OUTPUT OF CONTENT FROM THE INTERNET ON A MEDIA RENDERING DEVICE

• US 20120178426A1
• Filed: 01/11/2011
• Published: 07/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Flipps Media AD
• Original Assignee: Bianor, Inc. (Bianor Holding AD Sofia)
• Inventors: Filipov, Metodi
• Granted Patent: US 8,238,887 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/281 indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1059 End-user terminal functionalities specially adapted for real-time communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

A system and method for controlling output of content on a media rendering device. A mobile phone may be effective to receive a request for content where the content is from a content processor. The mobile phone may be effective to generate a command based on the request, the command including a URL, the URL including an address of a gateway processor and an identification of the content processor. The mobile phone may be effective to send the command to the media rendering device. The media rendering device may be effective to send a request to the gateway processor using the URL. The gateway processor may be effective to receive the content from the content processor and send the content to the media rendering device. The media rendering device may be effective to output the content.

Claims

1. A method for controlling output of content on a media rendering device, the method comprising:

determining, by a mobile phone, output parameters of the media rendering device;

requesting, by the mobile phone, a content list from a gateway processor for content stored at a content processor;

receiving, by the mobile phone, the content list;

receiving, by the mobile phone, a request for content in the content list;

generating, by the mobile phone, a command based on the request, the command including a uniform resource locator, the uniform resource locator including a domain of the gateway processor, information or an identifier relating to the mobile phone, and information or an identifier relating to the output parameters of the media rendering device;

sending, by the mobile phone, the command to the media rendering device to control the media rendering device to output the content;

receiving, by the media rendering device, the command;

sending a request from the media rendering device to the domain identified in the uniform resource locator; and

receiving the content by the media rendering device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising encrypting at least part of the uniform resources locator, by the mobile phone, before sending the command.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request for content includes an identification of the user, and the list of content is based on the identification of the user.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the list of content is based on a geographical location of the mobile phone.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

discovering, by the mobile phone, at least two media rendering devices capable of receiving the command; and

discovering, by the mobile phone, information relating to output parameters relating to the at least two media rendering devices.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising displaying, by the mobile phone, an advertisement based on the content.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising sending, by the mobile phone to the media rendering device, playback commands effective to control output of the content by the media rendering device.

13. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the gateway processor, an address of the content processor based on the uniform resource locator; and

sending a request from the gateway processor to the content processor at the address of the content processor.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, by the gateway processor, the content from the content processor; and

sending, by the gateway processor, the content to the media rendering device.

15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein:

sending the content to the media rendering device includes

encoding the content based on the information relating to the output parameters to produce encoded content; and

sending the encoded content to the media rendering device.

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16. A system effective to control output of content on a media rendering device, the system comprising:

a mobile phone; and

a gateway processor at a domain;

wherein the mobile phone is effective to;

determine output parameters of the media rendering device;

request a content list from the gateway processor for content stored at a content processor;

receive the content list;

receive a request for content in the content list;

generate a command based on the request, the command including a uniform resource locator, the uniform resource locator including the domain of the gateway processor, information or an identifier relating to the mobile phone, and information or an identifier relating to the output parameters of the media rendering device; and

send the command to the media rendering device;

wherein the first processor is effective to

receive from the media rendering device, a request for the content; and

send the content to the media rendering device.

17. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the media rendering device is further effective to receive the content, output the content, and output an advertisement relating to the content.

18. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein:

the list of content is based on the geographic location of the mobile phone.

19. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the mobile phone is effective to:

discover at least two media rendering devices capable of receiving the command; and

discover information relating to output parameters relating to the at least two media rendering devices.

20. The system as recited in claim 16, wherein the uniform resource locator includes an indication of output parameters of the media rendering device.

21. A system effective to control output of content on a media rendering device, the system comprising:

a mobile phone;

a media rendering device in communication with the mobile phone; and

a gateway processor at a domain, the gateway processor in communication with the mobile phone and the media rendering device;

wherein the mobile phone is effective to;

determine output parameters of the media rendering device;

request a content list from the gateway processor for content stored at a content processor;

receive the content list;

receive a request for content in the content list;

generate a command based on the request, the command including a uniform resource locator, the uniform resource locator including the domain of the gateway processor, information or an identifier relating to the mobile phone, and information or an identifier relating to the output parameters of the media rendering device; and

send the command to the media rendering device;

the media rendering device effective to

receive the command; and

send a request to the domain identified in the uniform resources locator;

the gateway processor effective to

receive the command from the media rendering device;

determine an address of the content processor based on the uniform resource locator;

send a request from the gateway processor to the content processor at the address of the content processor;

receive the content from the content processor;

encode the content based on the information relating to the output parameters to produce encoded content; and

send the encoded content to the media rendering device;

the media rendering device further effective to

receive the encoded content; and

output the encoded content.

22. The system as recited in claim 21, wherein the mobile phone is further effective to encrypt at least part of the uniform resource locator, before sending the command.

23. The system as recited in claim 21, wherein the request for content includes an identification of the user, and the list of content is based on the identification of the user.

24. The system as recited in claim 21, wherein the list of content is based on a geographical location of the mobile phone.

25. The system as recited in claim 21, wherein the gateway processor is further effective to send an advertisement to the media rendering device.