Method and Apparatus for Device-Independent Access to Multimedia Contents, and System Containing the Apparatus
AssigneeNokia Siemens Networks Oy
InventorsHermann Granzer, Joachim Meckel
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Abstract
A method for device-independent access to multimedia contents is specified in which a marker information item is provided by a first terminal. The marker information contains at least one marker in a multimedia content. The marker information is stored and a request for access to the multimedia content is provided. A transmission information item is ascertained on the basis of the request for the purpose of transmitting the multimedia content starting from the at least one marker to a second terminal.
Claims17
A method for device-independent access to multimedia contents, which comprises the steps of:
- providing, via a first terminal, a marker information item containing at least one marker for a multimedia content;
- storing the marker information item;
- providing a request for access to the multimedia content;
- and
- ascertaining, on a basis of the request, a transmission information item for transmitting the multimedia content starting from the at least one marker to a second terminal.
An apparatus for device-independent access to multimedia contents, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor unit;
- and
- an at least partially hardwired circuit configuration programmed to:
- provide, via a first terminal, a marker information item containing at least one marker in a multimedia content;
- store the marker information item;
- provide a request for access to the multimedia content;
- and
- ascertain, on a basis of the request, a transmission information item for transmitting the multimedia content starting from the at least one marker to a second terminal.
A system, comprising:
- an apparatus for device-independent access to multimedia contents, said apparatus including a processor unit and an at least partially hardwired circuit configuration programmed to:
- provide, via a first terminal, a marker information item containing at least one marker in a multimedia content;
- store the marker information item;
- provide a request for access to the multimedia content;
- and
- ascertain, on a basis of the request, a transmission information item for transmitting the multimedia content starting from the at least one marker to a second terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.