Output of content from the internet on a media rendering device

摘要

A system and method for controlling output of content on a media rendering device. A mobile phone may be effective to receive a request for content where the content is from a content processor. The mobile phone may be effective to generate a command based on the request, the command including a URL, the URL including an address of a gateway processor and an identification of the content processor. The mobile phone may be effective to send the command to the media rendering device. The media rendering device may be effective to send a request to the gateway processor using the URL. The gateway processor may be effective to receive the content from the content processor and send the content to the media rendering device. The media rendering device may be effective to output the content.

主权项

1. A method for controlling output of content on one or more media rendering devices, the method comprising:
determining, by a mobile phone, output parameters of the one or more media rendering devices; requesting, by the mobile phone, a content list from a content processor; receiving, by the mobile phone, the content list; receiving, by the mobile phone, a request for content in the content list, generating, by the mobile phone, a command based on the request, the command including a uniform resource locator, the uniform resource locator including a domain of a gateway processor, an identity of a particular one of the one or more media rendering devices; and an identity of a session for the particular one of the one or more media rendering devices; sending, by the mobile phone, the command to the particular media rendering device to control the particular media rendering device to output the content during the session; receiving, by the particular media rendering device, the command during the session; sending a request from the particular media rendering device to the domain identified in the uniform resource locator during the session; and receiving the content by the particular media rendering device during the session.