Discovery, preview and control of media on a remote device

An information handling device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory operatively coupled to with the one or more processors that stores instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:
• sending a media query from the information handling device to a second user device;
• receiving media meta data at the information handling device in response to the media query to the second user device, the received media meta data comprising media meta data associated with a media file currently playing on the second user device and media meta data associated with one or more queued media files to be played on the second user device, wherein the information handling device does not transmit the media file to the second user device;
• providing a visual display based on the received media meta data, the visual display comprising a visual indication of the media file currently playing on the second user device and a preview of the one or more queued media files to be played on the second user device;
• and
• issuing one or more control action commands to the second user device to play one of the one or more queued media files.

A program product, comprising:

• a non-signal storage device having computer program code embodied therewith, the computer program code comprising:
• computer program code that sends a media query from a controller user device to a second user device;
• computer program code that receives media meta data at the controller user device in response to the media query to the second user device, the received media meta data comprising media meta data associated with a media file currently playing on the second user device and media meta data associated with one or more queued media files to be played on the second user device, wherein the controller user device does not transmit the media file to the second user device;
• computer program code that provides at the controller user device a visual display based on the received media meta data, the visual display comprising a visual indication of the media file currently playing on the second user device and a preview of the one or more queued media files to be played on the second user device;
• and
• computer program code that issues one or more control action commands from the controller user device to the second user device to play one of the one or more queued media files.