Patent ID: 8380879

Claim:
A destination interface device for providing communications between a first device and a second device, comprising: an input for receiving data in a first format from the first device via a source interface device; a processor; memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising determining that the data cannot be received directly from the first device, in response to determining that the data cannot be received directly from the first device, detecting the source interface device configured for transmitting the data to the input, determining whether the data can be received from the first device via the source interface device, if the data can be received from the first device via the source interface device, establishing a peer-to-peer network with the source interface device, sending a request for the data from the source interface device, receiving the data at the input, if the data cannot be received from the first device via the source interface device, then detecting a substitute source interface device for receiving the data from the first device, and receiving the data from the first device via the substitute source interface device at the input, identifying the second device for receiving the data, identifying a second format compatible with the second device, and translating the data to the second format to create translated data; and an output for transmitting the translated data to the second device.