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Personal area network having media player and mobile device controlling the same

  • US 20070105588A1
  • Filed: 11/09/2005
  • Published: 05/10/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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