Live non-av content over a dlna network

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-01-01
DISH TECH L L C
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This patent describes a device that allows devices that comply with the DLNA standard (which is like a network) to access data from other devices that don't comply with DLNA. The device works by creating two interfaces: one for DLNA devices and one for non-DLNA devices. The non-DLNA devices can access data from the device, and the DLNA devices can send data to the device. This allows for seamless communication between different types of devices and on different networks.

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Typically, a DMP is not visible to other devices on the network such as a DMC or an M-DMC because a DMP device does not store or produce content to be shared.
Generally speaking, however, a DMR is unable to find content on the network automatically.

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[0032]The conventional devices and methods used to build and operate DLNA networks of the type presented in FIG. 1 are restricted to well-defined computing devices. The devices of many different manufacturers interoperate with little or no direct collaboration between the manufacturers, but the DLNA-enabled devices available today are lacking.

[0033]The present disclosure provides new Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) devices and new methods to communicate with the new DLNA devices. Generally speaking, the new DLNA devices are configured to generate or capture non-DLNA content and transform that content for playback, rendering, discovery, and sharing with a conventional DLNA-enabled device. A DLNA-aliasing device is discoverable on a network (e.g., a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) network) of a DLNA system. In some cases, the aliasing device appears as a DLNA aliasing server (DAS), and in other cases, the aliasing device appears on the network as a DLNA aliasing controller (DAC)...

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A Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) aliasing apparatus includes a DLNA interface, a non-DLNA interface, and aliasing logic coupled to the DLNA interface and non-DLNA interface. The aliasing apparatus also includes a processor coupled to the aliasing logic wherein the processor is arranged to execute software instructions. The software instructions establish a communications link with a non-DLNA device via the non-DLNA interface, retrieve at least one static datum from the non-DLNA device, convert the at least one static datum to a multimedia format file, and communicate the multimedia format image via the DLNA interface to a DLNA-enabled device.

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BACKGROUND[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]The present disclosure generally relates to the generation of multimedia content by a non-multimedia device and more particularly, but not exclusively, relates to outputting the generated multimedia content with a device that conforms to a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) standard.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is an organization of electronic device manufacturers. The DLNA organization was originally formed in 2003 to create a common, standards-based structure through which consumers of digital, multimedia content (e.g., photos, music, and videos) could share the content amongst a variety of networked electronic devices. The standards are generally directed toward home-based networks to which the electronic devices are coupled. The electronic devices are enabled to generate, consume, and communicate multimedia content.[0005]A manufacturer may submit a device for a certification th...

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IPC IPC(8): H04L29/06
CPCH04L65/1069H04N21/43615H04L65/1101H04L12/2818H04L67/34H04N21/85403H04N21/85406
InventorBEALS, WILLIAM MICHAELNEPPER, JR., NICODEMUS HENRY
OwnerDISH TECH L L C