Host configured for interoperation with coupled portable media player device
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1. A method of operating a host to which a portable media player device is coupled for communication and interoperation therewith, comprising:
- receiving, from the portable media player device, particular parameters characterizing the portable media player device; and
configuring the operations carried out by the host according to the received particular parameters to communicate and interoperate with the portable media player device.
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Abstract
Methods and system for transferring images between devices is 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 of operating a host to which a portable media player device is coupled for communication and interoperation therewith, comprising:
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receiving, from the portable media player device, particular parameters characterizing the portable media player device; and configuring the operations carried out by the host according to the received particular parameters to communicate and interoperate with the portable media player device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of transferring image data between a host device and a portable media device, the portable media device being capable of operating to store and play media items, the method comprising:
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at the host device, based on an indication of an inherent transformation of media by the portable media device during operation, transforming the media to counteract the inherent transformation of media; and providing the transformed media to the portable media device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a host to which a portable media player device is coupled for communication and interoperation therewith, comprising:
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receiving particular parameters characterizing playback of media by the portable media player device from the portable media player device; and operating the host according to the received particular parameters to communicate and interoperate with the portable media player device that includes providing media to the portable media player device for processing based on the received particular parameters and for playback thereon, wherein the received parameters characterizing the playback of media by the portable media player device includes particular parameters characterizing a transformation inherent in the playback of media by the portable media player device, and wherein configuring the media provided to the portable media player device based on the received particular parameters includes transforming the media such that the transformation inherent in the playback of media by the portable media player device yields no substantial net effect wherein when the media includes images, the transformation inherent in the playback of media by the portable media player device includes inherent rotation of the images. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of transferring image data between a host device and a portable media device, the portable media device being capable of operating to store and play media items, the method comprising:
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at the host device, based on an indication of an inherent transformation of media by the portable media device during operation, transforming the media to counteract the inherent transformation of media; and providing the transformed media to the portable media device, wherein when the media is an image, the inherent transformation of media by the portable media device during operation is an inherent rotation of image media during playback of the image media. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A host device, comprising:
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a processor arranged to receive particular parameters characterizing playback of media by a portable media player device from a portable media player device in communication with the host device; and operate the host according to the received particular parameters to communicate and interoperate with the portable media player device that includes providing media to the portable media player device for processing based on the received particular parameters and for playback thereon, wherein the received parameters characterizing the playback of media by the portable media player device includes particular parameters characterizing a transformation inherent in the playback of media by the portable media player device, and wherein configuring the media provided to the portable media player device based on the received particular parameters includes transforming the media such that the transformation inherent in the playback of media by the portable media player device yields no substantial net effect wherein when the media includes images, the transformation inherent in the playback of media by the portable media player device includes inherent rotation of the images. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of operating a host to which a portable media player is coupled for communication and interoperation therewith, comprising:
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receiving, from the portable media player, an absolute definition of the portable media player'"'"'s capabilities that can include characterizing the operation of the portable media player; determining if the host can access a valid portable media player capabilities definition based on the absolute definition provided to the host by the portable media player, wherein if the host can access the valid portable media player capabilities definition, then configuring the host to interoperate with the portable media player based upon the accessed valid portable media player capabilities definition, otherwise receiving a parametric definition of the portable media player'"'"'s capabilities; and setting the operation of the host according to those parameters that are understood by the host. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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