Mobile wireless display for accessing data from a host and method for controlling
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a portable, miniature display with an audio playback device configured to display a multimedia output of an application running on a host computing device based on received data in a generic format, the generic format being independent from a format of the host computing device;
an input device configured to receive a control signal including a request to control the application running on the host computing device; and
a wireless interface configured to;
(i) establish a wireless connection between the device and the host computing device, (ii) convert the received control signal into a reformatted control signal having a control format that the host computing system can receive;
(iii) transmit the reformatted control signal over the wireless connection to the host computing device, wherein the reformatted control signal controls the application running on the host computing device and(iv) receive data representative of the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device in the format of the host computing device, the application being remotely controlled by the received control signal,wherein the portable, miniature display with an audio playback device is further configured to reformat the data using a device driver associated with the host computing device, such that the data is always presented to the portable, miniature display with an audio playback device in the generic format independent from the format of the host computing device, and the data is representative of the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device from the generic format to the multimedia output in an expected format of the portable, miniature display with an audio playback device and further configured to remotely display the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a monocular display with a wireless communications interface, a user input device, a transmitter, and a controller. The monocular display is positioned relative to the user'"'"'s eye to display images to the user while occluding less than half of the user'"'"'s maximum viewing space. The apparatus can incorporate a wireless communication controller that not only provides a video link to a host device, but also provides for control and management of a host device and other more devices. In this context, a host device may be any appropriate device that sources audio, video, text, office functionality and other information, such as a cell phone, personal computer, laptop, media player, and/or the like. The apparatus and the host may support Microsoft Windows SideShow, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and Virtual Network Computing (VNC).
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a portable, miniature display with an audio playback device configured to display a multimedia output of an application running on a host computing device based on received data in a generic format, the generic format being independent from a format of the host computing device; an input device configured to receive a control signal including a request to control the application running on the host computing device; and a wireless interface configured to; (i) establish a wireless connection between the device and the host computing device, (ii) convert the received control signal into a reformatted control signal having a control format that the host computing system can receive; (iii) transmit the reformatted control signal over the wireless connection to the host computing device, wherein the reformatted control signal controls the application running on the host computing device and (iv) receive data representative of the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device in the format of the host computing device, the application being remotely controlled by the received control signal, wherein the portable, miniature display with an audio playback device is further configured to reformat the data using a device driver associated with the host computing device, such that the data is always presented to the portable, miniature display with an audio playback device in the generic format independent from the format of the host computing device, and the data is representative of the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device from the generic format to the multimedia output in an expected format of the portable, miniature display with an audio playback device and further configured to remotely display the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A display method comprising:
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establishing a wireless connection between a device and a host computing device; generating, based on an input device, a control signal including a request for multimedia output of an application running on a host computing device based on received data in a generic format, the generic format being independent from a format of the host computing device; converting the control signal into a reformatted control signal having a control format that the host computing system can receive; transmitting the reformatted control signal from the device to the host computing device, the reformatted control signal controlling the application running on the host computing device; receiving data representative of the multimedia output of the application running on host computing device in the format of the host computing device, the application being remotely controlled by the received control signal; reformatting the data using a device driver associated with the host computing device, such that the data is always presented to a portable, miniature display with an audio playback device of the device in the generic format independent from the format of the host computing device, and the data is representative of the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device from the generic format to the multimedia output in an expected format of the portable, miniature display with an audio playback device; and remotely displaying, at the portable, miniature display with an audio playback device of the device, the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
a device including; (a) a portable, miniature display with an audio playback device configured to display multimedia output of an application running on a host computing device based on received data in a generic format, the generic format being independent from a format of the host computing device, (b) an input device configured to receive a control signal including a request to control the application running on the host computing device, and (c) a first wireless interface configured to; (i) establish a wireless connection between the device and the host computing device, (ii) convert the received control signal into a reformatted control signal having a control format that the host computing system can receive; (iii) transmit the reformatted control signal to the host computing device wherein the reformatted control signal controls the application running on the host computing device, and (iv) receive data representative of the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device in the format of the host computing device, the application being controlled by the received control signal; wherein the host computing device includes a host display interface and a second wireless interface, the second wireless interface configured to (i) establish the wireless connection between the device and the host computing device, (ii) receive the control signal from device, and (iii) transmit the data representative of the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device, wherein the host computing device is configured to control the application with the received control signal and provide the data representative of the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device, the multimedia output of the application running on the host computing device being additionally reformatted by the host display interface using a device driver associated with the host computing device, such that the data is always presented to the portable, miniature display with an audio playback device in an expected format independent from the format of the host computing device, and the data is from the generic format to the multimedia output in an expected format and displayed at the host display interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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