Patent ID: 7680490
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for rendering multimedia content stored on a network, the method comprising: obtaining a first unique address for a mobile telephone in a wireless local area network, wherein the local area network includes one or more associated devices; obtaining a second unique address for a rendering device in the local area network, wherein the rendering device is communicatively coupled to the local area network through a first interface to receive multimedia content and the rendering device is also communicatively coupled to the mobile telephone through a second interface to receive control information from the mobile telephone; requesting information from at least one of the associated devices on the local area network through the mobile telephone; receiving information responsive to the request for information by the mobile telephone, wherein the information includes available multimedia content; selecting multimedia content to be rendered based on the received information; selecting the rendering device to render the selected multimedia content; receiving the selected multimedia content at the rendering device through the first interface adapter; and rendering the selected multimedia content on the selected rendering device.