Patent ID: 8209397
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for creating a bookmark item including rendering state information and transporting state information in a UPnP network including a server, a player and a controller for controlling the server and the player, the method performed by the server and comprising: receiving, a transporting state information request from the controller, wherein the transporting state information request is received by the server when the UPnP network is configured in a push mode; transmitting the transporting state information to the controller in response to the transporting state information request, the transporting state information being associated with playback of a content item, wherein the rendering state information is transmitted from the player to the controller according to a rendering state information request transmitted from the controller to the player, the rendering state information being associated with playback of the content item; and receiving a creating request from the controller, 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, the bookmark item being used for recovering the rendering state information and the transporting state information, wherein the created bookmark item comprises a content identifier (ID) of the content item associated with the created bookmark item, the rendering state information, the transporting state information, and a bookmark identifier (ID), and wherein the content item is updated to include the bookmark ID when the bookmark item is created.