Distributed media management apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing and distributing media content from a plurality of source devices to a plurality of remotely located display devices within a home network, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a first management unit assigned to control a first source stream and a first display stream; and
b. a second management unit assigned to control a second source stream and a second display stream, wherein the first source stream and the first display stream are subsequently assigned to the second management unit if the first management unit fails.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of distributing media content from a plurality of source devices to a plurality of remotely located display devices within a home network. A first management unit is assigned to control a first source stream and first display stream. A second management unit is assigned to control a second source stream and a second display stream. The first source stream and the first display stream are subsequently assigned to the second management unit if the first management unit fails. Alternatively, the second source stream and the second display stream are subsequently assigned to the first management unit if the second management unit fails. The apparatus and method can include a plurality of management units, each unit assigned to control at least one of the source streams and one of the display streams.
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52 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing and distributing media content from a plurality of source devices to a plurality of remotely located display devices within a home network, the apparatus comprising:
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a. a first management unit assigned to control a first source stream and a first display stream; and
b. a second management unit assigned to control a second source stream and a second display stream, wherein the first source stream and the first display stream are subsequently assigned to the second management unit if the first management unit fails. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of managing and distributing media content from a plurality of source devices to a plurality of remotely located display devices within a home network, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. assigning to a first management unit control of a first source stream and a first display stream;
b. assigning to a second management unit control of a second source stream and a second display stream; and
c. subsequently assigning to the second management unit control of the first source stream and the first display stream if the first management unit fails. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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