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COMPOSITION OF LOCAL MEDIA PLAYBACK WITH REMOTELY GENERATED USER INTERFACE

  • US 20110072081A1
  • Filed: 11/29/2010
  • Published: 03/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • accessing local media content for playback at a media player that provides a local user interface for playback of the local media content;

    extracting metadata related to the local media content and the local user interface at the media player;

    transmitting the metadata from the media player to a media server;

    receiving, at the media player, a remotely sourced user interface related to the local media content, the remotely sourced user interface generated by the media server based, at least in part, upon the metadata transmitted by the media player;

    receiving, at the media player, remotely sourced video media content related to the local media content, the remotely sourced video content generated at the media server based, at least in part, upon the metadata transmitted by the media player; and

    rendering, at the media player, a composite user interface including the remotely sourced user interface, the remotely sourced video media content, and the local media content.

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