System for Content Continuation and Handoff

摘要

A content delivery system and method for use with plurality of digital multimedia data processing systems and legacy systems spanning across one or more network environments. The system and method enable users with freedom of mobility while maintaining access to the user's selected content while the user transitions from one device in one location to a different device in a difference location, substantially without interruption and without the need for user action to turn on and off these target data processing systems. The Instant Invention can provide high bandwidth content delivery solutions based upon hardware and software components by activating a target device while the system is proximate to the target device and, in one embodiment, automatically redirecting the content while the system is proximate to a new target device without user intervention. The target devices include digital multimedia data processing systems and legacy systems including, but not limited to, HDTVs, TV, Personal Computers, digital music systems, printers, radios, and fax machines.

主权项

1. A content delivery apparatus, comprising:
a data processing device; a storage of the data processor device, configurable to store at least:
target device characteristics, includes a characteristic of a first target device and a characteristic of a second target device; a selected content accessible to the first target device and the second target device; a proximity device;
the data processing device being configurable to communicate with the first target device, according to the characteristic of the first target device, when the the proximity device is detecting that data processing device is proximate to the first target device, and for the first target device to access a first content of the selected content.the data processing device being configurable to communicate with the first target device, for the first target device to cease the communication of the first content of the selected content; andthe data processing device being configurable to communicate with the second target device, according to the characteristic of the second target device, when the proximity device is detecting that data processing device is proximate to the second target device, and for the second target device to access a next content of the selected content.