Telephone device with enhanced audio-visual features for interacting with nearby displays and display screens
First Claim
1. A method of using a telephone device to view content on a nearby display screen which is not physically connected to the telephone device, the telephone device including (i) a display screen which displays content, (ii) a button which facilitates communication of content between the telephone device and a local control device connected to the nearby display screen, and (iii) a wireless transmitter, the method comprising:
- (a) storing content in the telephone device;
(b) displaying the content on the display screen of the telephone device;
(c) communicating the content from the telephone device to the local control device via a signal sent by the wireless transmitter upon selection of the button; and
(d) the local control device receiving the signal and providing the content to the nearby display screen for display thereon.
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Abstract
A telephone device is used to establish two-way communication with a remotely located entity, or to transfer content from a display screen of the telephone device to a nearby display screen for full viewing of the content. The two-way communication is initiated by an object emitting a signal containing a telephone number to the telephone device, which, in turn, automatically dials the telephone number. Alternatively, the object emits a signal containing an electronic address to a telephone device, which, in turn, automatically goes to the electronic address. Transfer of content also is achieved by transmitting an electronic address of content shown on a telephone device display screen to a nearby device which retrieves the content and then displays it on the nearby display screen.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of using a telephone device to view content on a nearby display screen which is not physically connected to the telephone device, the telephone device including (i) a display screen which displays content, (ii) a button which facilitates communication of content between the telephone device and a local control device connected to the nearby display screen, and (iii) a wireless transmitter, the method comprising:
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(a) storing content in the telephone device;
(b) displaying the content on the display screen of the telephone device;
(c) communicating the content from the telephone device to the local control device via a signal sent by the wireless transmitter upon selection of the button; and
(d) the local control device receiving the signal and providing the content to the nearby display screen for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of using a telephone device to view content on a nearby display screen which is not physically connected to the telephone device, the telephone device including (i) a display screen which displays content, or a portion thereof, (ii) a button which facilitates communication of content between the telephone device and a local control device connected to the nearby display screen, and (iii) a wireless transmitter, the method comprising:
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(a) storing content, or a portion thereof, and an electronic address of the content in the telephone device;
(b) displaying the content, or a portion thereof, on the display screen of the telephone device;
(c) communicating the electronic address of the content from the telephone device to the local control device via a signal sent by the wireless transmitter upon selection of the button;
(d) the local control device receiving the signal and transmitting a request over an electronic network to retrieve the content from a remote location; and
(e) upon receiving the content, the local control device provides the content to the nearby display screen for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of using a telephone device to view content on a nearby display screen which is not physically connected to the telephone device, the telephone device including (i) a display screen which displays an electronic address of content, (ii) a button which facilitates communication of the electronic address between the telephone device and a local control device connected to the nearby display screen, and (iii) a wireless transmitter, the method comprising:
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(a) the telephone device retrieving an electronic address of content from a remote source, and storing the electronic address in the telephone device;
(b) displaying the electronic address on the display screen of the telephone device;
(c) communicating the electronic address from the telephone device to the local control device via a signal sent by the wireless transmitter upon selection of the button; and
(d) the local control device receiving the signal and transmitting a request over an electronic network to retrieve content at the electronic address from a remote location; and
(e) upon receiving the content, the local control device provides the content to the nearby display screen for display thereon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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