Audio Video Update John Ritchie Intel Co-Chair Audio Video Committee

Overview UPnP™ AV Architecture (v1.0) v2.0 Extensions Demo Questions

UPnP™ AV (v1.0) Architecture (Completed June 2002) Content Distribution (a.k.a. Playing available content anytime, anywhere)

UPnP™ AV Architecture Content Playback Scenarios Various User Scenarios Watch a video on a television Listen to music on a stereo system Show digital photos on (Electronic Picture Frame) One Common Theme Content on Device A Rendered on Device B Control remotely by user Browse - Select - Play

UPnP™ AV Architecture Device Interaction Model (Playback) Control Point Standard UPnP Actions Standard UPnP Actions Home LAN Media Server Media Renderer VCR Camcorder STB Digital Camera DVD Player CD Player Tuner PC TV MP3 Player EPF Speakers Stereo Clock Radio PC Content Directory Rendering Control Connection Manager Connection Manager AV Transport (Optional) AV Transport (Optional) Scheduled Recording Out-of-band Transfer Protocol

UPnP™ AV Architecture UPnP AV Services (Playback) Content Directory Browse/search content items and containers Includes content meta-data (title, creator, resolution, …) Manage content (e.g. create playlists, add new items,…) Rendering Control Control rendering characteristics (volume, brightness, …) Connection Manager Enumerate supported transfer protocols and data formats Enumerate existing UPnP AV streams AV Transport Control content movement/position (play, pause, seek,…) Provided by Server or Renderer based on selected protocol

UPnP™ AV Architecture Typical Control Algorithm (Playback) Discover AV devices UPnP™ SSDP Locate desired content Content Directory Service Identify a common transfer protocol and data format Connection Manager Service Initiate and control the transfer AV Transport Service Control how content is rendered Rendering Control Service

UPnP AV Architecture v2 (Started January 2003)

UPnP™ AV v2.0 Highlights Full backward compatibility with UPnP AV v1.0 Existing v1.0 Control Points still work with new V2 devices Editorial clarifications to existing v1.0 functionality CDS::ImportResource() CM::PrepareForConnection(), ConnectionID=0 Various improvements to many v1.0 features. Standardized usage rules for the 4th field of “protocolInfo” New features Automatic recording of content available in the future Support for premium (DRM protected) content Changing AV Renderers

UPnP™ AV Architecture EPG-based Content Creation (a.k.a. Recording programs that will be available in the future)

UPnP™ AV Architecture Device Interaction Model (Recording) Control Point Standard UPnP Actions Media Server Home LAN Content Directory Connection Manager Media Renderer AV Transport (Optional) Scheduled Recording Out-of-band Transfer Protocol

UPnP™ AV Architecture UPnP AV Services (Recording) Scheduled Recording Service Create individual recording schedules Each “Record Schedule” generates one or more “Record Tasks” Browse current Record Schedules/Tasks Modify current Record Schedules/Tasks Updated status event to interested Control Points

UPnP™ AV v2.0 Specifications Projected Schedule “Preliminary Design Complete” status (v0.80) November 2004 “Design Complete” status (v0.90) December 2004 Final adoption Q1 2005

Moving Forward UPnP™ AV v3.0 Start defining AV v3.0 content in January 2005 Continue to grow UPnP™ AV v1.0/v2.0 momentum Periodic Plugfests 2 to 4 times per year Next Plugfest in Q2 ’05 – Location TBD Getting Involved UPnP™ AV WC mail list: av@forum.upnp.org Participate in the next Plugfest Telecons: Twice per week (Tues and Thurs) Face-to-Face meetings: Every 4 to 6 weeks Individual contacts: John Ritchie (Intel) at john.g.ritchie@intel.com Geert Knapen (Philips) at geert.knapen@philips.com

Demonstration

Foundation of the Connected Home