Device discovery for digital entertainment network
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1. A method of operating a first device, the method comprising:
- broadcasting a signal from the first device operative to be received by one or more second devices;
receiving, at the first device, at least one location identifier from the one or more second devices in response to the signal, the location identifier identifying a local area network of which the one or more second devices is a member;
receiving, at the first device, user input which identifies at least one desired location identifier from the at least one location identifier received from the one or more second devices in response to the signal;
transmitting from the first device a password associated with the at least one desired location identifier in response to the user input;
in response to transmitting the password associated with the at least one desired location identifier, receiving at the first device at least one device identifier identifying a device that is a member of the local area network identified by the at least one desired location identifier; and
selecting, at the first device, the at least one device identifier identifying the device associated with the at least one desired location identifier, and controlling the device associated with the at least one desired location identifier.
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Abstract
A method for playing music, the method includes providing a plurality of devices on a wireless local area network, bringing a new device into a range of the wireless local area network, and receiving a list of devices that are on the local area network at the new device from a server not on the local area network.
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1. A method of operating a first device, the method comprising:
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broadcasting a signal from the first device operative to be received by one or more second devices; receiving, at the first device, at least one location identifier from the one or more second devices in response to the signal, the location identifier identifying a local area network of which the one or more second devices is a member; receiving, at the first device, user input which identifies at least one desired location identifier from the at least one location identifier received from the one or more second devices in response to the signal; transmitting from the first device a password associated with the at least one desired location identifier in response to the user input; in response to transmitting the password associated with the at least one desired location identifier, receiving at the first device at least one device identifier identifying a device that is a member of the local area network identified by the at least one desired location identifier; and selecting, at the first device, the at least one device identifier identifying the device associated with the at least one desired location identifier, and controlling the device associated with the at least one desired location identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16)
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7. A method of playing media items, the method comprising:
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moving a first device operative to receive a wireless broadcast of at least one location ID into a range of a local area network having connected thereto at least one second device operative to wirelessly broadcast the at least one location ID, wherein the at least one location ID identifies the local area network of which the at least one second device is a member, the at least one second device comprising a wireless access point; receiving on the first device the at least one location ID; receiving, on the first device, user input selecting at least one desired location ID from the at least one location ID received; transmitting authentication information comprising a password to the at least one second device for the at least one desired location ID in response to the user input; and receiving, at the first device from the second device, responsive to transmitting the authentication information, a list of devices that are members of the local area network identified by the at least one desired location ID; and selecting a device from the list of devices associated with the at least one location ID, and controlling the selected device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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