Method and apparatus for identifying available IPTV devices on a network
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Network Entertainment International LLC
InventorsCharles McCoy, Ling Jun Wong, True Xiong
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for determining reachability of a device in a network. The method includes accessing an account from a secondary device and requesting device information of each device associated with the account. Address information of each device is obtained from the device information and a message is transmitted, to each device, requesting an indication of reachability from each device. The message is transmitted according to the address information of the device and the indication of reachability is based on device communication availability. An indication of reachability is received from each device.
Claims18
A method for determining reachability of a device from a user device in a network, comprising the steps of:
- accessing a user's account on a server though a secondary device;
- requesting device information of each device associated with the user's account on the server;
- obtaining address information of each device from the device information;
- transmitting a message, to each device, requesting an indication of reachability from each device, the message being transmitted according to the address information of the device,
- wherein the indication of reachability is based on device communication availability;
- and
- receiving an indication of reachablity from each device, the indication of reachability includes a list of content assets associated with each device,
- wherein functions of a reachable device associated with the user's account are controllable by the user device, and
- wherein when the list of content assets is received, a Universal Resource Locator (URL) associated with each asset is removed and a reference ID is added to the list for each asset.
A method for identifying reachability of a device from a user device in a network, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a request for device information of each device associated with a user's account;
- providing, to a secondary device, address information of each device associated with the user's account;
- transmitting a message requesting an indication of reachability to each device according to the device address information;
- and
- receiving an indication of reachability from each device, indicating device communication availability, indication of reachability including a list of content assets associated with each device,
- wherein functions of a reachable device associated with the user's account are controllable by the user device, and
- wherein when the list of content assets is received, a Universal Resource Locator (URL) associated with each asset is removed and a reference ID is added to the list for each asset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.