Wireless output devices or wireless controllers that support wireless device discovery for establishing wireless connectivity
DCFirst Claim
1. A wireless communication method for an output device to establish a wireless communication link with a client of the output device, the output device includes one or more wireless communication units for wireless communication and memory storing at least an attribute or identification information related to the output device, the wireless communication method comprising:
- (1) facilitating, by the one or more wireless communication units within the output device, a wireless device discovery operation for the output device to wirelessly discover the client or for the output device to be wirelessly discoverable by the client;
(2) transmitting, via the one or more wireless communication units within the output device, at least the attribute or the identification information related to the output device from the output device to the client, the transmitting of the attribute or identification information being subsequent to the wireless device discovery operation in (1);
(3) implementing, at the output device, a security procedure or an authentication procedure for establishing a wireless communication link between the output device and the client, the implementing of the security procedure or the authentication procedure being subsequent to transmitting the attribute or the identification information from the output device to the client in (2), and the security procedure or the authentication procedure includes one or more of a user name, a password, an ID number, a PIN, an IP address, a device identification, a security key, a biometric, a fingerprint, or a voice, individually or in any combination;
(4) establishing a wireless communication link between the output device and the client, via the one or more wireless communication units within the output device, the establishing of the wireless communication link based, at least in part, on having implemented the security procedure or the authentication procedure in (3), and the wireless communication link being compatible, at least partly, with at least one protocol within IEEE 802.11 wireless standards or within Bluetooth specifications; and
(5) receiving output data from the client and over the established wireless communication link in (4), the output data being related to at least part of a digital content for output or playing at the output device, and the digital content being at least one of an audio content or a video content, individually or in any combination, for output or playing at the output device; and
wherein the client is either a wireless information apparatus or a client application executable at the wireless information apparatus, and the wireless information apparatus is a distinct device from the output device.
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Abstract
Output devices supporting wireless device discovery are herein disclosed and enabled. To setup an output device for wireless connection, wireless device discovery is performed by a client of the output device to discover the output device. Upon being discovered, the output device may provide identification or information related to the output device to the client for establishing a wireless connection. Subsequently, the output device may receive, via the established wireless connection, digital content from the client for output. Wireless device discovery operations may be based on one or more of a close proximity wireless communication, a Bluetooth wireless communication, or a wireless communication compatible with a protocol within IEEE 802.11 standards. Security information, such as a password, biometrics, or a PIN, may be required for establishing the wireless connection. The output device may automatically obtain the security information from the client or may be based, in part, on user input.
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18 Claims
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1. A wireless communication method for an output device to establish a wireless communication link with a client of the output device, the output device includes one or more wireless communication units for wireless communication and memory storing at least an attribute or identification information related to the output device, the wireless communication method comprising:
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(1) facilitating, by the one or more wireless communication units within the output device, a wireless device discovery operation for the output device to wirelessly discover the client or for the output device to be wirelessly discoverable by the client; (2) transmitting, via the one or more wireless communication units within the output device, at least the attribute or the identification information related to the output device from the output device to the client, the transmitting of the attribute or identification information being subsequent to the wireless device discovery operation in (1); (3) implementing, at the output device, a security procedure or an authentication procedure for establishing a wireless communication link between the output device and the client, the implementing of the security procedure or the authentication procedure being subsequent to transmitting the attribute or the identification information from the output device to the client in (2), and the security procedure or the authentication procedure includes one or more of a user name, a password, an ID number, a PIN, an IP address, a device identification, a security key, a biometric, a fingerprint, or a voice, individually or in any combination; (4) establishing a wireless communication link between the output device and the client, via the one or more wireless communication units within the output device, the establishing of the wireless communication link based, at least in part, on having implemented the security procedure or the authentication procedure in (3), and the wireless communication link being compatible, at least partly, with at least one protocol within IEEE 802.11 wireless standards or within Bluetooth specifications; and (5) receiving output data from the client and over the established wireless communication link in (4), the output data being related to at least part of a digital content for output or playing at the output device, and the digital content being at least one of an audio content or a video content, individually or in any combination, for output or playing at the output device; and wherein the client is either a wireless information apparatus or a client application executable at the wireless information apparatus, and the wireless information apparatus is a distinct device from the output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless controller included in an output device for receiving digital content from a wireless information apparatus via the wireless controller, the wireless controller includes an antenna for transmitting radio frequency signals, and wireless communication circuitry for wireless communication, at least part of the wireless communication circuitry is configured to be compatible, at least partly, with at least one protocol within IEEE 802.11 wireless standards or within Bluetooth specifications;
- and wherein the wireless controller is configured to;
(1) facilitate, via at least the antenna, wireless discovery of the output device by the wireless information apparatus; (2) provide at least an attribute or identification information related to the output device to the wireless information apparatus that is wireless discovering the output device in (1); and (3) receive output data from the wireless information apparatus, subsequent to having transmitted the attribute or identification information related to the output device in (2); wherein at least part of the output data received from the wireless information apparatus is related to at least part of the digital content for output or playing at the output device; wherein the receiving of the output data in (3) is subsequent to having implemented a security procedure or an authentication procedure, the security procedure or the authentication procedure being implemented, at least in part, at the output device for establishing a wireless communication link between the output device and the wireless information apparatus, and the security procedure or the authentication procedure employing at least one of a user name, a password, an ID number, a PIN, a device identification, a code, a security key, a biometric, a fingerprint, or a voice, individually or in any combination; and wherein the receiving of the output data in (3) is over the established wireless communication link and via the at least part of the wireless communication circuitry that is configured to be compatible, at least partly, with at least one protocol within IEEE 802.11 wireless standards or within Bluetooth specifications. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- and wherein the wireless controller is configured to;
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13. An output device for receiving and playing digital content, comprising:
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an interface operable by a user; and wireless communication circuitry, the wireless communication circuitry includes at least a wireless communication chip or chipset configured to be compatible, at least partly, with at least one protocol within IEEE 802.11 wireless standards or within Bluetooth specifications;
wherein the output device is operable for;(1) receiving, via the interface of the output device, at least an indication from the user related, at least in part, to a wireless device discovery operation; (2) subsequent to having received the indication from the user in (1), facilitating, via the wireless communication circuitry within the output device, a wireless device discovery operation, the wireless device discovery operation for a client of the output device to wirelessly discover the output device; (3) subsequent to the output device being discovered by the client in the wireless device discovery operation in (2), transmitting, via the wireless communication circuitry within the output device, at least an attribute or identification information related to the output device from the output device to the client; (4) subsequent to having transmitted the attribute or identification information related to the output device in (3), receiving, via the wireless communication circuitry, a query or a service request from the client; (5) subsequent to receiving the query or the service request in (4), establishing a wireless communication link between the output device and the client, using the wireless communication chip or chipset within the output device that is configured to be compatible, at least partly, with at least one protocol within IEEE 802.11 wireless standards or within Bluetooth specifications; and (6) receiving, by the output device, output data from the client and from over the established wireless communication link in (5); wherein the output data is related to at least part of the digital content for outputting or playing at the output device, and the digital content is least one of audio digital content or video digital content, individually or in any combination; and wherein the client is either a mobile information apparatus or a client application executable at the mobile information apparatus, and the mobile information apparatus is a distinct device from the output device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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