Digital Content Connectivity and Control via a Plurality of Controllers that are Treated Discriminatively

Abstract

Methods, a system, and a computer readable medium for managing the separation and distribution of digital content and associated controls wherein the digital content in a network system includes receiving a request from any one of control devices, host server response to control device request (and output devices), host server may either non-discriminatively or discriminatively broadcast to any of the control devices, and control device handling responses throughout home network system. The methods, system, and computer readable medium include user experience optimized application types for (optimally) separating and distributing the associated control, digital content, and associated status information elements during active streaming sessions from the host server to the control devices and output devices within a home network system.

1 . A system for controlling a plurality of IP addressable electronic devices via a mobile device session, comprising:
 said plurality of IP addressable electronic devices, where each electronic device has at least one unique IP address;   at least one mobile device including at least one display, processor and memory, configured with an application to send and receive control signals, including at least I/O signals, to said plurality of IP addressable electronic devices and to receive state data from said plurality of IP addressable electronic devices; and   wherein said display of the mobile device is operable to send control signals to said plurality of IP addressable electronic devices and to display said state data from at least one IP addressable electronic device.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said application sending and receiving control signals can be distributed across multiple mobile devices. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said application sending and receiving control signals can be operated on at least one nonmobile device as well as said at least one mobile device. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said state data displayed on said at least one mobile device displays said state data for a plurality of IP addressable electronic devices simultaneously. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one IP addressable electronic device can be controlled by the at least one mobile device and act as a display by said application. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein said IP addressable electronic device is a television, and said television can display browser data simultaneously with same said browser data displayed and controlled on said at least one mobile device. 
     
     
         7 . An apparatus for controlling a plurality IP addressable electronic devices comprising: a mobile device including at least one display, processor and memory, configured with an application to send and receive control data to and from the plurality of IP addressable electronic devices and to receive state data from said plurality of IP addressable electronic devices; and wherein said display of the mobile device is operable to send control signals to said plurality of IP addressable electronic devices and to display said state data. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said application sending and receiving control signals can be distributed across multiple mobile devices. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said application sending and receiving control signals can be operated on at least one nonmobile device as well as said mobile device. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said state data displayed on said one mobile device displays state data for a plurality of electronic devices simultaneously. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said at least one IP addressable electronic device can be controlled by the mobile device and also act as a display by said application. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein said IP addressable electronic device is a television, and said television can display browser data simultaneously with same said browser data displayed and controlled on said mobile device. 
     
     
         13 . A method for controlling a plurality IP addressable electronic devices comprising:
 providing an application to a mobile device including at least one display, processor and memory configured to send and receive control data with the plurality of IP addressable electronic devices;   providing at least one electronic IP addressable electronic device configured to send control and state data to said application; and   wherein said application is configured to display control and state data from the at least one IP addressable electronic device.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one electronic IP addressable electronic device provided is an IP addressable television. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the application on the mobile device is configured to control data on the display of the at least one electronic IP addressable electronic device. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said application sending and receiving control signals can be distributed across multiple mobile devices. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said application sending and receiving control signals is configured to be operable on at least one nonmobile device as well as said mobile device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein said application is configured to display said state data for the plurality of IP addressable electronic devices simultaneously. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one IP addressable electronic device is configured to be controlled by the mobile device and act as a display by said application. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein at least one additional IP addressable electronic devices is provided.