System and method for providing functionality 'Follow me universal' (follow-me) in a UPnP AV network.

摘要

Method for providing Follow me universal functionality in a network (100, 700) plug and play universal audio / visual, UPnP AV, comprising the actions of: (a) storing metadata (808) in a directory service content "CDS" UPnP media server in response to the occurrence of a first event flow control audio / visual transport, AVT, in the network (100, 700), corresponding said first event AVT flow control content of recently played media; (B) storing additional metadata (809) in the CDS of the media server in response to the occurrence of at least one second event AVT flow control in the network (100, 700) associated with said media content recently reproduced, corresponding said second event AVT flow control to one of stopping or pausing the media content played recently, additional metadata at least the number of bytes sent before a pause or stop the media content is made comprising; (C) searching, from a point (202, 203, 204, 206) control said network (100, 700), said metadata and additional metadata stored in said server's CDS related to said media content recently played media; (D) accessing said metadata and said additional metadata stored in the CDS of the media server to resume playing said media content recently played using the additional metadata to start streaming continuous flow at the point where it became pause or stopped in the previous session.