Wireless data output method for rendering digital content accessed from a mobile information apparatus
First Claim
1. A wireless data output method for outputting at one or more wireless output devices digital content accessed from a wireless mobile information apparatus without requiring a device-dependent output device driver specific to each one or more wireless output devices, the wireless mobile information apparatus including an interface for interacting with a user, one or more application software for providing functionalities to the wireless mobile information apparatus, an output management software for output of digital content from the wireless mobile information apparatus to a wireless output device, and a wireless communication unit for wireless communication with the one or more wireless output devices, the method comprising:
- passing at the wireless mobile information apparatus at least part of digital content from the one or more application software to the output management software for wireless output;
searching at the wireless mobile information apparatus with the wireless communication unit and over radio frequency wireless communication for one or more wireless devices;
discovering at the wireless mobile information apparatus over the radio frequency wireless communication one or more wireless output devices;
selecting at the wireless mobile information apparatus a selected output device from among the one or more output devices discovered in the wireless search;
establishing a radio frequency wireless connection directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and the selected output device for output of digital content directly from the wireless mobile information apparatus to the selected output device, the direct wireless connection not including an external output server between the information apparatus and the selected output device;
receiving at the wireless mobile information apparatus over the radio frequency wireless communication connection information or components from the selected output device for generating output data, the information or components being necessary for generating at the wireless mobile information apparatus an output data from the digital content suitable for transferring to the selected output device;
generating at the wireless mobile information apparatus an output data from the digital content for outputting at the selected output device, using at least partly the information or components received over the wireless communication connection; and
transferring the output data over the radio frequency wireless communication connection directly from the wireless mobile information apparatus to the selected output device for output.
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Abstract
An electronic system and method of pervasive output allow an information apparatus to output data content conveniently to virtually any output device. One method includes establishing a communication channel between the information apparatus and an output device and receiving at the information apparatus over the communication channel an attributes corresponding to the output device. The output device may then be selected at the information apparatus based at least in part on the attributes. The data content is delivered to the output device for rendering.
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97 Claims
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1. A wireless data output method for outputting at one or more wireless output devices digital content accessed from a wireless mobile information apparatus without requiring a device-dependent output device driver specific to each one or more wireless output devices, the wireless mobile information apparatus including an interface for interacting with a user, one or more application software for providing functionalities to the wireless mobile information apparatus, an output management software for output of digital content from the wireless mobile information apparatus to a wireless output device, and a wireless communication unit for wireless communication with the one or more wireless output devices, the method comprising:
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passing at the wireless mobile information apparatus at least part of digital content from the one or more application software to the output management software for wireless output; searching at the wireless mobile information apparatus with the wireless communication unit and over radio frequency wireless communication for one or more wireless devices; discovering at the wireless mobile information apparatus over the radio frequency wireless communication one or more wireless output devices; selecting at the wireless mobile information apparatus a selected output device from among the one or more output devices discovered in the wireless search; establishing a radio frequency wireless connection directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and the selected output device for output of digital content directly from the wireless mobile information apparatus to the selected output device, the direct wireless connection not including an external output server between the information apparatus and the selected output device; receiving at the wireless mobile information apparatus over the radio frequency wireless communication connection information or components from the selected output device for generating output data, the information or components being necessary for generating at the wireless mobile information apparatus an output data from the digital content suitable for transferring to the selected output device; generating at the wireless mobile information apparatus an output data from the digital content for outputting at the selected output device, using at least partly the information or components received over the wireless communication connection; and transferring the output data over the radio frequency wireless communication connection directly from the wireless mobile information apparatus to the selected output device for output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A wireless data output method for outputting at a selected wireless output device digital content accessed from a wireless mobile information apparatus without requiring a device-dependent output device driver specific to the selected wireless output device, the wireless mobile information apparatus including at least a touch sensitive screen interface for interacting with a user and a wireless communication unit for wireless communication with the selected wireless output device, the method comprising:
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receiving over the interface from the user at least an indication related to output of digital content to the selected wireless output device; establishing a radio frequency wireless communication connection directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and the selected output device, the direct wireless connection not including an external server between the information apparatus and the selected output device; receiving at the wireless mobile information apparatus and over the radio frequency wireless connection one or more components or information from the selected output device for conforming digital content to an output data, the one or more components or information being necessary for conforming at the wireless mobile information apparatus the digital content to an output data that is suitable for transmitting to the selected output device; conforming at the wireless mobile information apparatus the digital content to an output data that is compatible with the selected output device employing at least in part the one or more components or information; and transmitting the output data from the wireless mobile information apparatus over the direct wireless connection to the selected output device for output. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. In a non-transitory computer-readable storage unit, containing software program executable by a processor in a wireless mobile information apparatus for output of digital content from the wireless mobile information apparatus to at one or more output devices over wireless communication without requiring a device-dependent output device driver specific to each output device, the unit further comprising:
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software for searching over a radio frequency communication channel at the wireless mobile information apparatus for one or more output devices; software for receiving at the wireless mobile information apparatus over the radio frequency communication channel one or more device-dependent attributes corresponding to the one or more output devices; software for selecting at the wireless mobile information apparatus a selected output device from the one or more output devices based at least partly on the one or more device dependent attribute received over the radio frequency communication channel; software for establishing a radio frequency wireless connection directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and the selected output device for output of digital content directly from the information apparatus to the selected output device, the direct wireless connection not including an external output server between the information apparatus and the selected output device; software for receiving at the wireless mobile information apparatus over the radio frequency wireless communication connection information or components from the selected output device, the information or component being necessary for generating at the wireless mobile information apparatus an output data from the digital content suitable for sending to the selected output device; software for generating at the wireless mobile information apparatus an output data from the digital content based at least in part on the information or component receiving over the radio frequency wireless communication connection; and software for sending the output data over the radio frequency communication connection directly from the wireless mobile information apparatus to the selected output device for output. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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56. In a non-transitory computer-readable storage unit, storing data output software executable by a processor at a wireless mobile information apparatus for outputting digital content from the wireless mobile information apparatus to a selected output device over wireless communication, the wireless mobile information apparatus including software application being one or more of an e-mail, a messaging, a voice communication, an internet browsing, an image acquisition, a text processing, and a document creation, individually or in any combination, the unit further comprising:
