Abstract: A media item on a device may be tagged as belonging to one or more groups. The tagged media item may then be loaded to a Media Server, thereby making the tagged and loaded media item immediately sharable amongst several devices. A container for each tag may be created in the Media Server, which container may comprise references to the media tagged by the user. A user may then be presented or provide such tags as navigation cues for navigation within his or her media library of the Media Server, thereby enabling the user to more easily recall where their media items are stored and to provide ready access thereto. Tagging and the process of applying or associating tags to media items may improve recall when users hunt for their media.

Abstract: A system and method for determining the characteristics of a device coupled to a client device are disclosed. A method, according to one embodiment, includes driving a display device with a first video output signal formatted according to a first video interface specification; responsive to driving the display device, soliciting user input based on information included in the first video output signal; determining a characteristic of the display device based on the user input; and driving the display device according to the determined characteristic.