System, method and article of manufacture for utilizing an interface client in an interface roaming network framework

• US 7,849,198 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2009
• Issued: 12/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: III Holdings 3, LLC
• Original Assignee: LitePoint Corporation (Teradyne Incorporated)
• Inventors: Olgaard, Christian Volf, Madsen, Benny, Bouas, Spiros Nikolaos, Umstattd, Rick William
• Primary Examiner(s): Vaughn, Jr., William C
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHRISTENSEN, SCOTT B
• Application Number:
  US12/536,015
• Publication Number:
  US 20090307331A1
• Time in Patent Office: 489 Days
• Field of Search: 709/201, 709/202, 709/217, 709/219, 709/227, 709/229, 709/238, 709/250, 455/403, 455/418, 455/419, 455/420
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/04 Exchange of auxiliary data, i.e. other than image data, between monitor and graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information

Abstract

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for utilizing an interface client in an interface roaming network. In general, an interface client in the interface roaming network submits information about the interface client to a wireless link in vicinity to the interface client. The interface client may then subsequently receive content and then display the content on a display.

Claims

1. A method for utilizing a wireless device and a plurality of interface clients in an interface roaming network for communicating content to a user via said wireless device and said plurality of interface clients, comprising:

receiving, wirelessly with said wireless device, device from at least one of said plurality of interface clients, information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients based on said wireless device being in proximity of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients, wherein said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients includes information about content communication capabilities of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients;

conveying, wirelessly to a remote source by said wireless device, said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients;

determining, by said remote source, a capability of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients based on at least said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients;

selecting, by said remote source, one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients to communicate content based on said determined capability of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients;

receiving, wirelessly from said remote source by said wireless device, said content;

presenting to said user at least a portion of said content via said wireless device;

conveying, via said wireless device based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client; and

presenting said at least a portion of said content to said user with said selected interface client.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said presenting to said user at least a portion of said content via said wireless device, conveying, via said wireless device based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client, and presenting said at least a portion of said content to said user with said selected interface client comprises:

presenting to said user said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device;

pausing said presenting of said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device; and

conveying, based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device to said selected interface client such that said at least a portion of said content is presented to said user via said wireless device and said selected interface client in a substantially continuous manner.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said conveying, via said wireless device based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client is terminated based on said wireless device being beyond said proximity of said selected interface client.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving, wirelessly from said remote source by said wireless device, information for conveying said at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said receiving, wirelessly from said remote source by said wireless device, said information comprises receiving said information from an infrastructure server.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, by said wireless device, a wireless device signal based on said wireless device being in proximity of one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients prior to said receiving, by said wireless device, said information about said one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving, by said wireless device, an interface client signal from said one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients, and wherein said transmitting, by said wireless device, said wireless device signal comprises transmitting said wireless device signal in response to said receiving said interface client signal.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein said transmitting said wireless device signal comprises transmitting a signal including information identifying said user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients further includes information about at least one of an input device and a location of said each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients.

10. A system for utilizing a wireless device and a plurality of interface clients in an interface roaming network for communicating content to a user via said wireless device and said plurality of interface clients, comprising:

said plurality of interface clients;

said wireless device configured to wirelessly receive from at least one of said plurality of interface clients information about said at least one of said plurality of interface clients based on said wireless device being in proximity of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients, wherein said information about said at least one of said plurality of interface clients includes at least information about content communication capabilities of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients; and

a remote source;

wherein

said wireless device is further configured to wirelessly convey said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients to said remote source,

said remote source is configured to determine a capability of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients based on at least said information about each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients,

said remote source is further configured to select one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients to communicate content based on said determined capability of each of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients;

said wireless device is further configured to wirelessly receive from said remote source said content,

said wireless device is further configured to present to said user at least a portion of said content via said wireless device, and

said wireless device is further configured to convey, based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client, and

said selected interface client is configured to present said at least a portion of said content to said user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said wireless device is further configured to wirelessly receive, present and convey said at least a portion of said content from said remote source by:

presenting to said user said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device;

pausing said presenting of said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device; and

conveying, based on said wireless device being in proximity to said selected interface client, said at least a portion of said content via said wireless device to said selected interface client such that said at least a portion of said content is presented to said user via said wireless device and said selected interface client in a substantially continuous manner.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein said wireless device is further configured to terminate said conveying of said at least a portion of said content from said remote source to said selected interface client based on said wireless device being beyond said proximity of said selected interface client.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein said wireless device is further configured to wirelessly receive from said remote source information for conveying said at least a portion of said content to said selected interface client.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said wireless device is further configured to wirelessly receive from said remote source said information by receiving said information from an infrastructure server.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein said wireless device is further configured to transmit a wireless device signal based on said wireless device being in proximity of one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients prior to said receiving, by said wireless device, said information about said one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein said wireless device is further configured to:

receive an interface client signal from said one of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients, and

transmit said wireless device signal in response to said receiving said interface client signal.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said wireless device signal includes information identifying said user.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein said information about said at least one of said plurality of interface clients further includes information about at least one of an input device and a location of said at least one of said plurality of interface clients.