Remote media detection and presentation
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving at least one advertisement for a media source, said advertisement comprising;
a content categorization;
descriptive data for said media source comprising content subcategorization for experiences available on said media source;
generating a hierarchical user interface comprising;
said media source arranged by said content categorization on a first level of said hierarchical user interface;
said descriptive data arranged on a second level of said hierarchical user interface; and
an address for said media source;
displaying said user interface;
receiving a user input for a first experience available on said media source;
connecting to said media source;
receiving said first experience; and
displaying said first experience.
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Abstract
Media experiences may be presented to a user on a local device organized by category and subcategory, even though the experiences may be served from various sources located on a network. A remote device with available media may establish a secure connection with the local device and transmit a mechanism for obtaining the media. The remote device will further transmit a listing of the available content. The media listing may be displayed to a user as another channel of media or other grouping as if the media source were local.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving at least one advertisement for a media source, said advertisement comprising; a content categorization; descriptive data for said media source comprising content subcategorization for experiences available on said media source; generating a hierarchical user interface comprising; said media source arranged by said content categorization on a first level of said hierarchical user interface; said descriptive data arranged on a second level of said hierarchical user interface; and an address for said media source; displaying said user interface; receiving a user input for a first experience available on said media source; connecting to said media source; receiving said first experience; and displaying said first experience. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A media client comprising:
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a display; a connection to a network; and a processor adapted to; receive at least one advertisement for a media source, said advertisement comprising a content categorization, descriptive data for said media source comprising content subcategorization for experiences available on said media source; generate a hierarchical user interface comprising said media source arranged by said content categorization on a first level of said hierarchical user interface, said descriptive data arranged on a second level of said hierarchical user interface; display said user interface; receive a user input for a first experience available on said media source; connect to said media source; receive said first experience; and display said first experience. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A media server comprising:
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a plurality of media sources, each of said media sources being arranged by category and by subcategory and comprising at least one media experience; a connection to a network; a processor adapted to; generate a plurality of entry points into said plurality of media sources; for each of said plurality of entry points, generate an advertisement, said advertisement comprising a content categorization, descriptive data for said media source comprising content subcategorization for said media experiences available on said entry point, a network address, and a protocol for accessing said media source; receive a request for said media experiences using said protocol; and transmit said media experience over said network.
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