Media on demand using an intermediary device to output media from a remote computing device

An apparatus configured to manage media, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to:
• receive, at an intermediary device, information for media stored on a remote computing device, wherein the media comprises one or more of audio, video, images, and text;
• automatically predict one or more representations of the media to store on the intermediary device, the representations of the media determined based on a determination of which media may be accessed, wherein the representations of the media comprise representations that are scaled down from representations stored on the remote computing device, wherein scaled down representations comprise a first representation with less information than a second representation stored on the computing device, and wherein the representations of the media comprise one or more of images and text description;
• receive the representations of the media;
• store the representations of the media in storage on the intermediary device;
• use the information to provide a user with an interface that shows a list of the media that may be accessed using the intermediary device;
• receive a request to access the representations of the media;
• determine if the requested media is stored on the intermediary device;
• and
• output the requested media from the storage on the intermediary device if the requested media is stored in the storage.

Software encoded in one or more non-transitory tangible media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to:

• receive, at an intermediary device, information for media stored on a remote computing device, wherein the media comprises one or more of audio, video, images, and text;
• automatically predict one or more representations of the media to store on the intermediary device, the representations of the media determined based on a determination of which media may be accessed, wherein the representations of the media comprise representations that are scaled down from representations stored on the remote computing device, wherein scaled down representations comprise a first representation with less information than a second representation stored on the computing device, and wherein the representations of the media comprise one or more of images and text description;
• receive the representations of the media;
• store the representations of the media in storage on the intermediary device;
• use the information to provide a user with an interface that shows a list of the media that may be accessed using the intermediary device;
• receive a request to access the representations of the media;
• determine if the requested media is stored on the intermediary device;
• and
• output the requested media from the storage on the intermediary device if the requested media is stored in the storage.