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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2010
Ravichandran Ragunathan, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Attaullah Seikh, Irvine, CA (US);
Rajini Bala Giridharagopal, Irvine, CA (US);
Ravichandran Ragunathan, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);
Attaullah Seikh, Irvine, CA (US);
Rajini Bala Giridharagopal, Irvine, CA (US);
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Content is provided to a client device. A request is received from the client device at a content management service which has access to a database of content and a database of devices on a network. The request identifies content requested by a client. The content management service designates a content source. Capability information is received from the client device. The content management service determines whether the client device has capabilities corresponding to the content identified by the request, using the capability information. Responsive to a determination that the client device has the capabilities, the client device is provided with information to facilitate direct communication between the client device and the content source. Responsive to a determination that the client device does not have the capabilities, a communication channel is constructed between the client device and one or more other devices which have capabilities corresponding to the content.