Patent ID: 8583811
Filing Date: 2013-11-12
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing multimedia content, comprising: receiving, at an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) enabled first electronic device comprising a mobile device, multimedia content from a content-providing electronic device via an IMS network, the multimedia content having a first format; converting, at the IMS-enabled first electronic device, the multimedia content from the first format to a second format that is different from the first format; authenticating, at the IMS-enabled first electronic device, a second electronic device prior to transmitting the converted multimedia content from the IMS-enabled first electronic device to the second electronic device; transmitting, from the IMS-enabled first electronic device to the authenticated second electronic device, the converted multimedia content being in the second format, wherein the converted multimedia content is transmitted from the IMS-enabled first electronic device to the second electronic device via a local network that is different from the IMS network, and the converted multimedia content is presented on the second electronic device; receiving, at the IMS-enabled first electronic device while the converted multimedia content is being presented on the second electronic device, an input that indicates adjusting a presentation of the converted multimedia content on the second electronic device; and transmitting, from the IMS-enabled first electronic device to the second electronic device via the local network, a command to adjust the presentation of the converted multimedia content responsive to the receipt of the input.