Patent ID: 8805358

Claim:
An apparatus for converting and sending of content to devices, the apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory, the memory storing program code executable by the processor, configured to perform operations comprising: receiving, from a mobile terminal, via a wireless communication network, a multimedia content item originated from a source located outside a designated location and destined for a destination device located within the designated location; determining a signal format, a transmission protocol for the destination device, and a device identifier that uniquely identifies the destination device; wherein the signal format, the transmission protocol for the destination device, and the device identifier are provided through the mobile terminal; converting the multimedia content item to produce a converted multimedia content item for reproduction by the destination device according to a determined signal format; and sending the converted multimedia content item to the destination device through a digital high definition interface, wherein the sending comprises: querying a mapping table for the destination device corresponding to the device identifier; establishing a predetermined channel operatively in communication with the destination device using said transmission protocol; and transporting, via the predetermined channel operatively in communication with the destination device, the converted multimedia content item to the destination device for the destination device to display the converted multimedia content item in conjunction with a navigational command to the destination device for the predetermined channel; and wherein the destination device is a high definition digital television and the determined signal format is a high definition digital signal format.