Patent ID: 7929551

Claim:
A method for transferring at least one digital media item across a network using a network bridge, said method comprising: using a mass storage protocol and an Internet Protocol (IP) layer, determining, by using a network bridge, at least one media source available on said network; using a host device protocol, receiving, from a host device at said network bridge, a file system request in accordance with a mass storage protocol, the mass storage protocol for storing files in a file system format of a mass storage file system of said network bridge; translating, by using the network bridge, said file system request to a request for a transfer, by using the IP layer, of at least one digital media item, such that the request for the transfer of the at least one digital media item is generated within the network bridge without the need for knowledge by the media source of the host device protocol, the request identifying at least one file and its associated location in at least one directory of the mass storage file system, the at least one file being associated with the at least one digital media item; loading said digital media item from said media source to said network bridge; and transferring said digital media item from said network bridge to said host device.