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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2009
Max Gordon Ramsay, New South Wales, AU;
Max Gordon Ramsay, New South Wales, AU;
Tymphany Hong Kong Limited, Sausalito, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for providing dual control functionality in a networked digital media device. In overview, a networked digital media device advertises a standard digital media device, which is discoverable and controllable by a standard control device in accordance with a standard media control protocol (also referred to as a Device Control Protocol, or DCP). The networked digital media device also advertises a non-standard digital media playback device, the non-standard device being discoverable and controllable by a non-standard control device in accordance with a non-standard media control protocol. These two devices are manifested in the same device hardware, essentially allowing the device to implement dual-control such that it is able to be controlled both as a standard device and a non-standard device.