Super share

摘要

A method and apparatus for sharing media content between electronic equipment includes transferring session data from a first electronic equipment to a second electronic equipment, said session data including a queue of media content executing or executable on the first electronic equipment, and transferring media content identified in the session data to the second electronic equipment.

主权项

1. A method of transferring a media session from a first electronic equipment to a second electronic equipment, comprising:
playing on the first electronic equipment media content specified by session data corresponding to the media session, the first electronic equipment being a mobile device; the first electronic equipment detecting the second electronic equipment; the first electronic equipment pushing the media session to the second electronic equipment, wherein pushing includes the first electronic equipment transferring the session data to the second electronic equipment, the session data including information concerning the media content currently being played on the first electronic equipment and a present location within the media content at which the first electronic equipment is playing the media content; and subsequent to transfer of the session data to the second electronic equipment the second electronic equipment i) searching for the media content specified in the session data on a remote source, ii) initiating reception of the media content streamed from the remote source, and iii) initiating play of the media content based on the present location specified by the session data.