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Networked media station

  • US 8,797,926 B2
  • Filed: 06/04/2004
  • Issued: 08/05/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of outputting multimedia content stored on a computer to an entertainment device over a network, the method comprising:

  • identifying, by the computer, one or more networked media stations connected to the network, wherein at least one of the identified one or more networked media stations has at least one entertainment device connected thereto;

    providing, by the computer, a listing of the identified one or more networked media stations as selectable options on a user interface of the computer;

    receiving, by the computer, a user input selecting a first networked media station from among the identified one or more networked media stations, wherein the first networked media station is coupled to the entertainment device;

    opening, by the computer, a communications link with the first networked media station; and

    pushing, by the computer, multimedia content stored on the computer to the first networked media station, whereby the first networked media station outputs the multimedia content to the entertainment device, wherein pushing the multimedia content to the first networked media station comprises;

    decoding multimedia data from the multimedia content to generate decoded multimedia data;

    re-encoding the decoded multimedia data for the multimedia content to generate re-encoded multimedia data; and

    pushing the re-encoded multimedia data to the first networked media station.

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