Display-enabled remote device to facilitate temporary program changes
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1. In a system including a main display device and a portable remote device, a method comprising:
- in response to a content switch event at the portable remote device, switching a display of a first content item from the main display device to the portable remote device and switching a display of a second content item from the portable remote device to the main display device, wherein the content switch event includes at least one of;
a timer expiration or an automatic content change detection.
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Abstract
A method for displaying two different content items on a main display device and a remote device includes displaying content in a first display mode, generating a content switch event to switch from the first display mode to a second display mode, and displaying content in the second display mode. In the first display mode, a first content item is displayed on the main display device. In the second display mode, a second content item is displayed on the main display device, and the first content item is displayed on the remote device.
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1. In a system including a main display device and a portable remote device, a method comprising:
in response to a content switch event at the portable remote device, switching a display of a first content item from the main display device to the portable remote device and switching a display of a second content item from the portable remote device to the main display device, wherein the content switch event includes at least one of;
a timer expiration or an automatic content change detection.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying two different content items on a main display device and a remote device, comprising:
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displaying content in a first display mode, including displaying a first content item on the main display device; generating a content switch event to switch from the first display mode to a second display mode, wherein the content switch event includes at least one of;
a timer expiration or an automatic content change detection; anddisplaying content in the second display mode, including; displaying a second content item on the main display device; and displaying the first content item on the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method for displaying two different content items, employing a main display device and a remote device, the method comprising:
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in a first mode, displaying a first content item on the main display device; and in a second mode, displaying the first content item on the remote device and displaying a second content item on the main display device responsive to a switch event, wherein the switch event includes at least one of;
a timer expiration or an automatic content change detection.
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12. A system for displaying two different content items on a main display device and a remote device, comprising:
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a main display device, configured to display a first content item in a first display mode; and a remote device, including; a display; and a content switch configured to generate a content switch event, to switch from the first display mode to a second display mode, in which the main display device displays a second content item and the remote device displays the first content item, wherein the content switch includes at least one of;
a timer or an automatic content change detector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A portable remote device, comprising:
a content switch configured to generate a content switch event that initiates a switch of a display of a first content item from the portable remote device to a main display device and a display of a second content item from the main display device to the portable remote device, wherein the content switch includes at least one of;
a timer or an automatic program change detector.- View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions for execution by a portable remote device, the set of instructions comprising:
instructions that, when executed, manipulate the portable remote device to generate a content switch event that initiates a switch of a display of a first content item from the portable remote device to a main display device and a display of a second content item from the main display device to the portable remote device, wherein the content switch event includes at least one of;
a timer expiration or an automatic content change detection.- View Dependent Claims (27)
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