System and method for managing, controlling and/or rendering media in a network
First Claim
1. A method for managing media in a network wherein a terminal, a first rendering device, a second rendering device, a first server and a second server are connected to the network and further wherein the first server stores a first plurality of media files wherein the second server stores a second plurality of media files and further wherein the first server and the second server are different servers wherein the first rendering device and the second rendering device are different rendering devices, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a list of servers that indicates that the first server and the second server are connected to the network wherein the terminal displays the list of servers;
accepting first user input into the terminal;
displaying search results that indicate media files of the first plurality of media files and the second plurality of media files that correspond to the first user input wherein the terminal displays the search results;
displaying a list of rendering devices that indicates that the first rendering device and the second rendering device are connected to the network wherein the terminal displays the list of rendering devices;
transmitting a first media file to the first rendering device in response to selection of the first rendering device from the list of rendering devices wherein the first media file is chosen for transmittal using the search results; and
rendering the first media file on the first rendering device.
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Abstract
A system and a method manage, control and/or render media in a network. The system utilizes a media management application that manages, controls and/or renders digital media files in the network. A user browses, searches, manages and/or consumes content from multiple storage devices and servers in the network. The user may view a visual representation of active media connections between the available servers and/or the available rendering devices connected to the network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing media in a network wherein a terminal, a first rendering device, a second rendering device, a first server and a second server are connected to the network and further wherein the first server stores a first plurality of media files wherein the second server stores a second plurality of media files and further wherein the first server and the second server are different servers wherein the first rendering device and the second rendering device are different rendering devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a list of servers that indicates that the first server and the second server are connected to the network wherein the terminal displays the list of servers; accepting first user input into the terminal; displaying search results that indicate media files of the first plurality of media files and the second plurality of media files that correspond to the first user input wherein the terminal displays the search results; displaying a list of rendering devices that indicates that the first rendering device and the second rendering device are connected to the network wherein the terminal displays the list of rendering devices; transmitting a first media file to the first rendering device in response to selection of the first rendering device from the list of rendering devices wherein the first media file is chosen for transmittal using the search results; and rendering the first media file on the first rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing media in a network wherein a first terminal, a first rendering device, a second rendering device, a first server and a second server are connected to the network and further wherein the first server stores a first plurality of media files wherein the second server stores a second plurality of media files and further wherein the first server and the second server are different servers wherein the first rendering device and the second rendering device are different rendering devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first icon, a second icon, a third icon and a fourth icon wherein the first icon corresponds to the first server, the second icon corresponds to the second server, the third icon corresponds to the first rendering device and the fourth icon corresponds to the second rendering device and further wherein the first terminal displays the first icon, the second icon, the third icon and the fourth icon; selecting the third icon using the first terminal; transmitting a first media file of the first plurality of media files from the first server to the first rendering device wherein the first media file is transmitted in response to selection of the third icon; and rendering the first media file on the first rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for managing media in a network wherein a first rendering device, a second rendering device, a first server and a second server are connected to the network and further wherein the first server stores a first plurality of media files wherein the second server stores a second plurality of media files and further wherein the first server and the second server are different servers wherein the first rendering device and the second rendering device are different rendering devices, the system comprising:
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a control point element that determines that the first server, the second server, the first rendering device and the second rendering device are connected to the network; an application control element connected to the control point element; a user interface connected to the application control element wherein the user interface displays a graphic representation that indicates that the first server, the second server, the first rendering device and the second rendering device are connected to the network and further wherein the user interface accepts first user input; and a connection element attached to the application control element wherein the connection element connects the application control element to the network and further wherein the application control element determines media files of the first plurality of media files and the second plurality of media files that correspond to the first user input wherein selected media files of the media files are transmitted to the first rendering device and further wherein the selected media files are selected based on second user input into the user interface and further wherein the selected media files are transmitted to the first rendering device in response to selection of the first rendering device using the user interface wherein the first rendering device renders the selected media files. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification