Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing
Reexamination Certificate
2004-04-19
2008-12-23
Lim, Krisna (Department: 2153)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
C709S231000, C709S245000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07469283
ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for playing back media from a network. The method includes receiving a search criteria from a network enabled device. The method further includes accessing a database comprising a plurality of network addresses, where the database associates each address with one or more classes of information. The addresses in the database each access a media network resource. The method further includes selecting at least one address in the database using the search criteria, and signaling the selected address to the network enabled device. The method also includes controlling the network enabled device so as to automatically access and play back the media resource of the selected address.
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