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Multimedia output and display device selection

  • US 10,372,397 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2015
  • Issued: 08/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for configuring a multimedia environment, comprising:

  • at a configuration device in electronic communication with a first display device and a second display device over a network connection and including an orientation determining component, memory, and a processor, receiving from the first display device and the second display device display device information, the display device information comprising a display device identifier and a network connectivity;

    identifying a spatial orientation associated with each of the first display device and the second display device using the orientation determining component and based on a common reference point;

    associating the identified spatial orientations with the received display device information for the first display device and the second display device;

    storing the associated spatial orientations and the display device information for the first display device and the second display device as configuration data in a configuration database;

    receiving a spatial orientation of a selection device relative to the common reference point, where the common reference point is a same predetermined angle for the first display device, the second display device, and the selection device, the common reference point being a cardinal direction; and

    displaying multimedia content on at least one of the first display device and the second display device based on the configuration data and the spatial orientation of the selection device relative to the common reference point.

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