Patent ID: 7668120
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A universal media server, comprising: zero or more physical audio and/or video (A/V) inputs configured to receive A/V data; at least one Internet Protocol (IP) input configured to receive IP data; one or more virtual A/V inputs, each particular virtual A/V input corresponding to a particular IP-based A/V source device having a corresponding IP source address and configured to receive IP-based A/V data from the particular IP-based A/V source device on the at least one IP input; and at least one A/V output configured to selectively output A/V data according to a selected input of the physical and virtual inputs, wherein selection of a particular virtual A/V input for the A/V output results in an output from the universal media server of A/V data sourced from the particular IP-based A/V source device corresponding to the particular selected virtual A/V input.