CAUSATION OF A RENDERING APPARATUS TO RENDER A RENDERING MEDIA ITEM

• US 20150268820A1
• Filed: 03/18/2014
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: LEPPANEN, Jussi Artturi, LEHTINIEMI, Arto Juhani, ERONEN, Antti Johannes
• Application Number:
  US14/218,848
• Publication Number:
  US 20150268820A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114

Abstract

A method comprising determining that an apparatus is pointing at a separate apparatus, receiving information indicative of at least one media item candidate from the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus, determining a rendering media item based, at least in part, on the media item candidate, determining that the apparatus is pointing at a rendering apparatus, and causing the rendering apparatus to render the rendering media item based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the rendering apparatus is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

determination that the apparatus is pointing at a separate apparatus;

receipt of information indicative of at least one media item candidate from the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus;

determination of a rendering media item based, at least in part, on the media item candidate;

determination that the apparatus is pointing at a rendering apparatus; and

causation of the rendering apparatus to render the rendering media item based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the rendering apparatus.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the causation of the rendering apparatus to render the rendering media item comprises sending of the rendering media item to the rendering apparatus such that the rendering apparatus renders the rendering media item.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform causation of display of a media item candidate interface element that represents the media item candidate based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the determination of the rendering media item is based, at least in part, on a selection input that identifies the media item candidate as the rendering media item.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the selection input comprises an initiation portion of the selection input and a termination portion of the selection input such that the apparatus receives the initiation portion of the selection input subsequent to the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus and prior to the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the rendering apparatus.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the apparatus receives the termination portion of the selection input subsequent to the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the rendering apparatus.

7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform causation of display of at least another media item candidate interface element that represents at least another media item candidate, the other media item candidate being associated with a media item playlist, and such that the other media item candidate interface element is displayed in relation to the media item candidate interface element.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the selection input comprises an initiation portion of the selection input and a termination portion of the selection input, the initiation portion of the selection input is at a position that corresponds with the media item candidate interface element, and the termination portion of the selection input is at a position that corresponds with the other media item candidate interface element.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a communication device, wherein the information indicative of the media item candidate is received from the separate apparatus by way of the communication device.

10. A method comprising:

determining that an apparatus is pointing at a separate apparatus;

receiving information indicative of at least one media item candidate from the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus;

determining a rendering media item based, at least in part, on the media item candidate;

determining that the apparatus is pointing at a rendering apparatus; and

causing the rendering apparatus to render the rendering media item based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the rendering apparatus.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising causing display of a media item candidate interface element that represents the media item candidate based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the determination of the rendering media item is based, at least in part, on a selection input that identifies the media item candidate as the rendering media item.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the selection input comprises an initiation portion of the selection input and a termination portion of the selection input such that the apparatus receives the initiation portion of the selection input subsequent to the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus and prior to the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the rendering apparatus.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the apparatus receives the termination portion of the selection input subsequent to the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the rendering apparatus.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising causing display of at least another media item candidate interface element that represents at least another media item candidate, the other media item candidate being associated with a media item playlist, and such that the other media item candidate interface element is displayed in relation to the media item candidate interface element.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the selection input comprises an initiation portion of the selection input and a termination portion of the selection input, the initiation portion of the selection input is at a position that corresponds with the media item candidate interface element, and the termination portion of the selection input is at a position that corresponds with the other media item candidate interface element.

17. At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

determination that an apparatus is pointing at a separate apparatus;

receipt of information indicative of at least one media item candidate from the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus;

determination of a rendering media item based, at least in part, on the media item candidate;

determination that the apparatus is pointing at a rendering apparatus; and

causation of the rendering apparatus to render the rendering media item based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the rendering apparatus.

18. The medium of claim 17, further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform causation of display of a media item candidate interface element that represents the media item candidate based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein the determination of the rendering media item is based, at least in part, on a selection input that identifies the media item candidate as the rendering media item.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein the selection input comprises an initiation portion of the selection input and a termination portion of the selection input such that the apparatus receives the initiation portion of the selection input subsequent to the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the separate apparatus and prior to the determination that the apparatus is pointing at the rendering apparatus.