MULTI-DEVICE COMPLEXITY BROKER

摘要

Aa brokering device manages multimedia information including an interface device having access to a network and a multimedia service provider. The interface device enables selection of multimedia information from the network and provides the selected multimedia information to a plurality of locations without requiring the user to specify a protocol associated with the multimedia information.

主权项

1. A brokering device that manages multimedia information, the brokering device comprising:
an interface device that selects a multimedia content file, the interface device providing the multimedia content file to a plurality of multimedia devices without requiring a user to specify a protocol associated with the multimedia content file; a controller that accesses the multimedia content file on a network and provides a function to a multimedia device in compliance with a policy; and a rule engine that communicates with the controller to provide the policy, the policy permitting discovery of the multimedia content file.