Interaction among items connected to a network

Abstract

Particular embodiments provide interaction between items in a network. For example, lists of content may be shared between items connected through a network. A user may use a first item to select a second item in which content should be outputted. Instead of sending the content to the second item, the first item may generate and send a list of content to the second item. A messaging infrastructure is used to allow the items to communicate the list of content between each other. The second item can then process the list and then determine how to access the item. This allows two different items to share content without the transfer of content between them. In another example, an item may be used to interact with a user interface of a second item. For example, an input device on a first item is used to provide input to a second item.

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         8 . A method for interacting with an interface of another item, the method comprising:
 providing control of the display item on a user interface on a first item to a second item;   receiving information for input to the display item from the second item in a message, the message being part of a messaging infrastructure allowing the first item and the second item to communicate without the second item being configured to understand how to output the information on the display item, wherein an input device for the second item is used to provide the input, the input device providing an input function not associated with the first item;   determining an output method for outputting information on a user interface; and   outputting the information on the display item in the user interface using the output method.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the input device comprises a full keyboard. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the information is received over a network Transfer Protocol (HTTP). 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first item comprises a television and the second item comprises a mobile device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the output method is specific to the user interface of the first item and the message in the messaging infrastructure does not include information on how to output the information. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 parsing the message to determine the information;   determining an object in the message; and   determining the output method based on the object in the message.   
     
     
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