Portable communication interface for accessing media content
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1. A method for accessing media using a portable communication device comprising:
- receiving data at the portable communication device related to media available for output, the media available for output associated with a geographic location;
displaying a map at the portable communication device with a pointer located at the geographic location on the map indicating that the media available for output associated with the geographic location is available for output;
displaying a close-up of a particular geographic area in response to receiving user input specifying the particular geographic area, the close-up of the particular geographic area displayed with a pointer associated with media available for output associated with the particular geographic location, the pointer located at the particular geographic location;
receiving a user selection indicating media to be output;
detecting, by the portable communication device, a presence of a first output device;
associating the first output device with the portable communication device in response to the detecting; and
transmitting a request signal, to output the media to be output, to the first output device, wherein the first output device is separate from the portable communications device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for accessing media with a portable communication device presents media available for display to a user based on user preferences. A user can select media to be output from an external display by entering commands into the portable communications device. In addition, a second external display can be used to display a subset of the media available for display.
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1. A method for accessing media using a portable communication device comprising:
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receiving data at the portable communication device related to media available for output, the media available for output associated with a geographic location; displaying a map at the portable communication device with a pointer located at the geographic location on the map indicating that the media available for output associated with the geographic location is available for output; displaying a close-up of a particular geographic area in response to receiving user input specifying the particular geographic area, the close-up of the particular geographic area displayed with a pointer associated with media available for output associated with the particular geographic location, the pointer located at the particular geographic location; receiving a user selection indicating media to be output; detecting, by the portable communication device, a presence of a first output device; associating the first output device with the portable communication device in response to the detecting; and transmitting a request signal, to output the media to be output, to the first output device, wherein the first output device is separate from the portable communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable communication device comprising:
a processor; a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving data at the portable communication device related to media available for output associated with a geographic location; displaying a map at the portable communication device with a pointer located at the geographic location on the map indicating that the media available for output associated with the geographic location is available for output; displaying a close-up of a particular geographic area in response to receiving user input specifying the particular geographic area, the close-up of the particular geographic area displayed with a pointer associated with media available for output associated with the particular geographic location, the pointer located at the particular geographic location; receiving a user selection indicating media to be output;
detecting, by the portable communication device, a presence of a first output device;associating the first output device with the portable communication device in response to the detecting; and transmitting a request signal, to output the media to be output, to the first output device, wherein the first output device is separate from the portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 17, 18, 19)
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14. The portable communication device of 11, wherein a type of media related to the geographic location is displayed in response to a user selection of the pointer at the geographic location.
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15. The portable communications device of 11, wherein the pointer located at the geographic location is based on user input indicating search criteria.
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16. The portable communication device of 11, wherein the receiving a user selection indicating media to be output includes receiving user input identifying a type of media to be output.
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for accessing media using a portable communication device, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving data at the portable communication device related to media available for output, the media available for output associated with a geographic location; displaying a map at the portable communication device with a pointer located at the geographic location on the map indicating that the media associated with the geographic location is available for output; displaying a close-up of a particular geographic area in response to receiving user input specifying the particular geographic area, the close-up of the particular geographic area displayed with a pointer associated with media available for output associated with the particular geographic location, the pointer located at the particular geographic location; receiving a user selection indicating media to be output;
detecting, by the portable communication device, a presence of a first output device;associating the first output device with the portable communication device in response to the detecting; and transmitting a request signal, to output the media to be output, to the first output device, wherein the first output device is separate from the portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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