Patent ID: 8621507
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for determining reachability of a device from a user device in a network, comprising the steps of: accessing a user's account on a server though a secondary device; requesting device information of each device associated with the user's account on the server; obtaining address information of each device from the device information; transmitting a message, to each device, requesting an indication of reachability from each device, the message being transmitted according to the address information of the device, wherein the indication of reachability is based on device communication availability; and receiving an indication of reachablity from each device, the indication of reachability includes a list of content assets associated with each device, wherein functions of a reachable device associated with the user's account are controllable by the user device, and wherein when the list of content assets is received, a Universal Resource Locator (URL) associated with each asset is removed and a reference ID is added to the list for each asset.