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software for obtaining at the wireless mobile information apparatus at least part of a digital content from the one or more software application for output over wireless communication; software for establishing a radio frequency wireless communication connection directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and the selected output device, the direct wireless connection not including an external output server between the information apparatus and the selected output device; software for receiving at the wireless mobile information apparatus and over the radio wireless communication connection one or more components associated with the selected output device, the one or more components being necessary for conforming at the wireless mobile information apparatus the digital content to an output data that is suitable for transmitting to at the selected output device; software for conforming at the wireless mobile information apparatus the digital content to an output data employing at least in part the one or more components received over the radio wireless communication connection; and software for transmitting the output data from the wireless mobile information apparatus to the selected output device over the radio wireless communication connection for output without requiring a device-dependent output device driver specific to the selected output device. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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59. A wireless data output method for output digital content accessed from a wireless mobile information apparatus to an output system, the output system including a wireless output controller and an output device, the wireless output controller for facilitating wireless communication, the wireless output controller being directly connected to the output device and dedicated for to the output device, the wireless mobile information apparatus including one or more application software for providing functionalities to the wireless mobile information apparatus, an output management software to implement at least in part output of digital content from the wireless mobile information apparatus to the output system, and a wireless communication unit for wireless communication with the wireless output controller, the method comprising:
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passing at the wireless mobile information apparatus at least part of digital content from the one or more application software to the output management software for wireless output; discovering the wireless output controller via radio wireless discovery; establishing a radio frequency communication connection directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and the wireless output controller, the direct wireless connection not including an external output server between the information apparatus and the wireless output controller; receiving at the wireless mobile information apparatus over the radio frequency wireless communication connection information or components related to the output system from the wireless output controller, the information or components being necessary for generating at the wireless mobile information apparatus an output data from the digital content suitable for sending to the output system; generating at the wireless mobile information apparatus an output data from the digital content for output at the output system based at least in part on the information or components received over the radio frequency wireless communication connection; and sending over the direct wireless connection the output data from the wireless mobile information apparatus to the wireless output controller for output at the output system without requiring a device-dependent output device driver specific to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A method for driving an output device from a wireless mobile information apparatus over wireless communication without requiring a device-dependent output device driver specific to the output device, the wireless mobile information apparatus including an interface for interacting with a user, and a wireless communication unit for wireless communication, the method comprising:
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discovering at the wireless mobile information apparatus over the radio frequency wireless communication the output device; establishing a radio frequency communication connection directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and the output device, the direct wireless connection not including an external output server between the information apparatus and the output device; receiving at the mobile information apparatus over the direct wireless communication connection one or more components from the output device for driving the output device, the one or more components being necessary at least in part for driving at the wireless mobile information apparatus the output device; executing at the wireless mobile information apparatus at least part of the one or more components received over the direct wireless connection for driving the output device over the direct wireless connection; and driving at the wireless mobile information apparatus the output device over the direct wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. A wireless mobile information apparatus for outputting digital content to one or more output devices over wireless communication, the wireless mobile apparatus comprising:
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one or more application software; an interface for interacting with a user; a memory unit; a radio frequency wireless communication unit for establishing a radio frequency communication connection directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and the one or more output devices; a processing unit being operable to execute software stored in the memory unit to; receive at the wireless mobile information apparatus over the interface from the user at least an indication for outputting digital content; pass digital content from the one or more application software for output over the wireless communication unit; establish, with the wireless communication unit, a radio frequency wireless connection directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and an output device for output of the digital content directly from the wireless mobile information apparatus to the output device, the direct wireless connection not including an external server between the information apparatus and the output device; receive over the direct wireless connection information or components from the output device, the information or components being necessary at least in part for to transmitting digital content to the wireless output device; generate an output data from the digital content based at least in part on the information or components received over the wireless connection, and transmit the output data over the radio frequency communication connection directly from the wireless mobile information apparatus to the output device for output without requiring a device-dependent output device driver specific to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A wireless mobile information apparatus for driving an output device from the wireless mobile information apparatus over wireless communication without requiring a device-dependent output device driver specific to the output device, the wireless mobile apparatus comprising:
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an interface for interacting with a user; a memory unit; a radio frequency wireless communication unit for establishing a radio frequency wireless communication channel directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and the output device; and a processing unit operable to execute software stored in the memory unit to; establish a radio frequency communication connection directly between the wireless mobile information apparatus and an output device, the direct wireless connection not including an external output server between the information apparatus and the output device; receive over the direct wireless communication connection one or more components for driving the output device, the one or more components being necessary at least in part for driving at the wireless mobile information apparatus the output device; execute at least part of the one or more components received over the direct wireless connection for driving the output device over the direct wireless connection; and drive the output device over the direct wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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