Systems and methods for operating media devices
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1. A remote controller for communicating with a media source and a media player, the remote controller comprising:
- a wireless interface configured for establishing (i) a first wireless communication link between the remote controller and the media player, and (ii) a second wireless communication link between the remote controller and the media source;
a network interface configured for;
(i) communicating with the media source via the second wireless communication link, wherein the communication with the media source comprises first information describing content available on the media source, and(ii) communicating with the media player via the first wireless communication link, wherein the communication with the media player comprises second information describing a set of controls supported by the media player;
a processor configured for;
(i) determining compatible content available on the media source wherein the compatible content is in a format that is compatible with a feature of the media player, wherein the feature is selected from a group consisting of;
volume control, picture control, rewind, and fast forward, and(ii) building a user interface for controlling the media player using the set of controls supported by the media player and for selecting compatible content from the media source; and
(iii) controlling the media player via the user interface by providing a media player command to the media player via the first link;
(iv) controlling the media source by providing a media source command to the media source via the second link wherein the media source command results in the transfer of selected content from the media source to the media player via a third wireless communication link.
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Abstract
A wireless adapter enables communication between a content source and a content player for rendering of content at the content source by the content player, and a remote controller allows for control of the content delivery, and one or more features of the content source, player, or both.
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1. A remote controller for communicating with a media source and a media player, the remote controller comprising:
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a wireless interface configured for establishing (i) a first wireless communication link between the remote controller and the media player, and (ii) a second wireless communication link between the remote controller and the media source; a network interface configured for; (i) communicating with the media source via the second wireless communication link, wherein the communication with the media source comprises first information describing content available on the media source, and (ii) communicating with the media player via the first wireless communication link, wherein the communication with the media player comprises second information describing a set of controls supported by the media player; a processor configured for; (i) determining compatible content available on the media source wherein the compatible content is in a format that is compatible with a feature of the media player, wherein the feature is selected from a group consisting of;
volume control, picture control, rewind, and fast forward, and(ii) building a user interface for controlling the media player using the set of controls supported by the media player and for selecting compatible content from the media source; and (iii) controlling the media player via the user interface by providing a media player command to the media player via the first link; (iv) controlling the media source by providing a media source command to the media source via the second link wherein the media source command results in the transfer of selected content from the media source to the media player via a third wireless communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A remote controller for communicating with a media source and a media player, the remote controller comprising:
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a network interface for; (i) communicating with the media player via a first wireless communication link, wherein communicating comprises transmitting media player commands to the media player and receiving first information therefrom describing a set of controls supported by the media player; and (ii) communicating with one or more media sources via a second wireless communication link wherein communicating comprises transmitting media source commands to the one or more media sources and receiving therefrom second information describing content items available by the one or more media sources; a processor for; (i) analyzing the received first information so as to identify at least one feature of the media player (ii) determining compatible content available on the one or more media sources wherein the compatible content is in a format that is compatible with a feature of the media player, wherein the feature is selected from a group consisting of;
volume control, picture control, rewind, and fast forward, and(iii) building a user interface for controlling the media player using the set of controls (iv) creating a user interface for controlling the media player and for selecting compatible content from the one or more media sources, wherein the user interface is created based on the set of controls supported by the media player and built to display content from the one or more media sources determined to be compatible with the media player. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for remotely controlling a media source and a media player, the method comprising:
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establishing a first wireless communication link between a remote controller and the media player; establishing a second wireless communication link between the remote controller and the media source; receiving first information from the media source wherein the first information describes content available on the media source; receiving second information from the media player wherein the second information describes a set of controls supported by the media player; determining, based on the first information and the second information, the content available on the media source that is compatible with a feature of the media player, wherein the feature is selected from a group consisting of;
volume control, picture control, rewind, and fast forward;building a user interface for controlling the media player using the set of controls supported by the media player and for selecting compatible content; transmitting a media player command to the media player via the first wireless communication link; and transmitting a media source command to the media source via the second wireless communication link, thereby causing the media player to receive a content item, for rendering thereof, from the media source over a third wireless communication link between the media source and the media player. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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