Method and system for employing a first device to direct a networked audio device to obtain a media item
US8028323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/11
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for playing music includes displaying a list of playlists names, selecting one of the displayed playlists names, sending at least one attribute of a playlist corresponding to the selected playlist name to a playlist server, receiving a playlist from the playlist server wherein the received playlist corresponds to the attribute(s), selecting at least one song from the received playlist, sending information representative of the selected song to a content server, receiving the selected song from the content server, and playing the selected song(s). Requesting a playlist on the first device based on attributes, sending the same attributes to a second device having the second device request the playlist and start playing.
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