Method and apparatus for identifying related media across playback platforms

摘要

A network element of choice receives ( 101 ) information and uses ( 102 ) that information to develop a content search query. That network element then instigates ( 103 ) a content search using the content search query and receives ( 104 ), in turn, content search results comprising a plurality of content items. Profile information for a plurality of playback platforms is then accessed ( 105 ) and used ( 106 ) to identify which of the content items are best played back on particular ones of the playback platforms.