Patent ID: 8238887
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling output of content on a media rendering device, the method comprising: determining, by a mobile phone, output parameters of the media rendering device; requesting, by the mobile phone, a content list from a gateway processor for content stored at a content processor; receiving, by the mobile phone, the content list; receiving, by the mobile phone, a request for content in the content in the content list, generating, by the mobile phone, a command based on the request, the command including a uniform resource locator, the uniform resource locator including a domain of the gateway processor, information or an identifier relating to the mobile phone, and information or an identifier relating to the output parameters of the media rendering device; sending, by the mobile phone, the command to the media rendering device to control the media rendering device to output the content; receiving, by the media rendering device, the command; sending a request from the media rendering device to the domain identified in the uniform resource locator; and receiving the content by the media rendering device; further comprising: discovering, by the mobile phone, at least two media rendering devices capable of receiving the command; and discovering, by the mobile phone, information relating to output parameters relating to the at least two media rendering devices.