Personal area network having media player and mobile device controlling the same
First Claim
1. A method of operation of a mobile device when the mobile device is within a wireless network, comprising:
- detecting a media device associated with the wireless network;
sending a request to the media device via the wireless network to obtain metadata that describes content available on the media device;
receiving the metadata from the media device via the wireless network, wherein the metadata comprises a listing of content items available on the media device and last played time-stamps for the content items; and
sending a request to the media device via the wireless network to play a select content item from the content items listed in the metadata from the media device.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for controlling content played by a number of media devices. In general, the system includes a mobile device and the number of media devices. The mobile device includes a wireless communication interface for communicating with the media devices, a media database, and a control system including a media client. When the mobile device enters a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) associated with a media device, the media client obtains information describing the content residing at the media device and stores the information in the media database at the mobile device. Thereafter, when the mobile device is within the WPAN associated with the media device, the media database is used to select content to be played at the media device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of operation of a mobile device when the mobile device is within a wireless network, comprising:
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detecting a media device associated with the wireless network; sending a request to the media device via the wireless network to obtain metadata that describes content available on the media device; receiving the metadata from the media device via the wireless network, wherein the metadata comprises a listing of content items available on the media device and last played time-stamps for the content items; and sending a request to the media device via the wireless network to play a select content item from the content items listed in the metadata from the media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operation of media device, comprising:
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receiving, via a wireless network, a request from a mobile device when the mobile device is in the wireless network for metadata that describes content available on the media device; sending the metadata to the mobile device via the wireless network, wherein the metadata comprises a listing of content items available on the media device and last played time-stamps for the content items; receiving a request from the mobile device via the wireless network to play a select content item from the content items listed in the metadata from the media device; and playing the select content item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A media device comprising:
a control system adapted to; receive, via a wireless network, a request from a mobile device when the mobile device is in the wireless network for metadata that describes content available on the media device; send the metadata to the mobile device via the wireless network, wherein the metadata comprises a listing of content items available on the media device and last played time-stamps for the content items; receive a request from the mobile device via the wireless network to play a select content item from the content items listed in the metadata from the media device; and play the select content item. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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