Systems and methods for providing services
Systems and methods for providing one or more services via a remote device are disclosed. One method can comprise identifying one or more services available at a location, transmitting identification data to a remote device disposed remotely from the location, the identification data relating to the one or more services identified, receiving a selection of the one or more services available, and providing the selected one or more services available to the remote device.
1. A method comprising:
receiving a discover request from a remote device, wherein the remote device is remote to a local network and located in a remote network;
authenticating the remote device in response to the discover request;
recognizing the authenticated remote device as being virtually located in the local network;
identifying one or more services available to the authenticated remote device when the remote device is recognized as being virtually located in the local network;
transmitting encoded identification data to the authenticated remote device,
wherein the encoded identification data relates to the identified one or more services and facilitates a configuration of the authenticated remote device to emulate a device on the local network;
receiving, from the authenticated remote device, a user-provided selection of the identified one or more services; and
providing the selected one or more services to the authenticated remote device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the encoded identification data comprises addressable information relating to the identified one or more services available.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the remote network comprises a wide area network.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the one or more services available comprises receiving multicast discovery information.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the one or more services available comprises receiving information transmitted to a dedicated Internet Protocol address.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the encoded identification data comprises addressable information relating to the one or more services available.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identified one or more services available comprises one or more media services.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein recognizing the authenticated remote device as being virtually located in the local network comprises assigning a local network address to the authenticated remote device.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration of the authenticated remote device to emulate the device on the local network comprises configuring the authenticated remote device to act as a proxy for providing the identified one or more services.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration of the authenticated remote device to emulate the device on the local network comprises configuring the authenticated remote device to act as a proxy to transmit an additional discover request to another device.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising monitoring the identified one or more services available to the remote device via the local network and transmitting a notification of a change to the identified one or more services available to the remote device.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising requesting the selected one or more services from a service provider on behalf of the authenticated remote device.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving the selected one or more services from the service provider.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the selected one or more services to the authenticated remote device comprises establishing a virtual network between the authenticated remote device and the local network.
15. A system comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable memory; and
a processor, coupled to the non-transitory computer readable memory, configured for performing steps comprising:
receiving a discover request from a remote device, wherein the remote device is remote to a local network and located in a remote network;
authenticating the remote device in response to the discover request;
recognizing the authenticated remote device as being virtually located in the local network;
identifying one or more services available to the authenticated remote device when the remote device is recognized as being virtually located in the local network;
transmitting encoded identification data to the authenticated remote device, wherein the encoded identification data relates to the identified one or more services and facilitates a configuration of the authenticated remote device to emulate a device on the local network;
receiving, from the authenticated remote device, a user-provided selection of the identified one or more services; and
providing the selected one or more services to the authenticated remote device.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein recognizing the authenticated remote device as being virtually located in the local network comprises assigning a local network address to the authenticated remote device.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the configuration of the authenticated remote device to emulate the device on the local network comprises configuring the authenticated remote device to act as a proxy for providing the identified one or more services.
18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the configuration of the authenticated remote device to emulate the device on the local network comprises configuring the authenticated remote device to act as a proxy to transmit an additional discover request to another device.
19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the encoded identification data comprises addressable information relating to the identified one or more services available.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the identified one or more services available comprises one or more media services.