Data Exchange Process and Device
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method for exchanging data between appliances connected to a network, including: a step of searching (320), by at least two appliances, for at least one type of media representing at least one physical entity, directly accessible by said appliance, a step of transmitting (335), by at least one appliance having performed the searching step to at least another appliance capable of processing said type of media, a list representing media found on said appliance during the searching step, and a step of aggregating (345), by each appliance having performed the search, the lists of media found and/or received independently of the appliance where said media are located.
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65 Claims
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29. Process of data exchange between devices linked to a network, that comprises:
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a step of searching, by each of at least two devices, for at least one media type representing at least one type of physical entity, directly accessible by said device, a step of transmitting, by each device having carried out said search step to at least one other device capable of handling said media type, a list representing media found on said device during the search step and a step of aggregating, by each device having carried out said search step, lists of media found and/or received independent of the device where said media are located. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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43. Device for exchanging data between devices linked to a network, that comprises, in at least two of said devices:
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a means of searching for at least one media type representing at least one type of physical entity, directly accessible by said device; a means of transmitting, by at least one other device capable of handling said media type, a list representing media found on said device during the search means and a means of aggregating lists of media found and/or received independent of the device where said media are located. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 65)
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