Patent ID: 9288534
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A remote controller for communicating with a media source and a media player, the remote controller comprising: a wireless interface configured for establishing (i) a first wireless communication link between the remote controller and the media player, and (ii) a second wireless communication link between the remote controller and the media source; a network interface configured for: (i) communicating with the media source via the second wireless communication link, wherein the communication with the media source comprises first information describing content available on the media source, and (ii) communicating with the media player via the first wireless communication link, wherein the communication with the media player comprises second information describing a set of controls supported by the media player; a processor configured for: (i) determining compatible content available on the media source wherein the compatible content is in a format that is compatible with a feature of the media player, wherein the feature is selected from a group consisting of: volume control, picture control, rewind, and fast forward, and (ii) building a user interface for controlling the media player using the set of controls supported by the media player and for selecting compatible content from the media source; and (iii) controlling the media player via the user interface by providing a media player command to the media player via the first link; (iv) controlling the media source by providing a media source command to the media source via the second link wherein the media source command results in the transfer of selected content from the media source to the media player via a third wireless communication link.