ACCESS OF DATA RESOURCES USING PAUSE POINTS

1 . A method of accessing a data resource comprising:

identifying, by a personal domain controller, the data resource accessible by a first device; and

accessing a pause point stored in the personal domain controller for the data resource.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising cueing the data resource responsive to the pause point.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing the data resource as new.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing the pause point in a memory of the personal domain controller.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein storing the pause point further comprises acquiring the pause point while experiencing the data resource.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein storing the pause point further comprises entering the pause point to create a preloaded pause point.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing the first device across a network.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising exchanging security credentials between the personal domain controller and the first device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , the data resource further comprising one selected from the group consisting of: a television program, a movie, an audio program, a slide show, a CD and an audio book.

10 . The method of claim 2 , wherein cueing the data resource further comprises cueing the data resource on the first device.

11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein cueing the data resource further comprises cueing the data resource on a second device.

12 . An article of computer-readable media containing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to:

identify, by the computer, a data resource accessible by a first device; and

access a pause point stored in a memory on the computer for the data resource.

13 . The article of claim 12 , the instructions further to cause the computer to access the first device across a network.

14 . The article of claim 12 , the instructions further to cause the computer to exchange security credentials with the first device.

15 . The article of claim 12 , the instructions further to cause the computer to store the pause point in the memory on the computer.

16 . A personal domain device, comprising:

a first port to allow the personal domain device to communicate with a first device;

a memory;

an interface to allow a user to identify a data resource;

a processor to:

access the memory to retrieve a pause point for a data resource; and

send the pause point to a playback device.

17 . The personal domain device of claim 16 , wherein the first port further comprises a local port.

18 . The personal domain device of claim 17 , wherein the local port further comprises one selected from the group consisting of: an infrared port, an audio port, a visible light port, a BlueTooth port, a radio in accordance with IEEE 802.11 standards, a wired port and an ultra-high frequency radio.

19 . The personal domain controller of claim 16 , wherein the first port further comprises a network port.

20 . The personal domain device of claim 19 , wherein the network port further comprises one selected from the group consisting of: a wireless network radio, a wired network connection, and an Ethernet port.

21 . The personal domain controller of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further to:

receive the pause point for a data resource from the playback device; and

store the pause point and an identifier of the data resource in the memory.

22 . The personal domain controller of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further to:

receive the pause point for the data resource through the interface; and

store the pause point and an identifier of the data resource in the memory

23 . The personal domain controller of claim 16 , wherein the first device is the playback device.

24 . The personal domain controller of claim 16 , wherein the first device is accessible over a network and the playback device is a second device.