Personal area network having media player and mobile device controlling the same
First Claim
1. A mobile device for controlling digital content played by a plurality of media devices comprising:
- a) a wireless communication interface for communicating with the plurality of media devices;
b) a media database; and
c) a control system adapted to, for each of the plurality of media devices;
i) communicate with the media device when the mobile device is within a wireless personal area network (WPAN) associated with the media device to obtain information describing content residing at the media device; and
ii) store the information describing the content residing at the media device in the media database;
wherein desired content is selected from the content at the media device based on the information in the media database and played at the media device when the mobile device is within the WPAN associated with the media device.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for controlling content played by a number of media devices. In general, the system includes a mobile device and the number of media devices. The mobile device includes a wireless communication interface for communicating with the media devices, a media database, and a control system including a media client. When the mobile device enters a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) associated with a media device, the media client obtains information describing the content residing at the media device and stores the information in the media database at the mobile device. Thereafter, when the mobile device is within the WPAN associated with the media device, the media database is used to select content to be played at the media device.
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1. A mobile device for controlling digital content played by a plurality of media devices comprising:
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a) a wireless communication interface for communicating with the plurality of media devices;
b) a media database; and
c) a control system adapted to, for each of the plurality of media devices;
i) communicate with the media device when the mobile device is within a wireless personal area network (WPAN) associated with the media device to obtain information describing content residing at the media device; and
ii) store the information describing the content residing at the media device in the media database;
wherein desired content is selected from the content at the media device based on the information in the media database and played at the media device when the mobile device is within the WPAN associated with the media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling digital content played by a plurality of media devices comprising, for each of the plurality of media devices:
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obtaining information describing content residing at the media device when a mobile device is within a wireless personal area network (WPAN) associated with the media device;
storing the information describing the content residing at the media device in a media database of the mobile device;
selecting desired content to play from the content residing at the media device based on the media database when the mobile device is within the WPAN associated with the media device; and
playing the desired content at the media device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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