Patent ID: 9143545
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for processing data, information, or at least one signal, the method comprising: communicating, via at least one processor with a plurality of remote users and a plurality of registered-user media content sources over a network, to deliver requested media content to the remote users, and to authenticate, via the at least one processor, remote users requesting the delivery of media content to a classified remote playback device; establishing a communication link, over the network, with an agent processor located on at least one of the plurality of registered-user media content sources, and facilitating the delivery of media content from the at least one of the plurality of media content sources over the network; controlling, via the established communication link, and responsive to media requests from authenticated remote users, the agent processor located on at least one of the plurality of registered-user media content sources to facilitate the delivery of requested media content to at least one remote playback device over the network; and selectively configuring the requested media content as a function of classification rules for a device class to which the at least one remote playback device is classified.