SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MEDIA PLAYBACK IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT
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Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for providing media playback in a networked environment. In one embodiment, a networked media playback device is configured to provide a web server for delivering data indicative of a browser-renderable control interface for the networked media playback device, or for a related networked media playback system. In overview, the user of a networked device, such as a wireless web enabled device, is able to render the control interface in a web browser, and in this manner control playback of digital media via the networked media playback device or networked media playback system.
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24 Claims
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14. A method, in a networked media playback device, for allowing a wireless web enabled device to provide media playback control signals for the networked media playback device or a networked media playback system, the method including the steps of:
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(i) providing a local web server for delivering data indicative of a browser-renderable control interface for the networked media playback device or networked media playback system; (ii) being responsive to a predetermined request from a wireless web enabled device for delivering data indicative of the control interface for rendering in a web browser of the wireless web enabled device; (iii) being responsive to utilisation of the control interface as rendered in the web browser application for defining one or more playback control commands; and (iv) implementing the one or more playback control commands in the networked media playback device or networked media playback system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A media playback unit including:
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a networking interface for connecting to a computer network; a memory module for maintaining data indicative of a browser renderable playback control interface; and a processor for providing a web server for delivering the data indicative of the browser renderable playback control interface to a wireless web enabled device, thereby to allow the device to control the media playback unit and/or a media playback system including the media playback unit.
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24. The multimedia playback unit as recited in claim 24, wherein the networking interface includes a radio interface and wherein the computer network is a wireless network.
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