APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING CONTENT
First Claim
1. A wireless media player comprising:
- a display unit configured to display one of the stored display content;
a proximity wireless communication unit configured to communicate configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; and
a wireless transceiver configured to establish a communication link with the at least one target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link and to transmit a content which corresponds to the display content being displayed on the display unit at a time of establishing the proximity wireless link to the target device over the established communication link.
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Abstract
A wireless media player and a related system and methodology are provided. One aspect of the wireless media player system pertains to a virtual connector system, apparatus, and method for the automatic establishment of wireless connectivity with other electronic devices. In one embodiment, the media player device displays one of the stored display content, communicates configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link, establishes a communication link with the at least one target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link and transmits a content which corresponds to the display content being displayed on the display unit at a time of establishing the proximity wireless link to the at least one target device over the established communication link.
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24 Claims
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1. A wireless media player comprising:
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a display unit configured to display one of the stored display content; a proximity wireless communication unit configured to communicate configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; and a wireless transceiver configured to establish a communication link with the at least one target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link and to transmit a content which corresponds to the display content being displayed on the display unit at a time of establishing the proximity wireless link to the target device over the established communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless media player comprising:
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a reading unit configured to read at least one media data from a storage component; an operation unit to receive an operation to select the at least one media data; a proximity wireless communication unit configured to communicate configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; and a wireless transceiver configured to establish a communication link with the at least one target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link and to transmit the media data selected before the proximity wireless communication unit communicates the configuration information with the at least one target device via the proximity wireless link from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of controlling a wireless media player, the method comprising:
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displaying a display content; communicating configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; establishing a communication link with the at least one target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link; and transmitting the content which corresponds to the display content being displayed on the wireless media player at a time of establishing the proximity wireless link to the at least one target device over the established communication link.
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22. A method of controlling a wireless media player, the method comprising:
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reading at least one media data from a storage component; receiving an operation to select the at least one media data; communicating configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; establishing a communication link with the at least one target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link; and transmitting the at least one media data selected before the proximity wireless communication unit communicates the configuration information with the at least one target device via the proximity wireless link from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link.
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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displaying a display content on a wireless media player; communicating configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; establishing a communication link with the at least one target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link; and transmitting the content which corresponds to the display content being displayed on the wireless media player at a time of establishing the proximity wireless link from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link.
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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reading at least one media data from a storage component; receiving an operation to select the at least one media data; communicating configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; establishing a communication link with the at least one target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link; and transmitting the at least one media data selected before the proximity wireless communication unit communicates the configuration information with the at least one target device via the proximity wireless link from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link.
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