Virtual link between CE devices
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a user input device for receiving a first user input and a subsequent second user input;
a selection module for, in response to the first user input, transmitting a first control command to a first device causing the first device to transmit, over a network comprising at least the first device and a second device, information data respecting a future content transfer from the first device over the network, and for in response to the second user input, transmitting to the second device a second control command causing the second device to communicate with the first device to enable conditionally activating the content transfer from the first device to the second device.
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Abstract
In a home network environment, a control device is provided for controlling the communication flow between devices over the network. The control device generates and transmits a first control command in response to a first user input. The first control command is received by a first device on the network and upon reception of the first control command, the first device broadcasts, to a plurality of devices over a network comprising at least the first device and a second device, information data representative of a pending content transfer over the network from the first device. Thereafter, the control device generates and transmits a second control command in response to a subsequent second user input. The second control command is received by the second device and in response to the second control command contacts the first device and enables the initiation of the content transfer from the first device to the second device. The transfer may be automatically activates or it is ultimately activated by the user.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a user input device for receiving a first user input and a subsequent second user input;
a selection module for, in response to the first user input, transmitting a first control command to a first device causing the first device to transmit, over a network comprising at least the first device and a second device, information data respecting a future content transfer from the first device over the network, and for in response to the second user input, transmitting to the second device a second control command causing the second device to communicate with the first device to enable conditionally activating the content transfer from the first device to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a control device for transmitting a first control command in response to a first user input and for subsequently transmitting a second control command in response to a subsequent second user input;
a first device configured to, upon reception of the first control command, broadcast, to a plurality of devices over a network comprising at least the first device and a second device, information data representative of a pending content transfer over the network from the first device;
the second device configured to inform the first device to conditionally initiate the content transfer from the first device to the second device upon reception of the second control command. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A software application comprising computer-executable instructions for performing the following steps:
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enabling receiving a first user input and a subsequent second user input;
causing to transmit, in response to the first user input, a first control command causing a first device, receiving the first control command, to transmit, over a network comprising at least the first device and a second device, information data respecting a future content transfer from the first device over the network; and
, causing to transmit, in response to the second user input, a second control command causing the second device, receiving the second control command, to communicate with the first device to activate the content transfer from the first device to the second device.
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