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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Applicants:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Xiangpeng Jing, San Diego, CA (US);
Abhishek P. Patil, San Diego, CA (US);
Aixin Liu, San Diego, CA (US);
Djung Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04L 12/2809 (2013.01); H04L 12/282 (2013.01); H04M 3/42127 (2013.01); H04M 3/42382 (2013.01); H04M 2207/12 (2013.01); H04M 2242/30 (2013.01); H04N 21/4104 (2013.01); H04N 21/478 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aggregated service and feature sharing is provided in a home network, in which users can freely enjoy not only the shared content, but also the unique features provided by each device anywhere in the network. The service sharing feature allows one device to control and use shared hardware or software functionalities provided by other devices in the network.