Personal access and control of media peripherals on a media exchange network
First Claim
1. A system supporting the indirect control of at least one media peripheral, the system comprising:
- a first television display in a first home;
a first storage in the first home, the first storage for storing media, and having an associated first network protocol address;
a second storage in the second home, and having an associated second network protocol address;
at least one media peripheral, in the second home, communicatively coupled to the second storage; and
server software that receives via a communication network a request that identifies one of the associated first and second network protocol addresses, one of the at least one media peripheral, and at least one media peripheral command selected by a user at the first home, and responds by identifying the other of the associated first and second network protocol addresses to support control from the first home, via the communication network, of the identified one of the at least one media peripheral, at the second home, according to the at least one media peripheral command.
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Abstract
Methods are disclosed for indirectly monitoring and controlling at least one media peripheral device in a media exchange network by accessing a media management system (MMS) via a first media peripheral (MP) device (e.g., a TV screen) using a user control device (e.g., a remote control). An operation corresponding to a second media peripheral (MP) device (e.g., a digital camera) may be selected via the MMS using the first MP device and the user control device. The operation is then carried out (i.e., performed) by the second MP device. A status of the second MP device may be selected via the MMS using the first MP device and the user control device. The selected status is then displayed on the first MP device.
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22 Claims
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1. A system supporting the indirect control of at least one media peripheral, the system comprising:
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a first television display in a first home;
a first storage in the first home, the first storage for storing media, and having an associated first network protocol address;
a second storage in the second home, and having an associated second network protocol address;
at least one media peripheral, in the second home, communicatively coupled to the second storage; and
server software that receives via a communication network a request that identifies one of the associated first and second network protocol addresses, one of the at least one media peripheral, and at least one media peripheral command selected by a user at the first home, and responds by identifying the other of the associated first and second network protocol addresses to support control from the first home, via the communication network, of the identified one of the at least one media peripheral, at the second home, according to the at least one media peripheral command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20)
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10. A system supporting the indirect control of at least one media peripheral, the system comprising:
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a first storage in the first home that stores media, and having an associated first network address;
a second storage in the second home, and having an associated second network address;
set top box circuitry, in the first home, communicatively coupled to the first storage and the second storage;
at least one media peripheral, in the second home, communicatively coupled to the second storage; and
server software that receives a request that identifies one of the associated first and second network addresses, one of the at least one media peripheral, and at least one media peripheral command, and responds by identifying the other of the associated first and second network addresses to support control, via a communication network, of the identified one of the at least one media peripheral, according to the at least one media peripheral command. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system supporting the indirect control of at least one media peripheral, the system comprising:
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a first storage, in a first home, that stores media;
at least one media peripheral, in a second home;
set top box circuitry, in the first home, communicatively coupled via a communication network, to exchange media between the first storage and the at least one media peripheral;
server software that supports the delivery of at least one media peripheral command to the at least one media peripheral, and the exchange of media between the at least one media peripheral and the set top box circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (19, 21, 22)
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