Device and method for outputting data of a wireless terminal to an external device

• US 8,881,206 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Issued: 11/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lim, Chae-Whan, Kim, Hyun-Jung
• Primary Examiner(s): CORBO, NICHOLAS T
• Application Number:
  US13/243,063
• Publication Number:
  US 20120028569A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,138 Days
• Field of Search: 725 80- 81, 725/90, 725/102, 348/734
• US Class Current: 725/80
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/205 with control bus for exchanging commands between units
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00281 with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00291 with receiver circuitry television receiver circuitry per se H04N5/44
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00315 with a radio transmission apparatus with a cordless telephone H04N1/00305; systems or arrangements for the transmission of a picture signal specially adapted for transmission via radio H04N1/00103; H04N1/00307 takes precedence; radio transmission systems H04B7/00; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00318 with a multi-media apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4126 The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4432 Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server resetting in general G06F1/14; program loading or initiating in general G06F9/445; bootstrapping in general G06F9/4401; secure boots of computer platforms G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/38 Transmitter circuitry for the transmission of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/63 Generation or supply of power specially adapted for television receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/7755 the recorder being connected to, or coupled with, the antenna of the television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/783 : Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 : by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 : involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 : using transform coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/14 : using intermediate storage

Abstract

A apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a display unit, a Radio Frequency (RF) unit to establish communication with a media device, and a control unit to control wireless transmission of multimedia data to the media device for display on an external device connected to the media device, whereby the multimedia data is reproduced on the external device in real time.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a display unit;

a Radio Frequency (RF) unit to establish communication with a media device;

and

a control unit to control wireless transmission of multimedia data to the media device for display on an external device connected to the media device, and to control transmission of at least one of identifying information, a resolution, and a bit rate accompanied within a play command from the apparatus to the media device,

whereby the multimedia data is reproduced in the media device for displaying on the external device in real time.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication established is via a wireless Local Area Network.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit includes a transmission mode to transmit the multimedia data to the media device.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the display unit displays a set of commands for controlling the multimedia data in the transmission mode.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein a command from the set of commands is transmitted to the media device by the control unit.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the set of commands includes at least one of play, pause, stop, fast forward, rewind, power on, and power off.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein, in response to the pause command, transmission of the multimedia data to the media device is stopped by the control unit.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a frame number of the multimedia data is transmitted to the media device by the control unit.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multimedia data comprises at least one of video data, audio data, and image data.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display unit includes a touch screen.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a camera module.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a processing unit to process the multimedia data.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processing unit includes at least one of a video codec and an audio codec.

14. A method for a wireless terminal, the method comprising:

establishing communication with a media device;

transmitting at least one of identifying information, a resolution, and a bit rate accompanied within a play command from the wireless terminal to the media device; and

wirelessly transmitting multimedia data to the media device for display on an external device connected to the media device,

whereby the multimedia data is reproduced in the media device for displaying on the external device in real time.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the communication established is via a wireless Local Area Network.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the wireless terminal includes a transmission mode to transmit the multimedia data to the media device.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising displaying a set of commands to control the multimedia data in the transmission mode.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising transmitting a command from the set of commands to the media device.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the set of commands includes at least one of play, pause, stop, fast forward, rewind, power on, and power off.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein, in response to the pause command, the wireless terminal stops transmitting the multimedia data to the media device.

21. The method of claim 14, further comprising transmitting a frame number of the multimedia data transmitted to the media device.

22. The method of claim 14, wherein the multimedia data comprises at least one of video data, audio data, and image data.

23. The method of claim 17, wherein the set of commands is displayed on a touch screen.

24. The method of claim 14, further comprising processing the multimedia data.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the multimedia data is processed using at least one of a video codec and an audio codec.