Output device and method for output without an output driver
First Claim
1. An information apparatus comprising:
- a display screen;
one or more processors;
a wireless communication unit; and
a storage unit configured to store instructions,wherein the stored instructions cause the one or more processors;
to receive an input for selecting an item displayed on the display screen, the item representing a function associated with one or more output devices;
to search for the one or more output devices using the wireless communication unit;
to receive, subsequent to the input for selecting the item, from one output device of the one or more output devices, via the wireless communication unit, a device dependent attribute of the one output device;
to display on the display screen a user interface which comprises a list of the one or more output devices and representation regarding the device dependent attribute;
to receive a touch input for selecting the one output device from the list by touching on the display screen;
to configure the information apparatus to output an output data in accordance with the device dependent attribute of the selected one output device; and
to transmit, via the wireless communication unit, the output data to the selected output device.
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Abstract
An output device for providing output service to a mobile information apparatus including a display screen without requiring a device specific output driver installed at the mobile information apparatus is disclosed. The output device may include an operating system, a wireless communication unit for radio frequency communication, a display screen, and a user interface over the display screen, the output device may include features for installing one or more application software at the output device for expanding the capabilities of the output device, registering the output device over a network and providing an identification of the output device for enabling one or more mobile information apparatuses to transmit output data to the output device. Subsequent to registering the output device and providing the identification information of the output device, the output device receives output data associated with the identification information from the mobile information apparatus for rendering.
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14 Claims
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1. An information apparatus comprising:
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a display screen; one or more processors; a wireless communication unit; and a storage unit configured to store instructions, wherein the stored instructions cause the one or more processors; to receive an input for selecting an item displayed on the display screen, the item representing a function associated with one or more output devices; to search for the one or more output devices using the wireless communication unit; to receive, subsequent to the input for selecting the item, from one output device of the one or more output devices, via the wireless communication unit, a device dependent attribute of the one output device; to display on the display screen a user interface which comprises a list of the one or more output devices and representation regarding the device dependent attribute; to receive a touch input for selecting the one output device from the list by touching on the display screen; to configure the information apparatus to output an output data in accordance with the device dependent attribute of the selected one output device; and to transmit, via the wireless communication unit, the output data to the selected output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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