HOST CONFIGURED FOR INTEROPERATION WITH COUPLED PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER DEVICE
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1. A method of operating a host to which a portable media player device is coupled for communication and interoperation therewith, comprising:
- receiving, from the portable media player device, particular parameters characterizing playback of media by the portable electronic apparatus; and
operating the host according to the received particular parameters to communicate and interoperate with the portable media player device.
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Abstract
Methods and system for transferring images between devices is disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of operating a host to which a portable media player device is coupled for communication and interoperation therewith, comprising:
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receiving, from the portable media player device, particular parameters characterizing playback of media by the portable electronic apparatus; and
operating the host according to the received particular parameters to communicate and interoperate with the portable media player device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of transferring image data between a host device and a portable media device, the portable media device being capable of operating to store and play media items, the method comprising:
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at the host device, based on an indication of an inherent transformation of media by the portable media device during operation, transforming the media to counteract the inherent transformation of media; and
providing the transformed media to the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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