1. A method for handling content, the method comprising:
playing at least a first portion of the content using a first playback device;
storing status information concerning the playing the at least the first portion of the content;
receiving an identifier from a mobile device;
associating the status information with the identifier;
determining a start point of a second portion of the content using at least the identifier; and
playing at least the second portion of the content using a second playback device.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving a user command; and
performing the determining after the user command has been received.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the second playback device automatically plays the second portion of the content without responding to a user command.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving user input regarding whether to copy content playback or to move the content playback;
if the content playback is set to be copied, continuing playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device; and
if the content playback is set to be moved, stopping playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving user input for setting an amount of an overlap of the first portion of the content and the second portion of the content.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the first portion of the content does not overlap the second portion of the content.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the mobile device represents at least one of an infrared device, a radio-frequency device, a mobile communication device, and a radio-frequency identification tag.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the identifier is a unique serial number of the mobile device.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the first playback device and the second playback device are disposed in different rooms in a same building.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the status information includes at least one of content title information, time position information, channel information, radio station information, audio device setting information, and video device setting information.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the start point represents the last chapter marker in the first portion of the content.
12. A method for handling content, the method comprising:
playing at least a first portion of the content using a first playback device;
storing in a mobile device status information concerning the playing the at least the first portion of the content;
transmitting the status information from the mobile device to a second playback device; and
playing at least a second portion of the content using the second playback device and using the status information.
13. The method of claim 12 further comprising receiving a user command for the playing the at least the second portion of the content, wherein the user command triggers the transmitting.
14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
detecting the mobile device using a detection mechanism, the detection mechanism associated with the second playback device;
requesting the transmitting if the mobile device is detected,
wherein the playing at least the second portion of the content using the second playback device is performed automatically without involving a user command.
15. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
if content playback is set to be copied, continuing playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device; and
if the content playback is set to be moved, stopping playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device.
16. The method of claim 12 further comprising receiving user input for setting an amount of an overlap of the first portion of the content and the second portion of the content.
17. A method for handling content, the method comprising:
associating a first detection mechanism with a first playback device;
associating a second detection mechanism with a second playback device;
using the first detection mechanism to detect a mobile device;
playing at least a first portion of the content using the first playback device;
storing status information concerning the playing the at least the first portion of the content; and
associating the status information with the mobile device; and
if the second detection mechanism detects the mobile device, playing at least a second portion of the content using the second playback device using the status information.
18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:
storing the status information in the first playback device; and
transmitting the status information from the first playback device to the second playback device after the second detection mechanism has detected the mobile device.
19. The method of claim 17 further comprising:
coupling the first playback device with a server;
coupling the second playback device with the server;
storing the status information in the server; and
transmitting the status information from the server to the second playback device after the second detection mechanism has detected the mobile device.
20. The method of claim 17 further comprising:
if the second detection mechanism detects a second mobile device, continuing playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device; and
if the second detection mechanism does not detect the second mobile device, stopping playing the content using the first playback device when the second portion of the content is played using the second playback device.
