Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080270512 | Virtual network projection system supporting multiple projection sources and method thereof - A network projection system and method are disclosed, the system comprises announcement means for announcing virtual network projection device information over a network and receiving a projection request from at least one network projection source, projection data receiving means for receiving data used in projection from the at least one network projection source, processing means for processing the data received from the at least one network projection source to meet a user's requirement, and projection data displaying means for displaying the processed projection data on a connected display device or transmitting the processed projection data to another network projection device over the network. With the structure of the present invention, a common display device can be virtualized as a network projection device to facilitate simultaneous display of projection contents from multiple projection sources on the same screen or switching of display via the network. | 10-30-2008 |
20090088208 | APPARATUS HAVING MOBILE TERMINAL AS INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE OF COMPUTER AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system having a mobile terminal used as an input/output device of a computer is disclosed. The system may comprise a mobile terminal side audio input/output unit, a mobile terminal side sending/receiving unit, a computer side sending/receiving unit and a computer side virtual audio driving unit, wherein, the mobile terminal side audio input unit is adapted to collect audio data; the mobile terminal side audio output unit is adapted to play the audio data; the computer side virtual audio driving unit is adapted to have the mobile terminal used as the input/output device of the computer. A mobile terminal, a computer, and a method for the system are also disclosed. It is possible to, with an existing mobile terminal, directly have the mobile terminal virtualized as the input/output device of the computer by using the system of the present invention and the mobile terminal, the computer and the method thereof, so that users may use the mobile terminal to initiate and receive VoIP calls. | 04-02-2009 |
20130155110 | DISPLAY METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to the field of display control processing and provides a display method and a display device. The display method includes: obtaining an object to be displayed; parsing the object to obtain corresponding information of the object; obtaining a media resource corresponding to the corresponding information based on the corresponding information; and displaying the object and presenting the media resource corresponding to the corresponding information. With the present invention, the display effect of the object can be enriched and the user's reading experience can be enhanced. | 06-20-2013 |
20140152894 | TRANSFER TO TARGET DISAMBIGUATION - An aspect provides a method, including: ascertaining, at a first device, a request to transfer media data to another device; determining, at the first device, a plurality of connected devices for potential transfer of media data corresponding to the request; providing, at the first device, a disambiguation cue to a user; ascertaining via the disambiguation cue a target device from the plurality of connected devices for transfer of the media data; and transferring the media data to the target device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156694 | DISCOVERY, PREVIEW AND CONTROL OF MEDIA ON A REMOTE DEVICE - An aspect provides a method, including: sending a media query from a controller user device to a second user device; receiving media meta data at the controller user device in response to the media query of the second user device, the received media meta data comprising media meta data regarding a media file currently playing on the second user device and media meta data regarding one or more queued media files; providing at the controller user device a visual display based on the received media meta data, the visual display comprising a visual indication of the media file currently playing on the second user device and a preview of the one or more queued media files to be played on the second user device; and issuing one or more control action commands from the controller user device to the second user device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156781 | APPENDING PLAYBACK FROM MULTIPLE SOURCE DEVICES TO THE SAME MEDIA STREAM - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving a play request at a first user device, the received play request being transmitted from at least one other user device; determining if a media file is currently being played at the first user device; and responsive to determining that a media file is currently being played at the first user device, appending, at the first user device, a media file associated with the received play request to a media play queue of the first user device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157300 | MULTIPLE DEVICE MEDIA PLAYBACK - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving, at a remote device, selection information from a controller user device, the selection information comprising a source user device, one or more media files of the source user device, and one or more destination user devices; using the selection information at the remote device to determine the source user device and the one or more destination user devices; and issuing an instruction from the remote device to the source user device instructing the source user device to transmit the one or more media files to the one or more destination user devices. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157378 | CLOUD BASED APPLICATION ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - An aspect provides a method, including: receiving at a remote device a client log in to a cloud based account issued from a client device; determining the client device is not associated with the client log in; issuing an instruction to unbind at least one client device application log in credential and bind a cloud client log in credential to the at least one client device application; and providing an instruction to unbind the cloud client log in credential from the at least one client device application in response to at least one predetermined criteria being satisfied. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 06-05-2014 |