# US 7,614,013 B2 · Remote media detection and presentation > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,614,013 B2 - Document ID: US7614013B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/637,367 - Filed: 2006-12-12 - Published: 2008-06-12 - Granted: 2009-11-03 - Earliest claimed: 2006-12-12 - Assignees: Microsoft Corporation - Inventors: William Dollar; Guillaume Simonnet - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7614013B2 ## CPC - H04N 7/17318: {Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests} - H04N 21/4622: {Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859)} - H04N 21/4828: {for searching programme descriptors (retrieval of video data G06F16/739)} - H04N 21/812: {involving advertisement data (advertising per se G06Q30/02)} - H04N 21/858: Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object, by creating a hotspot - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Media experiences may be presented to a user on a local device organized by category and subcategory, even though the experiences may be served from various sources located on a network. A remote device with available media may establish a secure connection with the local device and transmit a mechanism for obtaining the media. The remote device will further transmit a listing of the available content. The media listing may be displayed to a user as another channel of media or other grouping as if the media source were local. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving at least one advertisement for a media source from a media server, said advertisement comprising: a content categorization, said content categorization being a subcategorization based on content within one of a group of video, audio, and still images; and descriptive data for said media source comprising content subcategorization for experiences available on said media source; generating a hierarchical user interface based at least in part on said at least one advertisement, said hierarchical user interface comprising: said media source arranged by said content categorization on a first level of said hierarchical user interface; said descriptive data arranged on a second level of said hierarchical user interface; and an address for said media source; displaying said user interface; receiving a user input for a first experience available on said media source; connecting to said media source; receiving said first experience; and displaying said first experience. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: transmitting a broadcast request over a network for media sources. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, said content categorization being a media type comprising at least one of a group composed of video, audio, and still images. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, said first experience being an interactive experience. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, said hierarchical user interface further comprising at least one local media source. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, said hierarchical user interface further comprising a plurality of remote media sources. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, said second level being accessible through said first level. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, at least a portion of said second level being displayed with said first level. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising establishing a secure connection with said media source. ### Claim 10 A media client comprising: a display; a connection to a network; and a processor adapted to: receive at least one advertisement for a media source from a media server, said advertisement comprising a content categorization, said content categorization being a subcategorization based on content within one of a group of video, audio, and still images, and descriptive data for said media source comprising content subcategorization for experiences available on said media source; generate a hierarchical user interface based at least in part on said at least one advertisement, said hierarchical user interface comprising said media source arranged by said content categorization on a first level of said hierarchical user interface, said descriptive data arranged on a second level of said hierarchical user interface; display said user interface; receive a user input for a first experience available on said media source; connect to said media source; receive said first experience; and display said first experience. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The media client of claim 10, said processor further adapted to: transmit a broadcast request over a network for media sources. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The media client of claim 10, said content categorization being a media type comprising at least one of a group composed of video, audio, and still images. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The media client of claim 10, said first experience being an interactive experience. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The media client of claim 10, said hierarchical user interface further comprising at least one local media source. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The media client of claim 10, said hierarchical user interface further comprising a plurality of remote media sources. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The media client of claim 10, said second level being accessible through said first level. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The media client of claim 10, at least a portion of said second level being displayed with said first level. ### Claim 18 A media server comprising: a plurality of media sources, each of said media sources being arranged by category and by subcategory and comprising at least one media experience; a connection to a network; a processor adapted to: generate a plurality of entry points into said plurality of media sources; for each of said plurality of entry points, generate an advertisement, said advertisement comprising a content categorization, said content categorization being a subcategorization based on content within one of a group of video, audio, and still images, descriptive data for said media source comprising content subcategorization for said media experiences available on said entry point, a network address, and a protocol for accessing said media source; transmit said advertisement to a media client for use in generating a hierarchical user interface; receive a request from said media client for said media experiences using said protocol; and transmit said media experience over said network to said media client.