21. The method of claim 17 further comprising:
storing environment information concerning the playing the at least the first portion of the content;
using the environment information to adjust one or more environment settings when playing the at least the second portion of the content using the second playback device,
wherein the environment information includes at least one of lighting information and temperature information, and
the one or more environment settings include at least one of a lighting setting and a temperature setting.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for allocating multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) resources, comprising:
way 1: a transmitter using parts of the MBMS resources allocated for the MBMS to send a non MBMS, and informing a receive of usage state of resources used to send the non MBMS in said parts of the MBMS resources through system information; or
way 2: a transmitter using parts of the MBMS resources allocated for the MBMS to send a non MBMS only for one or more relay stations;
wherein, said MBMS resources, in MBMS single frequency network (MBSFN) subframes allocated from a carrier in which the MBMS and the non MBMS are time division multiplexed, are composed by orthogonally frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols except for OFDM symbols occupied by physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and said parts of the MBMS resources are in parts of the MBSFN subframes which are allocated for the MBMS but are not used for transmitting the MBMS.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in said way 1, said transmitter detects the usage state of resources for sending the non MBMS in current scheduling period, and if a utilization ratio of the resources for sending the non MBMS is larger than a pre-set threshold, then the transmitter schedules said parts of the MBMS resources to send the non MBMS, otherwise the transmitter does not schedules said parts of the MBMS resources.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein when said transmitter schedules said parts of the MBMS resources to send the non MBMS, control information in all the MBMS resources carries identification information of all the receivers; if said transmitter schedules MBMS required resources to send the MBMS, the transmitter does not schedules said parts of the MBMS resources, and control information in said parts of the MBMS resources carries identification information of corresponding receivers.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in said way 1, said transmitter informs the receiver whether said parts of the MBMS resources are used by adding one bit identification in the system information.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in said way 2, said transmitter receives terminal type registration information including a power limitation state of the receiver sent by said receiver during accessing, and chooses corresponding receivers to use the parts of the MBMS resources allocated for the MBMS to send the non MBMS according to the terminal type register information.
6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein in said way 2, when said transmitter uses parts of the MBMS resources allocated for the MBMS to send the non MBMS, control information in said parts of the MBMS resources only carries identification information of one or more relay stations.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system information is signaling used to informing the receivers by the transmitter, and said system information is system message, control signaling or dedicated signaling.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in said transmitter using parts of the MBMS resources which are allocated for the MBMS to send a non MBMS, said parts of the MBMS resources are all the MBMS resources or zero.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said parts of the MBMS resources includes idle MBMS resources which is not used to send the MBMS after said transmitter scheduling the MBMS, and idle MBMS resources of over allocation when said transmitter allocates the MBMS.
10. A method for receiving non multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) data on MBMS resources, comprising: a receiver which has a non MBMS determining whether a transmitter uses parts of the MBMS resources to send non MBMS data according to received system information, if yes, then said receiver monitoring the MBMS resources which sends the non MBMS, and receiving non MBMS data from corresponding MBMS resources;
wherein, said MBMS resources, in MBMS single frequency network (MBSFN) subframes allocated from a carrier in which the MBMS and the non MBMS are time division multiplexed, are composed by orthogonally frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols except for OFDM symbols occupied by physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and said parts of the MBMS resources are in parts of the MBSFN subframes which are allocated for the MBMS but are not used for transmitting the MBMS.
11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein according to bit identification in said system information, said receivers determines whether the transmitter uses parts of the MBMS resources.
12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein if said receiver determines that said transmitter does not uses said parts of the MBMS resources, then said receiver does not monitor the MBMS resources.
13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein when said receiver receives non MBMS data from corresponding MBMS resources, firstly analyzes control information including the identification information of receivers, a modulation mode and data length in corresponding MBMS resources, if analyzing successfully, then receives non MBMS data according to analyzed parameters; or refuses receiving data in said corresponding MBMS resources.
14. A method for receiving non multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) data on MBMS resources, comprising: one or more relay stations monitoring control information in the MBMS resources, and receiving non MBMS data from corresponding MBMS resources;
wherein, said MBMS resources, in MBMS single frequency network (MBSFN) subframes allocated from a carrier in which the MBMS and the non MBMS are time division multiplexed, are composed by orthogonally frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols except for OFDM symbols occupied by physical downlink control channel (PDCCH); and said parts of the MBMS resources are in parts of the MBSFN subframes which are allocated for the MBMS but are not used for transmitting the MBMS.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein when receiving non MBMS data from corresponding MBMS resources, said receiver firstly analyzes control information including the identification information of receivers, a modulation mode and data length in corresponding MBMS resources, if analyzing successfully, then said receiver receives non MBMS data according to analyzed parameters; or refuses receiving data in said corresponding MBMS resources.