Networked audio player transport protocol and architecture

摘要

The present invention contains a communications system consisting of a networked multimedia device (also referred to as a multimedia player) and a media server that may be located within a home network or an external network. Further it contains a method for selecting and delivering multimedia. Specifically, the instant invention focuses on solutions for multimedia content delivery from a centralized repository, via the home-networking infrastructure, to IP based multimedia devices, which are connected to that same network.