SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION IN UPNP AUDIO/VIDEO
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- forming a UPnP device such that the UPnP device is operable to receive an environment variable associated with a UPnP environment;
forming the UPnP device such that the UPnP device is further operable to select, in response to receiving the environment variable, a profile associated with the received environment variable; and
forming the UPnP device such that the UPnP device is further operable to initiate presentation of media on a device in the UPnP environment associated with the selected profile.
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Abstract
An environment variable for use cases such as UPnP AV use cases. The environment variable of the present invention is used to store the physical location of the user. For example, the environment variable can be used to identify a particular location as being a user'"'"'s living room, kitchen, etc. The information stored in the environment variable can be used to enhance the user experience of the digital home or other environment by minimizing the number of manual selections that the user has to make in order to initiate a use case such as playing music in a bedroom or watching movies in a living room. The environment variable is used to trigger a change of a profile and select the devices needed to implement different use scenarios.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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forming a UPnP device such that the UPnP device is operable to receive an environment variable associated with a UPnP environment; forming the UPnP device such that the UPnP device is further operable to select, in response to receiving the environment variable, a profile associated with the received environment variable; and forming the UPnP device such that the UPnP device is further operable to initiate presentation of media on a device in the UPnP environment associated with the selected profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a UPnP device, an environment variable associated with a UPnP environment; selecting, in response to receiving the environment variable, a profile associated with the received environment variable; and initiating presentation of media on a device in the UPnP environment associated with the selected profile. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A UPnP device, comprising:
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a memory unit operable to store one or more profiles, each of the one or more profiles associated with one or more environment variables; a processor communicatively coupled to the memory unit, the processor operable to; receive at least one of the environment variables select, in response to receiving the at least one environment variable, at least one of the one or more profiles; and initiate presentation of media on a device in the UPNP environment associated with the selected at least one profile. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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