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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2009
François Gerard, Beignon, FR;
Denis Mischler, Thorigne Fouillard, FR;
Jean-baptiste Henry, Melesse, FR;
François Gerard, Beignon, FR;
Denis Mischler, Thorigne Fouillard, FR;
Jean-Baptiste Henry, Melesse, FR;
Thomson Licensing, , FR;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method of transmission of a digital content stream to receivers and a corresponding method of reception. In order to synchronize digital content rendering over these receivers, while supporting trick mode commands, the method of transmission comprises a step of sending of a common time reference to the receivers, a step of reception of a trick mode command message, the received trick mode command message comprising information allowing identification of a point in the digital content stream, a step of sending of notification messages to all of the at least two receivers notifying them of the received trick mode command message and a step of sending of at least part of the digital content stream to all receivers in accordance with the received trick mode command message, the digital content stream comprising information allowing to identify a point in the digital content stream.