IMAGE SCALING ARRANGEMENT
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of transferring image data between a portable media device and a device other than the portable media device, the method comprising:
- designating at least one image for downloading from the other device to the portable media device;
sending an image request of the designated at least one image to the other device; and
receiving an image collection for each requested image in response to the image request from the other device, each image collection containing new versions of the requested image each having a different image profile based on the capabilities of the portable media device.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
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.
113 Citations
19 Claims
-
1. A method of transferring image data between a portable media device and a device other than the portable media device, the method comprising:
-
designating at least one image for downloading from the other device to the portable media device; sending an image request of the designated at least one image to the other device; and receiving an image collection for each requested image in response to the image request from the other device, each image collection containing new versions of the requested image each having a different image profile based on the capabilities of the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
-
-
5. A computer readable medium that stores computer program code for transferring image data between a portable media device and a device other than the portable media device, the method comprising:
-
computer program code for designating at least one image for downloading from the other device to the portable media device; computer program code for sending an image request of the designated at least one image to the other device; and computer program code receiving an image collection for each requested image in response to the image request from the other device, each image collection containing new versions of the requested image each having a different image profile based on the capabilities of the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A method of managing media by a host device, comprising:
-
connecting the host device and a portable media device; automatically sending images or image identifiers stored on the host device to the portable media device for display in response to the connecting; receiving a download command designating one or more images to be downloaded from the host device to the portable media device; determining the image formats required by the portable media device; creating new versions of the designated images; and sending at least the new versions of the designated images to the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
-
-
12. A computer readable medium that stores computer program code for managing media by a host device, comprising:
-
computer program code for automatically sending images or image identifiers stored on the host device to the portable media device for display in response to the host device connecting to a portable media device; computer program code for receiving a download command designating one or more images to be downloaded from the host device to the portable media device; computer program code for determining the image formats required by the portable media device; computer program code for creating new versions of the designated images; and computer program code for sending at least the new versions of the designated images to the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
-
-
15. A portable media device capable of playing media items, the device comprising:
-
a communication module arranged to provide a communication channel between the portable media device and another device; a user interface suitable for assisting a user in designating at least one or more media items for transfer between the other device and the portable media device; a storage device arranged to store the at least one or more media items; and a processor, wherein when the user designates at least one or more media items to be downloaded from the other device, the processor uses the communication module to send a media item request to the other device and to receive a set of media items for each of the at least one media item being requested, wherein the set of media items is based upon information specific to the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
-
-
18. A computing device comprising:
-
a communications module to receive an image request designating an image for downloading from the computing device to the portable media device; a media database to store a database entry for the image to be downloaded; and a processor to create an image collection for the image, the image collection including the original image and differently formatted images based on the original image, to update the database entry with information about each of the images in the image collection, and to send the image collection to the portable media player. - View Dependent Claims (19)
-
Specification