Patent ID: 8321564

Claim:
A method comprising: using a remote device to identify a source of a transaction for transferring content on a home network; using the remote device to identify a plurality of renderers for rendering the content when transferred; using the remote device to identify one or more pathways within the home network from the source to the plurality of renderers; determining a rendering parameter associated with the content, wherein the rendering parameter identifies at least one of video resolution, audio presentation or print presentation for rendering the content; determining an operating parameter for each of the plurality of renderers to render the content based on the rendering parameter, wherein a respective operating parameter for each renderer identifies that renderer's ability to render the content based on the rendering parameter; ranking the plurality of renders for rendering the content based on the rendering parameter associated with the content, operating parameter for each of the plurality of renders and available pathway or pathways from the source to each renderer; and selecting an optimal combination of a particular renderer from the plurality of renderers and a pathway from the source to the selected particular renderer to render the content based on the ranking.