Patent ID: 7606872

Claim:
A system for identifying and transmitting compatible media stored on a media server in response to individual media requests from a plurality of different media stations, the system comprising: a first media station having a first media transmitter operable to transmit a first media request that includes a first media type identifier; a second media station having a second media transmitter operable to transmit a second media request that includes a second media type identifier; and a media server comprising: a memory storing a plurality of media of different media types; a receiver for receiving the first and second media requests; a processor for identifying compatible media in the memory based on each of the first and second media type identifiers; and a transmitter for transmitting the identified compatible media to each of the first and second media stations, wherein the first media station is a stereo operable to play only audio media content, wherein the first media type identifier indicates only an audio media type, wherein the second media station is a television operable to play broadcast cable or satellite television content, wherein the second media type identifier indicates a broadcast audiovisual media type, wherein the first remote media transmitter of the stereo includes a remote control device capable of making media selections from the media server, and wherein the remote control device of the stereo utilizes a visual display of the television to make media selections.