System and method for managing, controlling and/or rendering media in a network
First Claim
1. A method for managing media in a network wherein a terminal, a first rendering device, a second rendering device, a first server and a second server are connected to the network and further wherein the first server stores a first plurality of media files wherein the second server stores a second plurality of media files and further wherein the first server and the second server are different servers wherein the first rendering device and the second rendering device are different rendering devices, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a list of servers that indicates that the first server and the second server are connected to the network wherein the terminal displays the list of servers;
accepting a first user input into the terminal;
displaying a search results that indicate media files of the first plurality of media files and the second plurality of media files that correspond to the first user input wherein the terminal displays the search results;
displaying a list of rendering devices that indicates that the first rendering device and the second rendering device are connected to the network wherein the terminal displays the list of rendering devices;
playing a first media file on the first rendering device and the second rendering device with synchronized playback in response to selection of the first rendering device and the second rendering device from the list of rendering devices wherein the selection of the first rendering device and the second rendering device from the list of rendering devices is made using the terminal, further wherein the first media file is chosen for the synchronized playback using the search results.
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Abstract
A system and a method manage, control and/or render media in a network. The system utilizes a media management application that manages, controls and/or renders digital media files in the network. A user browses, searches, manages and/or consumes content from multiple storage devices and servers in the network. The user may view a visual representation of active media connections between the available servers and/or the available rendering devices connected to the network.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for managing media in a network wherein a terminal, a first rendering device, a second rendering device, a first server and a second server are connected to the network and further wherein the first server stores a first plurality of media files wherein the second server stores a second plurality of media files and further wherein the first server and the second server are different servers wherein the first rendering device and the second rendering device are different rendering devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a list of servers that indicates that the first server and the second server are connected to the network wherein the terminal displays the list of servers; accepting a first user input into the terminal; displaying a search results that indicate media files of the first plurality of media files and the second plurality of media files that correspond to the first user input wherein the terminal displays the search results; displaying a list of rendering devices that indicates that the first rendering device and the second rendering device are connected to the network wherein the terminal displays the list of rendering devices; playing a first media file on the first rendering device and the second rendering device with synchronized playback in response to selection of the first rendering device and the second rendering device from the list of rendering devices wherein the selection of the first rendering device and the second rendering device from the list of rendering devices is made using the terminal, further wherein the first media file is chosen for the synchronized playback using the search results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for managing media in a network wherein a first terminal, a first rendering device, a second rendering device, a first server and a second server are connected to the network and further wherein the first server stores a first plurality of media files wherein the second server stores a second plurality of media files and further wherein the first server and the second server are different servers wherein the first rendering device and the second rendering device are different rendering devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first set of icons which represent available servers connected to the network and accessible through the network wherein the first set of icons includes a first icon which corresponds to the first server and a second icon which corresponds to the second server; displaying a second set of icons which represent available rendering devices connected to the network wherein the second set of icons includes a third icon which corresponds to the first rendering device and a fourth icon which corresponds to the second rendering device and further wherein the first terminal displays the first set of icons and the second set of icons simultaneously; selecting a first media file from a search result wherein the search result contains media files from the first plurality of media files and the second plurality of media files, wherein the first media file is one of the first plurality of media files; selecting a third icon using the first terminal; transmitting the first media file to the first rendering device wherein the first media file is transmitted in response to selection of the third icon; playing the first media file on the first rendering device; and displaying a graphic representation in a first position which extends from a first point adjacent to the first icon to a second point adjacent to the third icon in response to initiation of transmittal of the first media file from the first server to the first rendering device wherein the graphic representation indicates transmission of the first media file from the first server to the first rendering device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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