System and method of discovery and launch associated with a networked media device
US9716736B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/24
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and/or system related to discovery and launch system and method. In one embodiment, a method of a mobile device includes accessing a multicast capability of an operating system through an application of the mobile device, determining if there is a similar application locally stored on a networked media device to the application on the mobile device when a multicast message is broadcast to the networked media device communicatively coupled to the mobile device through a local area network, and either populating a table of the operating system of the client device with a list of applications and/or presenting identifiers to the client device to enable a user thereof to select an identifier therethrough.
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