Patent ID: 7454511

Claim:
In a networked computing device of a network domain, an automated method of operation comprising: discovering a first UPNP media renderer of the network domain, the first UPNP media renderer being equipped to render media content of a first media type; in response to said discovery, automatically creating a first corresponding entry in a file system of the networked computing device for the first UPNP media renderer, to first indicate availability of the first UPNP media renderer to a user of the networked computing device through a user interface of the file system of the networked computing device and to second indicate availability of the first UPNP media renderer to render media content of the first media type; receiving through the user interface of the file system, a request to use the first UPNP media renderer to render a first media content of the first media type, in a form of a user action dragging an entry of the file system corresponding to the first media content of the first media type and dropping the entry into the first corresponding entry of the first UPNP media renderer; in response, causing the first media content to be made available to, and rendered by the first UPNP media renderer; discovering a second UPNP media renderer of the network domain, the second UPNP media renderer equipped to render media content of a second media type; and in response to said discovery of the second UPNP media renderer, automatically creating a second corresponding entry in the file system of the networked computing device for the second UPNP media renderer, to third indicate availability of the second UPNP media renderer to the user of the networked computing device, in conjunction with said availability of the first UPNP media renderer to the user, through the user interface of the file system of the networked computing device.