Systems and methods for providing a media playback in a networked environment
First Claim
1. 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:
- (i) providing, via software instructions maintained by the networked media playback device, a local web server that is configured to deliver data indicative of a browser-renderable control interface for the networked media playback device or networked media playback system, wherein the browser-renderable control interface is renderable as a graphical user interface that provides objects for selection of media for playback and control of media playback via the networked media playback device or networked media playback system;
(ii) being responsive to a predetermined request from the wireless web enabled device for delivering, to the wireless web enabled device, browser renderable code defining the graphical user interface that provides objects for selection of media for playback and control of media playback via the networked media playback device or networked media playback system, thereby to enable loading of the browser renderable code by a web browser application of the wireless web enabled device, such that the loading of the browser renderable code renders the graphical user interface as a web page displayed by the web browser application;
(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.
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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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1. 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, via software instructions maintained by the networked media playback device, a local web server that is configured to deliver data indicative of a browser-renderable control interface for the networked media playback device or networked media playback system, wherein the browser-renderable control interface is renderable as a graphical user interface that provides objects for selection of media for playback and control of media playback via the networked media playback device or networked media playback system; (ii) being responsive to a predetermined request from the wireless web enabled device for delivering, to the wireless web enabled device, browser renderable code defining the graphical user interface that provides objects for selection of media for playback and control of media playback via the networked media playback device or networked media playback system, thereby to enable loading of the browser renderable code by a web browser application of the wireless web enabled device, such that the loading of the browser renderable code renders the graphical user interface as a web page displayed by the web browser application; (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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A media playback unit including:
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a networking interface for connecting to a computer network; a memory module that maintains data indicative of a browser renderable playback control interface, wherein the browser-renderable control interface is renderable as a graphical user interface that provides objects for selection of media for playback and control of media playback via the networked media playback device or networked media playback system; and a processor that is configured to provide a web server, and thereby configured to deliver 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, wherein the data delivered to the wireless web enabled device includes browser renderable code defining the graphical user interface that provides objects for selection of media for playback and control of media playback via the networked media playback device or networked media playback system, thereby to enable loading of the browser renderable code by a web browser application of the wireless web enabled device, such that the loading of the browser renderable code renders the graphical user interface as a web page displayed by the web browser application. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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