Patent ID: 8254305

Claim:
A system, comprising: a first bridging device associated with a first internet protocol (IP) address having a radio transceiver that receives simple service discovery protocol (SSDP) messages from a plurality of devices on a first media local area network (LAN), encapsulates the simple service discovery protocol messages in messages directed to a second internet protocol address, and transmits the messages; a server associated with the second internet protocol address that receives the messages from the first bridging device, based on the messages received from the first bridging device, constructs a list of the plurality of devices on the first media local area network, and based on a first filtering rule configured into the server, forwards at least some of the messages received from the first bridging device to a third internet protocol address; and a second bridging device associated with the third internet protocol address having a radio transceiver that receives the messages forwarded by the server to the third internet protocol address, decapsulates the simple service discovery messages encapsulated in the messages forwarded by the server, and wirelessly broadcasts the simple service discovery protocol messages to a plurality of devices on a second media local area network.