ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,598,335, issued on April 7, was assigned to ORANGE (Issy-les-Moulineaux, France).
"Method for managing playback of multimedia content" was invented by Mathieu Rivoalen (Chatillon Cedex, France) and Herve Marchand (Chatillon Cedex, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for managing playback of multimedia content using a playback device equipped with a processor and capable of rendering the content. The playback device includes a plurality of selectable players capable of playing back the same content. The method includes: selecting a player from among the selectable players; and playing the content with the selected player."
The...