METHOD FOR REAL-TIME MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE MANAGEMENT

• US 20150293741A1
• Filed: 04/10/2015
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Screenovate Technologies Ltd. (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: GLAZER, Joshua
• Granted Patent: US 10,127,002 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0613 The adjustment depending on the type of the information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for managing multimedia session on of receiver module associated or integrated with an external display and in communication with multiple touch enabled devices, The receiver device having processor and communication module for supporting streaming multimedia applications. The method comprising the steps of: reverse mirroring of activated multimedia applications from the receiver module to a touch enabled devices through direct local wireless communication network; and concurrently or non-concurrently, selecting at least one touch enabled device as current input device based on predefined rules of the currently running multimedia application and/or user selection and conveying input data from at least one selected touch enabled device in real-time to the receiver device through direct local wireless communication network.

Claims

1. A method for managing multimedia session on of receiver module associated or integrated with an external display and in communication with multiple touch enabled devices, said receiver device having processor and communication module for supporting streaming multimedia applications, said method comprising the steps of:

reverse mirroring of activated multimedia applications from the receiver module to a touch enabled devices through direct local wireless communication network; and

concurrently or non-concurrently;

selecting at least one touch enabled device as current input device based on predefined rules of the currently running multimedia application and/or user selection; and

conveying input data from at least one selected touch enabled device in real-time to the receiver device through direct local wireless communication network.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the pre-defined rules, are implemented by priority queue, defining priority for each type for application, such that the predefined rules select the current input device which is running the application with the highest priority.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the pre-defined rules are determined by the current application running on the dongle device.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the pre-defined rules are determined by the current input device to determine the next input device to be selected.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the current input device enable the user of the device to select the next input device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the pre-defined rules are based on current use case of the running application, including at least one of:

the type of content, or characteristics of application usage.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the pre-defined rules, are based on identifying operation performed by the user.

8. A system for managing multimedia session on of receiver module associated or integrated with an external display and in communication with multiple touch enabled devices, said receiver device having processor and communication module for supporting streaming multimedia applications, said system comprised of:

mirroring module for reverse mirroring of activated multimedia applications from the receiver module to a touch enabled devices through direct local wireless communication network; and

concurrently or non-concurrently; and

switching module for selecting at least one touch enabled device as current input device based on predefined rules of the currently running multimedia application and/or user selection and conveying input data from at least one selected touch enabled device in real-time to the receiver device through direct local wireless communication network.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the pre-defined rules, are implemented by priority queue, defining priority for each type for application, such that the predefined rules select the current input device which is running the application with the highest priority.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the pre-defined rules are determined by the current application running on the dongle device.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the pre-defined rules are determined by the current input device to determine the next input device to be selected.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the current input device enable the user of the device to select the next input device.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the pre-defined rules are based on current use case of the running application, including at least one of:

the type of content, characteristics of application usage.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the pre-defined rules, are based on identifying operation performed by the user.

15. The system of claim 8 wherein the switching module is implemented at the touch enabled device.

16. The system of claim 8 wherein the switching module is implemented at receiver module.

17. The system of claim 8 wherein the switching module is implemented partly at receiver module and partly at the touch enabled device.