Apparatus and method for handling interactive media content requests using multiple media managers

An apparatus for digital content selection and play comprising:

• means for receiving, by a master media manager controller, a user request, requesting a digital media for play on a specified one audio-visual playback device;
• means for disposing at least one virtual media manager controller residing in a computer readable medium of a computing device in data communication with the master media controller;
• means for disposing at least one virtual local media server in communication with the at least one virtual media manager controller, the at least one virtual local media server residing in a computer readable medium of a computing device;
• means for disposing at least one audio-visual device in communication with the at least one virtual local media server;
• means responsive to a user request, for accessing, by the master media manager controller, a store of digital media content to locate the specific one digital media in the user request;
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• means for transmitting the specific one digital media by the master media manager controller through the at least one virtual mobile media manager controller and one of the at least one local media server to the selected at least one audio-visual device for play of the one digital media by the selected audio-visual device.

An apparatus for digital content selection and play comprising:

• at least one digital audio-visual playback device capable of playing digital audio-visual media, the at least one digital audio-visual playback device having a distinct identifier;
• a master media manager controller configured for receiving a user request from a user interface separate from the at least one digital audio-visual playback device, the user request identifying a distinct media content and the distinct identifier of the at least one digital audio-visual playback device;
• at least one virtual media manager controller embodied in a computer executable medium in a computing device coupled to the master media manager controller;
• at least one virtual local media server embodied in a computer executable medium in a computing device coupled to the at least one virtual media manager controller;
• the at least one virtual media manager controller coupled by a first communication path with the at least one local media server for transferring digital media content to the at least one audio-visual playback devices;
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• the at least one virtual local media server coupled by a first communication path with the at least one audio-visual playback device for transferring media content to the at least one audio-visual playback device.