Synchronization among multiple playback and storage devices

摘要

A wireless communication system and in particular to a wireless communication system for digital audio players that provides for increased functionality, such as communication, interaction and synchronization between a computing platform and various mobile, portable or fixed digital audio players, as well as providing a communication link between the various digital audio players themselves. The computing platform may act, for example, through a wireless network or wireless communication platform, to control the digital audio players; to act as a cache of digital audio data for the digital audio players; as well as provide a gateway to the Internet to enable the digital audio players to access additional digital audio content and other information. The computing platform may also be used to automatically update digital audio content on the digital audio players; synchronize digital audio content and playlists between digital audio players; and automatically continue a particular playlist as the user moves from one digital audio player to another.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
establishing a wireless communication link between at least one server device and each of a plurality of digital content devices associated with a user, the plurality of digital content devices comprising an automotive digital player and a mobile player; detecting, by the at least one server device, information associated with the presentation of digital content by the mobile player, the information associated with the presentation of digital content comprising a current position of the presentation of the digital content by the mobile player; and sending, by the at least one server device, the information associated with the presentation of the digital content by the mobile player to the automotive digital player.