Patent ID: 8214519
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a controller for creating a bookmark item in a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) network including a server, a player and a controller for controlling the server and the player, the method comprising: performing a requesting operation of rendering state information and transporting state information, the rendering state information and the transporting state information being associated with playback of a content item, and when the UPnP network is configured in a push mode, the requesting operation comprises: transmitting a creating request to the server, the creating request including the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the creating request instructs the server to create the bookmark item in the server and to update the content item, the bookmark item being used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the bookmark item comprises the rendering state information, the transporting state information, a bookmark identifier (ID) and a content ID of the content item to associate the bookmark item with the content item, and wherein the content item is updated to include the bookmark ID to associate the content item with the bookmark item.