Pause and replay of media content through bookmarks on a server device

摘要

A method, apparatus, and system of pause and replay of media content through bookmarks on a server device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of a server device includes authenticating a user of a client device, communicating a media content to the client device through a network, processing a pause request of the client device to pause the media content, storing a bookmark location indicating a current playback location of the media content in the client device on the server device, processing a play request of the user to play the media content from the bookmark location (e.g., the play request may be received from a different client device of the user), and communicating the media content from the bookmark location to the user.

主权项

1. A method of a server device, comprising:
authenticating a user of a client device; communicating a media content to the client device through a network; processing a pause request of the client device to pause the media content; storing, on the server device, a bookmark location indicating a current playback location of the media content in the client device; processing a play request of the user to play the media content from the bookmark location while bypassing duplicating the media content in separate files, wherein the play request of the user to play the media content from the bookmark location is received from one of the client device or a different client device of the user, wherein the media content is provided through a content server that provides an access to a set of the media content while being unaware that the server device accesses the media content through the content server as a proxy to one of the client device or the different client device of the user; and communicating the media content from the bookmark location to one of the client device or the different client device of the user, wherein said communicating the media content includes:
calculating an average amount of time of delay between transmitting the media content from the server device to one of the client device or the different client device of the user;pausing the media content based on the calculation of the average amount of time of delay between transmitting the media content from the server device to one of the client device or the different client device of the user responsive to another pause request of the user; andresponsive to a playback request of the user, restarting the paused media content based on the calculated average amount of time of delay between transmitting the media content from the server device to one of the client device or the different client device of the user.