Streamed Communications

A method of streaming data comprising multimedia content from an end-user device having a user interface to a multimedia receiver device comprising a multimedia interface suitable for connection to a video reception device, the method comprising:

• connecting the user interface of the end-user device to a control server to access a list of one or more multimedia receiver device(s) and associated controller(s);
• selecting one or more multimedia receiver(s) from the list via the user interface;
• transmitting a stream request via a first control network link between the end-user device and a controller, having a controller interface, that is associated with the selected multimedia receiver device;
• receiving a user input via the controller interface or via the end-user device to accept the stream request;
• transmitting an initiation command from the controller to the selected multimedia receiver device(s) via a second control network link;
• selecting the multimedia content to be streamed via the user interface;
• and
• initiating a media streaming session via a media streaming network link between the end-user device and the selected multimedia receiver device(s).

A system for streaming data comprising multimedia content, the system comprising:

• one or more controllers comprising a controller interface arranged to be connected to an end-user device via a first control network link;
• one or more multimedia receiver devices comprising a multimedia interface suitable for connection to a video reception device, wherein each of the one or more multimedia receiver device(s) is arranged to be connected to an associated controller via a second control network link and is further arranged to be directly connected to the end-user device via a media streaming network link;
• a control server hosting a list of the one or more multimedia receiver device(s) and associated controller(s);
• and
• a scheduling server arranged to provide meeting information to a controller of the one or more controllers;
• wherein the system is arranged to use said meeting information for the selection of a multimedia receiver device from the list and the multimedia content to be streamed;
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• wherein the end-user device and the controller associated with the selected multimedia receiver device are arranged to initiate a media streaming session via the media streaming network link between the end-user device and the selected multimedia receiver device.

A method of streaming data comprising multimedia content from an end-user device having a user interface to a multimedia receiver device comprising a multimedia interface suitable for connection to a video reception device, the method comprising:

• using a scheduling server to provide meeting information to a controller, having a controller interface, that is associated with the multimedia receiver device;
• connecting the controller to a control server to aggregate the meeting information with a list of one or more multimedia receiver device(s) and associated controller(s);
• connecting the user interface of the end-user device to the control server to select the multimedia receiver device associated with the controller based on the meeting information;
• selecting the multimedia content to be streamed via the user interface;
• transmitting a stream request via a first control network link between the end-user device and the controller that is associated with the selected multimedia receiver device;
• transmitting an initiation command from the controller to the selected multimedia receiver device(s) via a second control network link;
• and
• initiating a media streaming session via a media streaming network link between the end-user device and the selected multimedia receiver device(s).