Ryan Allen(deleted)
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RE: RE: RE: Stream to external device over WiFi
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Ryan Allen(deleted)
05/05/2015 8:04 AM
post113776
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RE: RE: RE: Stream to external device over WiFi
For rendering remote content on consumer devices, I think your idea of HTTP is the most versatile. The downside is that
the application logic is on the headunit and often that means it's non-trivial to update in the field. Even though OTA
updates are technically possible, each update often has testing and release process overhead.
Another option might be to have the content be available via HTTP (not unlike DLNA), but have a custom application on
the consumer device. This can provide some extra flexibility compared to the software being fully on the HU, but then
means maintaining client application software (for better or worse). Your API for browsing and getting the content might
look a lot like DLNA, which means you might be better off to leverage that, but creating your own API could also allow
for extensions.
If going the route of a custom app on the consumer devices you could also establish your own API to talk to a server
application on the HU, but this comes with added complexity and I'm not sure it buys you much unless HTTP is a limiting
factor for your design.
Aside from HTTP, I don't know of any file sharing type API that would work for both iOS and Android (not to mention
other mobile OS's ;) ).
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Ryan J. Allen
QNX Software Systems
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