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Device discovery for digital entertainment network

US9178946B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 2008
Grant dateNov 3, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/12
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for playing music, the method includes providing a plurality of devices on a wireless local area network, bringing a new device into a range of the wireless local area network, and receiving a list of devices that are on the local area network at the new device from a server not on the local area network.

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