Media asset streaming over network to devices
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of providing streaming media content, the method comprising:
- receiving a first request from a mobile communication device at a server;
sending media content information from the server to the mobile communication device responsive to the first request, the media content information indicative of a plurality of media content items;
receiving, at the server, a second request for a first media content item of the plurality of media content items from a media playback device, wherein the mobile communication device is associated with a first internet protocol (IP) address, and wherein the media playback device is associated with a second IP address that is different than the first IP address; and
responsive to receipt of the second request for the first media content item, sending a stream of the first media content item to the media playback device to enable playback of the first media content item at the media playback device while progress information related to the playback of the first media content item is displayed at the mobile communication device.
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Abstract
Streaming of a media asset from a cloud server computer to a media playback device is disclosed. In an embodiment, a list of media assets stored in the cloud server computer is sent over network from the cloud server computer to a portable device. In another embodiment, the list is transferred via close-range communication to the portable device from the media playback device which received the list from the cloud server computer over network. In the embodiments, a media asset is started streaming over network from the cloud server computer to the media playback device responsive to selection of one of the listed media assets at the portable device. In some embodiments, streaming is redirected from the portable device to the media playback device responsive to a user'"'"'s operation or in case of disconnection.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of providing streaming media content, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request from a mobile communication device at a server; sending media content information from the server to the mobile communication device responsive to the first request, the media content information indicative of a plurality of media content items; receiving, at the server, a second request for a first media content item of the plurality of media content items from a media playback device, wherein the mobile communication device is associated with a first internet protocol (IP) address, and wherein the media playback device is associated with a second IP address that is different than the first IP address; and responsive to receipt of the second request for the first media content item, sending a stream of the first media content item to the media playback device to enable playback of the first media content item at the media playback device while progress information related to the playback of the first media content item is displayed at the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing streaming media content, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request from a mobile communication device at a server; sending media content information from the server to the mobile communication device responsive to the first request, the media content information indicative of a plurality of media content items accessible to the server; receiving a second request for a first media content item of the plurality of media content items at the server, the second request indicating a destination for the first media content item, wherein the destination includes the mobile communication device or a media playback device, wherein the mobile communication device is associated with a first internet protocol (IP) address, and wherein the media playback device is associated with a second IP address that is different than the first IP address; responsive to determining that the destination is the mobile communication device, sending a first stream of the first media content item from the server to the mobile communication device; and responsive to determining that the destination is the media playback device, sending a second stream of the first media content item from the server to the media playback device for playback at the media playback device while progress information related to the playback of the first media content item is displayed at the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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