Remote screen and touch sharing
First Claim
1. A method for sharing a screen from a remote device to a transit fare vending machine, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a transit fare vending machine, an input to initiate communication with a remote device of a ticket office, the input being provided by a user of the transit fare vending machine;
establishing the communication between the transit fare vending machine and the remote device using a central server;
receiving a request to share an image of a screen of the remote device;
receiving a selection of at least a portion of the screen of the screen of the remote device to be shared with the transit fare vending machine, the selection comprising dynamic data;
providing the image comprising the selection of at least a portion of the screen of the remote device to the transit fare vending machine;
causing the image of the selected portion of the screen of the remote device to be overlaid over at least a portion of a user interface presented on a display of the transit fare vending machine;
detecting real-time changes of information present in the selected portion of the screen of the remote device;
receiving updates of the selected portion of the screen, the updates comprising any detected real-time changes to the dynamic data; and
causing the image to be updated on the display of the transit fare vending machine with the any detected real-time changes.
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Abstract
A method for retrofitting a vending machine with a video communications device includes securing a video communications device with a mounting feature of the video communications device removably coupled with a mounting location on a vending machine. The video communications device includes a video communications module for real-time interactions with a ticket office. The video communications module includes a display, a camera, a speaker, and a microphone. The video communications device includes a video communication device communications interface. The method includes electronically coupling the video communications device with a power supply of the vending machine and communicatively coupling the video communications device with the vending machine such that functions of the vending machine are controllable using the video communications device. The method includes communicatively coupling the video communications device with the ticket office for real-time video communications with the ticket office.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for sharing a screen from a remote device to a transit fare vending machine, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a transit fare vending machine, an input to initiate communication with a remote device of a ticket office, the input being provided by a user of the transit fare vending machine; establishing the communication between the transit fare vending machine and the remote device using a central server; receiving a request to share an image of a screen of the remote device; receiving a selection of at least a portion of the screen of the screen of the remote device to be shared with the transit fare vending machine, the selection comprising dynamic data; providing the image comprising the selection of at least a portion of the screen of the remote device to the transit fare vending machine; causing the image of the selected portion of the screen of the remote device to be overlaid over at least a portion of a user interface presented on a display of the transit fare vending machine; detecting real-time changes of information present in the selected portion of the screen of the remote device; receiving updates of the selected portion of the screen, the updates comprising any detected real-time changes to the dynamic data; and causing the image to be updated on the display of the transit fare vending machine with the any detected real-time changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions embedded thereon for sharing a screen from a remote device to a transit fare vending machine, the instructions comprising computer code for causing a computing device to:
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receive, from a transit fare vending machine, an input to initiate communication with a remote device of a ticket office, the input being provided by a user of the transit fare vending machine; establish the communication between the transit fare vending machine and the remote device; receive a request to share an image of a screen of the remote device; receive a selection of at least a portion of the screen of the screen of the remote device to be shared with the transit fare vending machine, the selection comprising dynamic data; provide an image comprising the selection of at least a portion of the screen of the remote device to the transit fare vending machine; cause the image of the selected portion of the screen of the remote device to be overlaid over at least a portion of a user interface presented on a display of the transit fare vending machine; detect real-time changes of information present in the selected portion of the screen of the remote device; receive updates of the selected portion of the screen, the updates comprising any detected real-time changes to the dynamic data; and cause the image to be updated on the display of the transit fare vending machine with the any detected real-time changes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for sharing a screen from a remote device to a transit fare vending machine, comprising:
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a communications interface configured to send and receive data; a memory; and a processor configured to; receive, from a transit fare vending machine, an input to initiate communication with a remote device of a ticket office, the input being provided by a user of the transit fare vending machine; establish the communication between the transit fare vending machine and the remote device of the ticket office; receive a request to share an image of a screen of the remote device of a ticket office; receive a selection of at least a portion of the screen of the screen of the remote device to be shared with the transit fare vending machine, the selection comprising dynamic data; provide an image comprising the selection of at least a portion of the screen of the remote device to the transit fare vending machine; cause the image of the selected portion of the screen of the remote device to be overlaid over at least a portion of a user interface presented on a display of the transit fare vending machine; detect real-time changes of information present in the selected portion of the screen of the remote device; update the overlaid receive updates of the selected portion of the screen, the updates comprising any detected real-time changes to the dynamic data; cause the image to be updated on the display of the transit fare vending machine with the any detected real-time changes. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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