Networked media station
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- in a computer, performing operations for;
receiving, through a wireless local area network, an advertisement identifying a networked media station on the wireless local area network and including connection information for the networked media station;
using the connection information to establish a connection with the networked media station through the wireless local area network; and
sending multimedia content to the networked media station through the connection, the multimedia content being configured to, when processed by the networked media station, cause the networked media station to output corresponding multimedia, the sending comprising;
causing multimedia data from the multimedia content to be decoded to generate decoded multimedia data;
causing the decoded multimedia data to be re-encoded to generate re-encoded multimedia data; and
causing the re-encoded multimedia data to be sent to the networked media station.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a networked media station providing a variety of features including a wireless network interface, a wired network interface, a peripheral interface, and a multimedia interface. The wireless network interface(s) allows the device to communicate to serve as a wireless base station or repeater and/or a bridge between a wireless and a wired network. The peripheral interface allows the device to communicate with a variety of peripherals, and, in conjunction with the network interface(s), allows sharing of a peripheral among multiple networked computers. The multimedia interface allows the device to be used with entertainment devices for streaming of multimedia information from a network connected computer to the entertainment device. Control of various aspects of the device is preferably controlled from a network connected computer.
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28 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
in a computer, performing operations for; receiving, through a wireless local area network, an advertisement identifying a networked media station on the wireless local area network and including connection information for the networked media station; using the connection information to establish a connection with the networked media station through the wireless local area network; and sending multimedia content to the networked media station through the connection, the multimedia content being configured to, when processed by the networked media station, cause the networked media station to output corresponding multimedia, the sending comprising; causing multimedia data from the multimedia content to be decoded to generate decoded multimedia data; causing the decoded multimedia data to be re-encoded to generate re-encoded multimedia data; and causing the re-encoded multimedia data to be sent to the networked media station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
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receiving, through a wireless local area network, an advertisement identifying a networked media station on the wireless local area network and including connection information for the networked media station; using the connection information to establish a connection with the networked media station through the wireless local area network; and sending multimedia content to the networked media station through the connection, the multimedia content being configured to, when processed by the networked media station, cause the networked media station to output corresponding multimedia, the sending comprising; causing multimedia data from the multimedia content to be decoded to generate decoded multimedia data; causing the decoded multimedia data to be re-encoded to generate re-encoded multimedia data; and causing the re-encoded multimedia data to be sent to the networked media station. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer, comprising:
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a processing system; a network interface; and wherein the processing system and the network interface perform operations for; receiving, through a wireless local area network, an advertisement identifying a networked media station on the wireless local area network and including connection information for the networked media station; using the connection information to establish a connection with the networked media station through the wireless local area network; and sending multimedia content to the networked media station through the connection, the multimedia content being configured to, when processed by the networked media station, cause the networked media station to output corresponding multimedia, the sending comprising; decoding multimedia data from the multimedia content to generate decoded multimedia data; re-encoding the decoded multimedia data to generate re-encoded multimedia data; and sending the re-encoded multimedia data to the networked media station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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