmitted.