Patent ID: 9374609
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: utilizing a wireless device to locate a content present on a content source, in which the content source is one of a plurality of content sources configured to communicate with a local network, the local network including both wireless and wired home communication networks; utilizing the wireless device to locate at least one content renderer, including a first renderer that converts content from a storage format to a presentation format, from a plurality of content renderers configured to communicate with the local network; utilizing the wireless device to locate a first wireless communication pathway of the local network from the content source to the first renderer; utilizing the wireless device to locate at least one other communication pathway of the local network from the content source to the first renderer; utilizing the wireless device to select a pathway from the first wireless communication pathway or the at least one other communication pathway to transfer the content from the content source to the first renderer, in which the selected pathway is determined based on the content and one or more characteristics of respective pathways for transferring the content to the first renderer; and utilizing the wireless device to transmit media transport commands to the content source and the first renderer to set communication parameters based on the selected pathway for transferring the content, wherein the media transport commands include physical layer commands, media access control layer commands, or both physical layer and media access control layer commands; and causing the content to be transferred from the content source to the first renderer over the selected pathway of the local network.