Central System Based User Interface Resource Management

• US 20120317490A1
• Filed: 08/20/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Bennett, James D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,250,971 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/503 Resource availability
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5044 considering hardware capabilities

Abstract

A processing device includes a user interface module, the user interface module to connect the processing device with a user interface. A communication module connects the processing device with a mobile device. A communication link is established between the processing device and the mobile device. The communication module receives a request from the mobile device to display information. The user interface module sends the information for display on the user interface.

Claims

1. A processing device, comprising:

a user interface module, the user interface module to connect the processing device with a user interface;

a communication module to connect the processing device with a mobile device, where a communication link is established between the processing device and the mobile device;

the communication module to receive a request from the mobile device to display information; and

the user interface module to send the information for display on the user interface.

2. The processing device of claim 1 where the communication link includes a link for streaming information from the mobile device.

3. The processing device of claim 2 where the streaming information includes video and audio information.

4. The processing device of claim 2 where the streaming information includes music.

5. The processing device of claim 2 where the streaming information comprises keystroke or mouse movement information.

6. The processing device of claim 1 where the user interface comprises a video display.

7. The processing device of claim 1 where the communication link comprises a wireless link.

8. The processing device of claim 1 where the mobile device includes a display to show an icon.

9. The processing device of claim 8 where the icon represents a link to the user interface.

10. The processing device of claim 9 where a user may specify the use of the user interface by selecting the icon.

11. The processing device of claim 1 where the communication module communicates a signal to the mobile device to indicate an availability of the user interface to the mobile device.

12. The processing device of claim 1 where the communication module encrypts or decrypts information communicated between the mobile device and the user interface.

13. A method for displaying video, comprising:

establishing a wireless communication link between a network device and a mobile device;

communicating to the mobile device an available user interface resource connected with the network device; and

utilizing by the mobile device the available user interface resource through the network device.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising authenticating the communication link.

15. The method of claim 13 further comprising displaying an indication of the user interface resource being available to the mobile device.

16. The method of claim 15 where the display indication includes an icon.

17. The method of claim 13 where the available user interface resource comprises a video display.

18. The method of claim 13 further comprising streaming video from the mobile device to the available user interface resource.

19. A network station, comprising:

a user interface module connected with a video display;

a communication module connected with a mobile device to receive information from the mobile device; and

a resource management module to manage display the information from the mobile device to the video display.

20. The network station of claim 19 where the information is streamed from the mobile device to the video display.