Abstract: A software based digital media player that provides component interfaces allowing inspection, testing and manipulation of operational state data between the digital media player and a device or devices attached thereto. Providing an opportunity for detailed analysis of such data allows, for example, testing operation of a prototype next-generation device when the corresponding next generation digital media player hardware is non-existent or otherwise hard to acquire for testing purposes. In addition, even were the corresponding next generation digital media player available, it would not provide the same opportunity for detailed analysis as discussed and described herein.

Abstract: A method and system for a digital home network trace and debug tool is described. The system includes a network filter driver to capture packets from a network, a network sniffer manager to manage the network filter driver, a state engine to manage states of the received packets, a packet parser to determine a transport protocol type and a format type for a received packet, one or more packet type parsers to parse the received packets according to the determined format type, and a GUI to display information associated with the received packets. The method includes receiving a packet at a network device, determining whether a source IP address matches a device IP address in a GUI, determining whether a destination IP address matches a device IP address in the GUI, and determining a transport protocol type, and parsing the packet according to the determined transport protocol type. Network packets may be linked or split up as necessary to make logical protocol specific commands.

Abstract: A software based digital media player that provides component interfaces allowing inspection, testing and manipulation of operational state data between the digital media player and a device or devices attached thereto. Providing an opportunity for detailed analysis of such data allows, for example, testing operation of a prototype next-generation device when the corresponding next generation digital media player hardware is non-existent or otherwise hard to acquire for testing purposes. In addition, even were the corresponding next generation digital media player available, it would not provide the same opportunity for detailed analysis as discussed and described herein.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program enabling access to media content in media servers in remote networks. Available devices are discovered in a network capable of being controlled, wherein the devices include at least one media renderer and media servers. An access list is maintained indicating network addresses of a subset of the discovered media servers available in the network. A determination is made of discovered media servers having network addresses indicated in the access list and the media content in the determined media servers is discovered. Indication of the discovered media content from multiple media servers is made in an aggregate content directory of media content. Discovered media renderers are enabled to access media content indicated in the aggregate content directory.