Media content catalogs
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorDavid H. Sloo
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Abstract
In a method in a computer system for displaying on a display device a personal catalog of media content, a plurality of media content listings is received from a plurality of network enabled media devices. The plurality of network enabled media devices has common ownership with the computer system, which comprises a network enabled media device. The plurality of media content listings and a media content listing of the computer system are used to compile a personal catalog of media content. The personal catalog of media content is displayed on the display device.
Claims20
A method in a computer system for displaying on a display device a catalog of media content, said method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of media content listings from a plurality of network enabled media devices of common ownership to said computer system;
- utilizing said plurality of media content listings and a media content listing of said computer system to compile a personal catalog of media content, wherein said computer system comprises a network enabled media device;
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- displaying said personal catalog of media content on said display device.
Instructions on a computer-usable medium wherein said instructions when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for compiling a personal catalog of media content, said method comprising:
- utilizing a first network enabled media device to discover a second network enabled media device of common ownership;
- utilizing a union of a media content listing from said first network enabled media device and a media content listing from said second network enabled media device to compile a personal catalog of media content;
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- including displayable media item metadata in said personal catalog of media content.
A network enabled media device comprising:
- a network enabled media device discoverer configured for discovering a second network enabled media device in an environment;
- a media content listing transceiver coupled to said network enabled media device discoverer, said media content listing transceiver configured for receiving a media content listing from a discovered media device;
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- a catalog displayer coupled to said media content listing transceiver, said catalog displayer configured for displaying a catalog of media content supplied by said media content listing receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.