Method, apparatus, and system for streaming data with biometric verification
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1. A computing device, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a data network;
a processor to exchange media processing capabilities with a media player device connected to the computing device, the computing device being removably connectable to the media player device, and to generate a user interface according to the received media processing capabilities of the media player device, the user interface being configured to be displayed at the media player device to display a list of data available from a streaming device, to receive a user input to select data from the displayed list, the processor being configured to stream the selected data between the streaming device and the computing device; and
an external biometric characteristic reader that receives user characteristic data to verify a user'"'"'s identity,wherein;
the computing device is configured to stream the selected data between the streaming device and the computing device via the wireless transceiver and the data network based on verification of the user'"'"'s identity, for display at the media player device; and
the user interface is configured to filter the displayed list of available data according to the received media processing capabilities of the media player device to omit data that cannot be processed by the media player device.
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Abstract
A device, system, and method for streaming data over a data network based on biometric verification. A computing device includes a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a data network, a user interface configured to receive a user input to stream data between a streaming device and the computing device in communication with the data network, and a biometric characteristic reader configured to receive user characteristic data to verify a user'"'"'s identity. The computing device is configured to stream the data between the streaming device and the computing device via the wireless transceiver and the data network based on verification of the user'"'"'s identity.
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23 Claims
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1. A computing device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a data network; a processor to exchange media processing capabilities with a media player device connected to the computing device, the computing device being removably connectable to the media player device, and to generate a user interface according to the received media processing capabilities of the media player device, the user interface being configured to be displayed at the media player device to display a list of data available from a streaming device, to receive a user input to select data from the displayed list, the processor being configured to stream the selected data between the streaming device and the computing device; and an external biometric characteristic reader that receives user characteristic data to verify a user'"'"'s identity, wherein; the computing device is configured to stream the selected data between the streaming device and the computing device via the wireless transceiver and the data network based on verification of the user'"'"'s identity, for display at the media player device; and the user interface is configured to filter the displayed list of available data according to the received media processing capabilities of the media player device to omit data that cannot be processed by the media player device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21)
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8. A computing system, comprising:
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a streaming device in communication with a data network; a media player device; and a computing device that removably connects to the media player device, the computing device comprising; a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with the data network, a processor to exchange media processing capabilities with the media player device and to generate a user interface according to the received media processing capabilities of the media player device, the user interface being configured to be displayed at the media player device to display a list of data available from the streaming device, to receive a user input to select data from the displayed list, the processor being configured to stream the selected data between the streaming device and the computing device; and an external biometric characteristic reader configured to receive user characteristic data to verify a user'"'"'s identity, wherein; the computing device is configured to stream the selected data between the streaming device and the computing device via the wireless transceiver and the data network based on verification of the user'"'"'s identity, for display at the media player device; and the user interface is configured to filter the displayed list of available data according to the received media processing capabilities of the media player device to omit data that cannot be processed by the media player device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22)
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15. A method, comprising:
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exchanging media processing capabilities between a computing device and a media player device that the computing device removably connects thereto; generating a user interface at the computing device according to the received media processing capabilities of the media player device, the user interface being displayed at the media player device to display a list of data available from a streaming device in communication with a data network; filtering the displayed list of available data according to the received media processing capabilities of the media player device to omit data that cannot be processed by the media player device; receiving a user input at the user interface to select data from the displayed list, and to stream the selected data between the computing device and the streaming device, the computing device being in wireless communication with the streaming device via the data network, and the user interface being displayed on the media player device via the wireless connection; receiving, by an external biometric characteristic reader, a biometric characteristic of a user; verifying an identity of the user based on the biometric characteristic of the user; and wirelessly streaming the selected data between the streaming device and the computing device via a wireless transceiver of the computing device based on the verifying the identity of the user, for display at the media player device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23)
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