Method and apparatus for managing a catalog of media content

An apparatus and method are provided to create a unified catalog of media content that reflects media content available across a multitude of electronic devices. Each electronic device generates a catalog representative of all media content stored thereon and provides that catalog to a requesting se...

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Hauptverfasser: ASAM, ARAVIND, TAKAYA, NORIFUMI
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus and method are provided to create a unified catalog of media content that reflects media content available across a multitude of electronic devices. Each electronic device generates a catalog representative of all media content stored thereon and provides that catalog to a requesting server or other electronic device to be combined with at least one other catalog to form a combined or central catalog that accounts for duplicate entries.