Abstract: Various embodiments related to the ability to find content for consumption across all endpoint computing devices in a computing system are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method for presenting content including aggregating endpoint metadata for each endpoint computing device in a computing system and content metadata of content stored on each of a plurality of endpoint computing devices, receiving a request for a content item on a selected endpoint computing device, querying aggregated endpoint metadata and content metadata to find instances of the content item and corresponding endpoint computing device locations, generating a ranked list of instances of the content item based on selection criteria, and selecting an instance of the content item from the ranked list for playback by the selected endpoint computing device.

Abstract: Various embodiments related to the ability to find content for consumption across all endpoint computing devices in a computing system are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method for presenting content including aggregating endpoint metadata for each endpoint computing device in a computing system and content metadata of content stored on each of a plurality of endpoint computing devices, receiving a request for a content item on a selected endpoint computing device, querying aggregated endpoint metadata and content metadata to find instances of the content item and corresponding endpoint computing device locations, generating a ranked list of instances of the content item based on selection criteria, and selecting an instance of the content item from the ranked list for playback by the selected endpoint computing device.

Abstract: Various embodiments related to the ability to expose content for synchronization and consumption across all endpoint computing devices in a computing system are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method for communicating between authenticated clients of a cloud-based computing system, including sending a read request for metadata of each of a plurality of endpoint computing devices and content stored on each of the plurality of endpoint computing devices that is aggregated in a data store, receiving the requested metadata. The method further includes performing a content consumption operation that changes a state of the requested metadata. The method further includes sending updated metadata generated based on the content consumption operation to synchronize aggregated metadata in the data store, and deleting local metadata.

Abstract: Arrangements and techniques for enumerating portable device contents via a content management device are discussed herein. The portable device is caused to create and store a first data structure, referred to herein as a portable database, corresponding to the contents of a media library stored thereon. Upon connection to a content management device, the portable database is copied to the content management device, and is used in conjunction with information stored by the content management device in a second data structure, referred to herein as a device content table, to efficiently enumerate and provide other manipulation of the contents of the media library stored on the portable device.