Image scaling arrangement
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1. A method for utilizing a portable media device as a media server, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a portable media device, a set of files, wherein the set of files include a plurality of files being the same media converted into different formats, wherein at least some of the formats represent a format that cannot be natively displayed by the portable media device but can be natively displayed by a device connected to the portable media device;
storing the set of files;
receiving a command to display the media in a first selected format that can be natively displayed by a first device connected to the portable media device;
retrieving a file, from the set of files, that corresponds to the first selected format; and
transmitting the file corresponding to the first determined format to the first device.
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Abstract
Methods and system for transferring images between devices are disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.
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1. A method for utilizing a portable media device as a media server, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a portable media device, a set of files, wherein the set of files include a plurality of files being the same media converted into different formats, wherein at least some of the formats represent a format that cannot be natively displayed by the portable media device but can be natively displayed by a device connected to the portable media device; storing the set of files; receiving a command to display the media in a first selected format that can be natively displayed by a first device connected to the portable media device; retrieving a file, from the set of files, that corresponds to the first selected format; and transmitting the file corresponding to the first determined format to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for utilizing a portable media device as an image server, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a portable media device, a set of images, wherein the set of images include a plurality of images being the same original image convened into different formats, wherein at least some of the formats represent a format that cannot be natively displayed by the portable media device but can be natively displayed by a device that can be connected to the portable media device; storing the set of images; receiving a command to display the original image in a first selected format that can be natively displayed by a first device connected to the portable media device; retrieving an image, from the set of images, that corresponds to the first selected format; and transmitting the image corresponding to the first determined format to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for utilizing a portable media device as a video server, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a portable media device, a set of files, wherein the set of files include a plurality of files being the same video converted into different formats, wherein at least some of the formats represent a format that cannot be natively displayed by the portable media device but can be natively displayed by a device that can be connected to the portable media device; storing the set of files; receiving a command to display the video in a first selected format that can be natively displayed by a first device connected to the portable media device; retrieving a file, from the set of files, that corresponds to the first selected format; and transmitting the file corresponding to the first determined format to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a personal media device; a first display device; and a second display device; wherein the personal media device is configured to; receive a set of files, wherein the set of files include a plurality of files being the same media converted into different formats, wherein at least some of the formats represent a format that cannot be natively displayed by the portable media device but can be natively displayed by a device that can be connected to the portable media device; storing the set of files; receiving a command to display the media in a first selected format that can be natively displayed by a first device connected to the portable media device; retrieving a file, from the set of files, that corresponds to the first selected format; and transmitting the file corresponding to the first determined format to the first device.
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20. A portable media device, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a portable media device, a set of images, wherein the set of images include a plurality of images being the same original image converted into different formats, wherein at least some of the formats represent a format that cannot be natively displayed by the portable media device but can be natively displayed by a device that can be connected to the portable media device; means for storing the set of images; means for receiving a command to display the original image in a first selected format that can be natively displayed by a first device connected to the portable media device; means for retrieving an image, from the set of images, that corresponds to the first selected format; and means for transmitting the image corresponding to the first determined format to the first device.
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