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Method, apparatus, and system for streaming data with biometric verification

  • US 10,154,306 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2014
  • Issued: 12/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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