MEDIA PLAYBACK ACROSS DEVICES
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1. A method for displaying media items via a network, wherein the network includes a mobile device, a personal computer, and a set-top box connected to a television, the method comprising:
- establishing a first communication session with the personal computer via the network;
identifying a media item for display on the television; and
transmitting a request to the personal computer to output the identified media item for display on the television.
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Abstract
A method may include displaying media items via a network, wherein the network includes a mobile device, a personal computer, and a set-top box connected to a television. A first communication session may be established with the personal computer via the network. A media item may be identified for display on the television. A request may be transmitted to the personal computer to output the identified media item for display on the television.
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1. A method for displaying media items via a network, wherein the network includes a mobile device, a personal computer, and a set-top box connected to a television, the method comprising:
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establishing a first communication session with the personal computer via the network; identifying a media item for display on the television; and transmitting a request to the personal computer to output the identified media item for display on the television. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a personal computer; a set-top box; and a mobile device including; a mobile device communication interface configured to exchange information with the personal computer and the set-top box via a network, a mobile device output interface for displaying a user interface to a user; and mobile device logic to; establish a first communication session with the personal computer via the mobile device communication interface; display a listing of available media items on the mobile device output interface; identify a user selection of a particular media item; and transmit a request to the personal computer via the first communication session to output the particular media item to the set-top box for display on the television; wherein the personal computer includes; a personal computer communication interface configured to exchange information with the mobile device and the set-top box via the network; and personal computer logic to; establish the first communication session with the mobile device via the personal computer communication interface; establish a second communication session with the set-top box via the personal computer communication interface; receive, via the first communication session, the request to output the particular media item to the set-top box for display on the television from the mobile device; and transmit, via the second communication session, the particular media item to the set-top box; wherein the set-top box includes; a set-top box communication interface configured to exchange information with the mobile device and the personal computer via the network; a set-top box output interface for outputting the particular media item to the television; and set-top box logic to; establish the second communication session with the personal computer via the set-top box communication interface; receive, via the second communication session, the particular media item from the personal computer; and output the particular media item to the television via the set-top box output interface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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establishing a wireless communication session with a set-top box connected to a television; identifying an event occurrence; and transmitting a notification indicative of the event occurrence to the set-top box for display on the television. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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