Dynamically mediating multimedia content and devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7366972
APP PUB NO 20060248441A1
SERIAL NO

11117571

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A mediator having at least a ranking component, a listening component, and a control component, selectively controls a group of devices from a plurality of network devices in a network environment to reproduce multimedia content. The mediator correlates the multimedia content with the plurality of network devices. The listening component collects data about the network environment to enhance a user's experience with the multimedia content. The mediator utilizes the network environment data and the correlation of the multimedia content and the plurality of network devices to automatically select the group devices from the plurality of network devices that maximize a user's viewing or listening pleasure when reproducing the multimedia content on the group of devices.

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MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLCONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND WA 98052

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baumert, David W Sammamish, WA 14 466
Cluts, Jonathan Sammamish, WA 7 586
Goldthwaite, Flora P Seattle, WA 16 975
Hendrickson, Gregory L Seattle, WA 10 265

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