Central system based user interface resource management

• US 9,250,971 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2012
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Karaoguz, Jeyhan, Bennett, James D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Augustine, Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US13/589,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20120317490A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,261 Days
• Field of Search: 715733-735
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/503 Resource availability
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/452 Remote windowing, e.g. X-Window System, desktop virtualisation protocols for virtual reality H04L67/131
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5044 considering hardware capabilities

Abstract

A processing device includes a user interface module, the user interface module to connect the processing device with a user interface. A communication module connects the processing device with a mobile device. A communication link is established between the processing device and the mobile device. The communication module receives a request from the mobile device to display information. The user interface module sends the information for display on the user interface.

Claims

1. A second system comprising:

user interface circuitry, the user interface circuitry to connect the second system with at least one of a plurality of user interface devices;

communication circuitry, the communication circuitry to connect the second system with a first system, where a wireless communication link is established between the second system and the first system using the communication circuitry automatically based upon the first system coming within boundaries of a wireless communication network that the second system resides in;

the communication circuitry to automatically communicate availability of each of the plurality of connected user interface devices over the communication link to the first system based upon availability and compatibility with the first system, and the communication circuitry to receive a request from the first system over the communication link to display information;

and

the user interface circuitry to send the information from the second system for display on a user selected one or more of the user interface devices.

2. The processing device of claim 1 where the communication link includes a link for streaming information from the mobile device.

3. The processing device of claim 2 where the streaming information includes video and audio information.

4. The processing device of claim 2 where the streaming information includes music.

5. The processing device of claim 2 where the streaming information comprises keystroke or mouse movement information.

6. The processing device of claim 1 where the user interface comprises a video display.

7. The processing device of claim 1 where the communication link comprises a wireless link.

8. The processing device of claim 1 where the mobile device includes a display to show an icon.

9. The processing device of claim 1 where an icon for display at the mobile device represents a link to the user selected one of the at least one user interface device.

10. The processing device of claim 9 where selection of the user selected one of the at least one user interface device is in response to receipt by the communication circuitry of a signal indicative of selection of the icon by a user of the mobile device.

11. The processing device of claim 1 where the communication module encrypts or decrypts information communicated between the mobile device and the user interface device.

20. The processing device of claim 1, wherein the information sent by the mobile device is communicated through the processing device to the user interface circuitry.

12. A method for displaying video, comprising:

establishing a wireless communication link between a second system as a network device and a first system as a mobile device;

automatically identifying with the network device one or more user interface resources that are compatible with the mobile device based on capabilities of the mobile device that are determined by the network device, the user interface resource being a user interface device that is communicatively coupled with the network device via interface circuitry included in the network device;

communicating automatically based upon the mobile device coming within boundaries of a wireless communication network that the network device resides in, an availability of the compatible one or more user interface resources;

transmitting for display on the mobile device the availability of the compatible one or more user interface resources for user selection;

and

utilizing by the mobile device the one or more compatible user interface resources through the network device.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising authenticating the communication link.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising displaying an indication of the user interface resource being available to the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 14 where the display indication includes an icon.

16. The method of claim 12 where the available user interface resource comprises a video display.

17. The method of claim 12 further comprising streaming video from the mobile device through the network device to the available user interface resource.

18. A second system comprising:

a network station;

a user interface circuitry connected with a video display via a communication interface;

communication circuitry, the communication circuitry to connect the network station with a first system which is a mobile device, wherein a wireless communication link is established between the network station and the mobile device using the communication circuitry automatically based upon the mobile device coming within boundaries of a wireless communication network that the network station resides in;

and resource management circuitry to automatically manage allocation of at least part of the video display for use by the mobile device based on determination of;

capabilities of the mobile device, availability of the video display, and compatibility of the mobile device and the video display so that the information from the mobile device is communicated to the video display.

19. The network station of claim 18 where the information is streamed from the mobile device through the network station to the video display.