DIRECT CONNECTION WITH SIDE CHANNEL CONTROL
First Claim
1. At least one computer readable storage medium encoded with computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method of operating a wireless computing device that is providing content for display on a remote display device, the method comprising:
- wirelessly transmitting content for display on the remote device using a first wireless channel;
receiving user input indicating at least one action to be performed by the remote device related to the display of the content; and
wirelessly transmitting to the display a command selected based on the user input using a side channel relative to the first wireless channel.
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Abstract
A wireless computer that pairs with a remote audio-video presentation device, such as a television. As a result of the pairing, a communication channel is established for the computer to transmit audio-video content for presentation through that device. Additionally, as part of the pairing, the computer and remote device select a side channel for communication of user commands. The wireless computer may display a user interface through which a user may input commands that control the manner in which the remote audio-video device presents the content. As a result, a user may use the wireless computer as a remote control for the audio-video device, controlling both the content presented and the manner in which it is presented. The side channel may use different frequencies than the channel used to communicate audio-video content, and may use very low power at frequencies in the digital TV spectrum.
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20 Claims
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1. At least one computer readable storage medium encoded with computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method of operating a wireless computing device that is providing content for display on a remote display device, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting content for display on the remote device using a first wireless channel; receiving user input indicating at least one action to be performed by the remote device related to the display of the content; and wirelessly transmitting to the display a command selected based on the user input using a side channel relative to the first wireless channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating a wireless computing device that is providing content for display on a remote audio-video device, the method comprising:
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exchanging wireless communications with the remote audio-video device to perform a pairing ceremony, the pairing ceremony comprising selecting a channel for use as a side channel; transmitting audio-video content to the remote audio-video device over a first channel, different than the side channel; and over the side channel, transmitting a command to the remote audio-video device to alter a presentation of the content. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An audio-video presentation device adapted to display content provided by a computing device, the display device comprising:
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an audio-video output component; at least one radio configured to communicate over a plurality of channels; a controller adapted to; perform a pairing ceremony with the computing device, the pairing ceremony comprising exchanging identification information with the computing device and negotiating a channel of the plurality of channels for use as a side channel; direct content received over a first of the plurality of channels for presentation through the audio-video output component; and alter a characteristic of the information presented through the audio-video output component based on a command received over the side channel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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