Patent ID: 9124912
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for using the Internet to directly facilitate a user accessing content stored at an appliance located in a home of the user via a portable device located remotely from the home, comprising: receiving directly from the Internet at the appliance located in the home of the user a play command that was transmitted to the appliance located in the home of the user from the portable device located remotely from the home via the Internet; and causing the appliance located in the home of the user to stream directly to the Internet at least a portion of the content stored at the appliance located in the home of the user in response to the appliance located in the home of the user receiving the play command that was transmitted from the portable device located remotely from the home via the Internet to thereby facilitate rendering of the content stored at the appliance located in the home of the user by the portable device located remotely from the home.