System and method for utilizing environment information in UPnP audio/video
First Claim
1. A method of selectively implementing profile features for a UPNP device within a UPnP environment, comprising:
- receiving an environment variable within a UPnP environment;
triggering specific profile information in response to and based upon the received environment variable; and
implementing at least one profile-based feature for use within the UPnP environment, the at least one profile-based feature being based upon the triggered specific profile information.
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Abstract
An environment variable for use cases such as UPnP AV use cases. The environment variable of the present invention is used to store the physical location of the user. For example, the environment variable can be used to identify a particular location as being a user'"'"'s living room, kitchen, etc. The information stored in the environment variable can be used to enhance the user experience of the digital home or other environment by minimizing the number of manual selections that the user has to make in order to initiate a use case such as playing music in a bedroom or watching movies in a living room. The environment variable is used to trigger a change of a profile and select the devices needed to implement different use scenarios.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of selectively implementing profile features for a UPNP device within a UPnP environment, comprising:
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receiving an environment variable within a UPnP environment;
triggering specific profile information in response to and based upon the received environment variable; and
implementing at least one profile-based feature for use within the UPnP environment, the at least one profile-based feature being based upon the triggered specific profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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16. A computer program product, embodied in a computer-readable medium, for selectively implementing profile features for a UPNP device within a UPnP environment, comprising:
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computer code for receiving an environment variable within a UPnP environment;
computer code for triggering specific profile information in response to and based upon the received environment variable; and
computer code for implementing at least one profile-based feature for use within the UPnP environment, the at least one profile-based feature being based upon the triggered specific profile information.
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25. A mobile UPnP device, comprising
a processor; - and
a memory unit communicatively connected to the processor and including;
computer code for receiving an environment variable within a UPNP environment;
computer code for triggering specific profile information in response to and based upon the received environment variable; and
computer code for implementing at least one profile-based feature for use within the UPnP environment, the at least one profile-based feature being based upon the triggered specific profile information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A UPnP system environment, comprising:
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a mobile UPnP device configured to receive an environment variable; and
at least one UPnP renderer, wherein the mobile UPnP device is configured to, upon receiving the environment variable, trigger specific profile information and implement at least one profile-based feature for use in conjunction with the at least one renderer, the at least one profile-based feature being based upon the triggered specific profile information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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