Multimedia output and display device selection
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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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Abstract
Systems and methods for configuring, identifying, and selecting a desired display device of one or more display devices for multimedia output are provided. In one embodiment, a spatial orientation, display device identifier, and one or more connectivity identifiers are associated with each of one or more display devices. The associated data for each of the one or more display devices is stored in as configuration data in a configuration database for subsequent use in selecting a desired display device.
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1. A method for configuring a multimedia environment, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for configuring a multimedia environment, comprising:
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a first display device and a second display device within the multimedia environment, wherein the first display device and the second display device include display device information comprising a display device identifier and a network connectivity; a configuration device within the multimedia environment, the configuration device coupled to the first display device and the second display device over a network, the configuration device programmed to; receive, from each of the first display device and the second display device, the display device information; identify a room spacing alignment corresponding to each of the first display device and the second display device relative to a same common reference point, the same common reference point being a predetermined angle; associate the identified room spacing alignment with the received display device information for each of the first display device and the second display device; and store the associated identified room spacing alignment and received display device information for the first display device and the second display device as configuration data in a configuration database; wherein at least one of the first display device and the second display device displays multimedia content based on the configuration data and a spatial orientation of a selection device relative to the same common reference point. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A configuration device, comprising:
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an orientation determining component determining a room spacing alignment for a first display device and a second display device in an environment; an audio emission component emitting audio signals; a logic subsystem; a memory subsystem holding instructions executable by the logic subsystem to; receive from the first display device and the second display device display device information in the form of an audio signal; identify a room spacing alignment for each of the first display device and the second display device relative to a same common reference point, the same common reference point being a cardinal direction; associate the identified room spacing alignment with the received display device information for the first display device and the second display device; and store the associated identified room spacing alignment and received display device information for the first display device and the second display device as configuration data in a configuration database. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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