Patent ID: 8819184

Claim:
A method for a control apparatus to play a multimedia file of the control apparatus remotely at a destination apparatus, and the method comprising: sending a control command, from a control apparatus, to a destination apparatus; displaying an inquiry interface on a screen of the destination apparatus to inquire the destination apparatus whether or not to receive the control command; receiving the control command by the destination apparatus according to a selection operation through the inquiry interface; activating a multimedia playing module of the destination apparatus to an on state according to the control command; adjusting a size and a position of a playing frame of the multimedia playing module and setting the playing frame to the foreground; sending a response message, from the destination apparatus, to the control apparatus when the multimedia playing module is activated; and transmitting the multimedia file, from the control apparatus, to the destination apparatus in a streaming mode, so as to play the multimedia file through the playing frame of the multimedia playing module.