Apparatus and Method for Interacting with Handheld Carrier Hosting Media Content
First Claim
1. An apparatus for interacting with a handheld carrier hosting media content, comprising:
- a non-handheld base computing unit configured to support a media activity;
a user interface, coupled with the non-handheld base computing unit, the user interface enabling a user to control operation of the media activity being supported by the non-handheld base computing unit;
at least one sensor; and
control logic coupled with the at least one sensor and the non-handheld computing unit, the control logic being configured to integrate at least a portion of the media content from the handheld carrier into the operation of the media activity upon recognizing the media activity and the media content.
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Abstract
Improved techniques for interacting with one or more handheld carriers hosting media content are disclosed. The handheld carrier hosting media content may be sensed, and at least a portion of the media content may be integrated into operation of a media activity provided by a computing device, upon recognizing the media activity and the media content. The media activity provided by the computing device may involve creating or editing an electronic document. The integration of the media content into operation of the media activity may involve insertion or importation of the media content into the electronic document.
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38 Claims
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1. An apparatus for interacting with a handheld carrier hosting media content, comprising:
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a non-handheld base computing unit configured to support a media activity; a user interface, coupled with the non-handheld base computing unit, the user interface enabling a user to control operation of the media activity being supported by the non-handheld base computing unit; at least one sensor; and control logic coupled with the at least one sensor and the non-handheld computing unit, the control logic being configured to integrate at least a portion of the media content from the handheld carrier into the operation of the media activity upon recognizing the media activity and the media content. - 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. A computer implemented apparatus for interacting with a handheld carrier hosting media content, comprising:
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at least one sensor; and a media application framework for controlling a plurality of media activities, wherein the media application framework is coupled with the at least one sensor for integrating at least a portion of the media content from the handheld carrier into the operation of at least one of the plurality of media activities, upon recognizing the media content and at least one of the media activities.
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20. A computer-implemented method for transferring content, comprising:
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detecting proximity of a first device relative to a second device; recognizing a desire to transfer content from first device to second device at least in part based on proximity of the two devices; and transferring the content from the first device to the second device.
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21. A computer-implemented method for interacting with a handheld carrier hosting media content, said method comprising:
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controlling operation of a media activity through a user interface coupled with a non-handheld base unit; sensing the media content of the handheld carrier; sensing the media activity; and integrating at least a portion of the media content into the operation of the media activity, upon recognizing the media activity and the media content.
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22. A computer-implemented method for interacting with a handheld carrier hosting media content, said method comprising:
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controlling operation of an activity window through a user interface coupled with a non-handheld base unit, the activity window being presented on a display device associated with the non-handheld base unit; requesting a media activity for the activity window; receiving media content from the handheld carrier to participate in the media activity; and integrating the media content from the handheld carrier into the activity window presented on the display device associated with the non-handheld base unit. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code stored thereon for interacting with a handheld carrier hosting media content said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for controlling operation of a media activity through a user interface coupled with a non-handheld base unit; computer program code for sensing the media content of the handheld carrier; computer program code for sensing the media activity; and computer program code for integrating at least a portion of the media content into the operation of the media activity, upon recognizing the media activity and the media content.
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27. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code stored thereon for receiving a wireless content transfer, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for presenting an electronic document on a display device associated with a recipient computing device that is to receive a wireless content transfer; computer program code for detecting that an handheld electronic device is proximate to the display device associated with the recipient computing device; computer program code for activating direct wireless transfer of identified content from the handheld electronic device to the recipient computing device if the handheld electronic device is detected as being proximate to the display device associated with the recipient computing device; and computer program code for importing the identified content that has been transferred into the electronic document being presented on the display device associated with the recipient computing device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer readable medium including at least computer program code stored thereon for receiving a hand-drawn diagram into an electronic document, said computer readable medium comprising:
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computer program code for presenting an electronic document on a display device associated with a recipient computing device that is to receive the hand-drawn diagram; computer program code for determining whether a request to insert the hand-drawn diagram into the electronic document has been received; computer program code for activating a camera associated with the recipient computing device if it is determined that the request to insert the hand-drawn diagram into the electronic document has been received; computer program code for electronically capturing an image of the hand-drawn diagram using the camera associated with the recipient computing device; computer program code for automatically formatting the image; and computer program code for inserting the image into the electronic document being presented on the display device associated with the recipient computing device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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