Wireless synchronization of media content and subscription content

摘要

Arrangements are provided which use a host computer to configure a wireless portable device's network connection parameters. The radio on the portable device may be used to help locate nearby accessible wireless networks. Once a synchronization relationship between the portable device and a media library on a host computer is established, periodically updated content, such as podcasts, may be discovered and subscribed to using software on the host computer, and the content synchronized with the host computer. A portable device may manage episodic content, such as podcasts, using the device's own wireless connection, and may further send such content to other portable devices. A central user profile may be set up on a web server to synchronize multiple wireless or wired devices.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
establishing, by a portable computing device, a Bluetooth synchronization connection to a multipurpose console that is connected to a display screen; and transferring, by the portable computing device to the multipurpose console over the Bluetooth synchronization connection, wireless configuration setup parameters used by the portable computing device to connect to a particular wireless local area network and subscription data used by the portable device to access a web-based media content delivery service over the Internet, wherein the wireless configuration setup parameters and the subscription data are re-used by the multipurpose console to connect to the particular wireless local area network and access the web-based media content delivery service over the Internet.