Patent ID: 8724600
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N,H04R

Abstract:
1. A method, in a networked media playback device, for allowing a wireless web enabled device to provide media playback control signals for the networked media playback device or a networked media playback system, the method including the steps of: (i) providing, via software instructions maintained by the networked media playback device, a local web server that is configured to deliver data indicative of a browser-renderable control interface for the networked media playback device or networked media playback system, wherein the browser-renderable control interface is renderable as a graphical user interface that provides objects for selection of media for playback and control of media playback via the networked media playback device or networked media playback system; (ii) being responsive to a predetermined request from the wireless web enabled device for delivering, to the wireless web enabled device, browser renderable code defining the graphical user interface that provides objects for selection of media for playback and control of media playback via the networked media playback device or networked media playback system, thereby to enable loading of the browser renderable code by a web browser application of the wireless web enabled device, such that the loading of the browser renderable code renders the graphical user interface as a web page displayed by the web browser application; (iii) being responsive to utilisation of the control interface as rendered in the web browser application for defining one or more playback control commands; and (iv) implementing the one or more playback control commands in the networked media playback device or networked media playback system.