Enhanced UPnP AV media renderer
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving at a universal plug and play control point device an indication of an activity; and
transmitting information regarding the activity to a rendering device within a universal plug and play environment, the information including an instruction for the rendering device to exhibit a notification to a user regarding the activity,wherein the instruction further indicates how the notification to the user should be exhibited;
wherein the universal plug and play control point device comprises a mobile device.
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Abstract
A system for providing various overlay information one UPnP AV media renderers. According to the present invention, indications of messages and/or other information received by a UPnP mobile telephone or other UPnP control point can be directly transmitted to a renderer and exhibited in different manners. The present invention also permits the UPnP control point to transmit an event subscription to the renderer for subsequent use. The renderer permits accept or reject the receipt of various information at the particular time.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving at a universal plug and play control point device an indication of an activity; and transmitting information regarding the activity to a rendering device within a universal plug and play environment, the information including an instruction for the rendering device to exhibit a notification to a user regarding the activity, wherein the instruction further indicates how the notification to the user should be exhibited; wherein the universal plug and play control point device comprises a mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic, the logic being operable, when executed on a processor, to:
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receive at a universal plug and play control point device an indication of an activity; and transmit information regarding the activity to a rendering device within a universal plug and play environment, the information including an instruction for the rendering device to exhibit a notification to a user regarding the activity, wherein the instruction further indicates how the notification to the user should be exhibited; wherein the notification includes a request for feedback from the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory unit communicatively connected to the processor and including; computer code for receiving an indication of an activity; and
computer code for transmitting information regarding the activity to a rendering device within a universal plug and play environment, the information including an instruction for the rendering device to exhibit a notification to the user regarding the activity,wherein the instruction further indicates how the notification to the user should be exhibited; wherein the notification includes a request for feedback from the user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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receiving at a universal plug and play rendering device information from a universal plug and play control point device relating to an indication received by the universal plug and play control point device of an activity, the information including an instruction for the rendering device to exhibit a notification to a user regarding the activity, wherein the instruction further indicates how the notification to the user should be exhibited; and in response to the receipt of the information, exhibiting the notification to the user in accordance with the instruction; wherein the notification includes a request for feedback from the user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising logic, the logic being operable, when executed on a processor, to:
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receive, at a universal plug and play rendering device information from a universal plug and play control point device relating to an indication received by the universal plug and play control point device of an activity, the information including an instruction for the rendering device to exhibit a notification to the user regarding the activity, wherein the instruction further indicates how the notification to the user should be exhibited; and in response to the receipt of the information, exhibiting, exhibit the notification to the user in accordance with the instruction; wherein the notification includes a request for feedback from the user. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A rendering device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory unit communicatively connected to the processor and including computer code for receiving information from a universal plug and play control point device relating to an indication received by the universal plug and play control point device of an activity, the information including an instruction for the rendering device to exhibit a notification to the user regarding the activity, wherein the instruction further indicates how the notification to the user should be exhibited; and computer code for, in response to the receipt of the information, exhibiting the notification to the user in accordance with the instruction; wherein the notification includes a request for feedback from the user. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A system, comprising:
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a universal plug and play control point device configured to; receive an indication of an activity; and transmit information regarding the activity; and
at least one universal plug and play device, each configured to;receive the information from the universal plug and play control point device, the information including an instruction for the rendering device to exhibit a notification to a user regarding the activity, wherein the instruction further indicates how the notification to the user should be exhibited, and in response to the receipt of the information, exhibit the notification to the user in accordance with the instruction; wherein the universal plug and play control point device comprises a mobile device.
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