Routing of data including multimedia between electronic devices
First Claim
1. Data rerouting apparatus for association with electronic equipment for rerouting data, comprising:
- an announcer device for indicating to surrounding equipment that said associated equipment is available for rerouting, thereby to enable receipt of rerouted data therefrom, and a scout device for scanning surroundings of said associated equipment to find out about compatible equipment in the vicinity, thereby to reroute data thereto.
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Abstract
Rerouting apparatus for rerouting data including multimedia data. The apparatus is for association with electronic equipment and allows for routing the data to a device regarded as the most convenient for playing the media. The apparatus comprises an announcer device for indicating to surrounding equipment that associated equipment is available for rerouting, thereby to enable receipt of rerouted communications therefrom, and a scout device for scanning surroundings of the associated equipment to find out about compatible equipment in the vicinity, thereby to reroute communications thereto. The apparatus may be attached to any device having data processing capability, to enable rerouting of data and communications therebetween.
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27 Claims
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1. Data rerouting apparatus for association with electronic equipment for rerouting data, comprising:
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an announcer device for indicating to surrounding equipment that said associated equipment is available for rerouting, thereby to enable receipt of rerouted data therefrom, and a scout device for scanning surroundings of said associated equipment to find out about compatible equipment in the vicinity, thereby to reroute data thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Data rerouting apparatus for association with electronic equipment for rerouting data to at least one selected target device, comprising:
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a cloner for making multiple copies of incoming data, thereby to enable said apparatus to redirect single incoming data to a plurality of respective target devices, and a transformer, associated with said cloner, for receiving at least one of said multiple copies of said incoming data, and transforming said data into a form that accords with a determined media type requirement of a respective target device.
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20. A method of rerouting data comprising:
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receiving said data at a first device, determining availability of other devices in the vicinity of said first device, and rerouting said data to at least one target device selected from devices found to be available. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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