Network media device
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1. A method of configuring a network multimedia device to receive multimedia content from a content source, wherein the network multimedia device and the content source are coupled via at least one network, method comprising:
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discovering one or more services provided by a network multimedia device coupled to the content source through at least one network, wherein the one or more services provided by the network multimedia device are advertised on the at least one network using a predetermined protocol, wherein the one or more services are associated with at least one multimedia playback device coupled to the network multimedia device; and
accepting user input to establish a paired relationship between the network multimedia device and the content source.
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Abstract
A network media device is described that pulls multimedia data from one or more sources (e.g., a multimedia website or a multimedia server computer) at a first time, stores it to long-term storage within the device and transmits the stored multimedia data to one or more designated multimedia playback devices at a second time.
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1. A method of configuring a network multimedia device to receive multimedia content from a content source, wherein the network multimedia device and the content source are coupled via at least one network, method comprising:
at a content source; discovering one or more services provided by a network multimedia device coupled to the content source through at least one network, wherein the one or more services provided by the network multimedia device are advertised on the at least one network using a predetermined protocol, wherein the one or more services are associated with at least one multimedia playback device coupled to the network multimedia device; and accepting user input to establish a paired relationship between the network multimedia device and the content source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. The method of claim further comprising:
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presenting one or more multimedia libraries that may be synchronized with the network multimedia device, each multimedia library containing one or more multimedia files; accepting user input specifying which of the one or more multimedia libraries are to be synchronized with the network multimedia device; and synchronizing between the specified one or more multimedia libraries and the network multimedia device. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory memory storage device having instructions stored thereon for causing a programmable processor unit to perform a method of configuring a network multimedia device to receive multimedia content from a content source, wherein the network multimedia device and the content source are coupled via at least one network, the method comprising:
at a content source; discovering one or more services provided by a network multimedia device coupled to the content source through at least one network, wherein the one or more services provided by the network multimedia device are advertised on the at least one network using a predetermined protocol, wherein the one or more services are associated with at least one multimedia playback device coupled to the network multimedia device; and accepting user input to establish a paired relationship between the network multimedia device and the content source.
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8. A method of configuring a network multimedia device to receive multimedia content from at least one content source, wherein the network multimedia device and the at least one content source are coupled via at least one network,
the method comprising: at a network multimedia device; discovering on at least one network one or more services provided by at least one content source coupled to the network multimedia device through at least one network, wherein the one or more services provided by the at least one content source are advertised on the at least one network by the at least one content source using a predetermined protocol; and accepting user input at the network multimedia device to establish a paired relationship between the network multimedia device and the at least one content source, wherein the establishment of the paired relationship between the network multimedia device and the at least one content source causes the network multimedia device to stop advertising one or more services provided by the network multimedia device on the at least one network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory memory storage device having instructions stored thereon for causing a programmable processor unit to perform a method of configuring a network multimedia device to receive multimedia content from at least one content source, wherein the network multimedia device and the at least one content source are coupled via at least one network, the method comprising:
at a network multimedia device; discovering on at least one network one or more services provided by at least one content source coupled to the network multimedia device through at least one network, wherein the one or more services provided by the at least one content source are advertised on the at least one network by the at least one content source using a predetermined protocol; and accepting user input at the network multimedia device to establish a paired relationship between the network multimedia device and the at least one content source, wherein the establishment of the paired relationship between the network multimedia device and the at least one content source causes the network multimedia device to stop advertising one or more services provided by the network multimedia device on the at least one network.
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16. A method for configuring a network multimedia device, comprising:
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advertising services provided by a network multimedia device to a plurality of content sources over a network; receiving requests for one or more of the services, the requested services, from one of the plurality of content sources, the requesting content source, via the network; pairing the requesting content source with the requested services; and ceasing to advertise the requested services to other of the plurality of content sources over the network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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