Apparatus, system, and method of wirelessly transmitting and receiving data
First Claim
1. A wireless media player comprising:
- a storage component to store at least one electronic media asset;
a proximity wireless communication module to obtain data from at least one target device indicative of capabilities thereof via a proximity wireless communication link; and
a wireless transceiver to establish a communication link with the target device in accordance with the capabilities data thereof obtained via the proximity wireless communication link and to transmit the electronic media asset from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link,wherein the at least one electronic media asset is selected to be transmitted to the at least one target device before the proximity wireless communication module obtains data from the at least one target device.
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Abstract
A wireless media player and a related system and methodology are disclosed. One aspect of the wireless media player system pertains to a virtual connector system, apparatus, and method for the automatic establishment of wireless connectivity with other electronic devices. In one embodiment, the media player device employs the use of integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to exchange communication settings, media capability, and other parameters with an external device that also has integrated RFID technology. The automatic exchange of settings and other information via a proximity-based RFID data exchange allows a media player to quickly establish a secure communication link with another device via a commonly supported wireless protocol such as Ultra Wideband (UWB) or Bluetooth. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a method of using the captured media capability of the connecting device to customize certain menu options and software parameters in the media player.
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56 Claims
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1. A wireless media player comprising:
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a storage component to store at least one electronic media asset; a proximity wireless communication module to obtain data from at least one target device indicative of capabilities thereof via a proximity wireless communication link; and a wireless transceiver to establish a communication link with the target device in accordance with the capabilities data thereof obtained via the proximity wireless communication link and to transmit the electronic media asset from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link, wherein the at least one electronic media asset is selected to be transmitted to the at least one target device before the proximity wireless communication module obtains data from the at least one target device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of establishing a wireless communication connection between a handheld source device and at least one target device, the method comprising:
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retrieving communication configuration information through at least one proximity wireless communication session between the handheld source device and the at least one target device; configuring a wireless communication transceiver in accordance with the retrieved communication configuration information; establishing the wireless communication connection through the configured wireless communication transceiver; transmitting at least one media asset from the handheld source device to the at least one target device through the wireless communication connection; and receiving a selection of the at least one media asset to be transmitted before the retrieving of the communication configuration information through the at least one proximity wireless communication session between the handheld source device and the at least one target device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of establishing a wireless data exchange between a handheld source device and at least one target device, the method comprising:
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generating a data message with the handheld source device to be transmitted to the at least one target device; positioning the handheld source device and the at least one target device within a predetermined distance range from one another; initiating a proximity wireless communication session; transmitting the generated data message from the handheld source device to the at least one target device with the proximity wireless communication session between the handheld source device and the at least one target device; and transmitting at least one media asset from the handheld source device to the at least one target device through the wireless communication connection; receiving a selection of the at least one media asset to be transmitted before the initiating of the proximity wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A wireless media player comprising:
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a reading unit to read at least one media asset from a storage component; a proximity wireless communication module to communicate configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; and a wireless transceiver to establish a communication link with the target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link and to transmit the media asset from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link, wherein the at least one media asset is being played on the wireless media player at a time of establishing the proximity wireless link. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A wireless media player comprising:
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a reading unit to read at least one media asset from a storage component; a proximity wireless communication module to communicate configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; and a wireless transceiver to establish a communication link with the target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link and to transmit the media asset from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link, wherein the at least one media asset is selected to be transmitted to the at least one target device before the proximity wireless communication module communicates the configuration information with the at least one target device via a proximity wireless link. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A method of controlling a wireless media player, the method comprising:
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reading at least one media asset from a storage component; communicating configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; establishing a communication link with the target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link; and transmitting the media asset from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link, wherein the at least one media asset is being played on the wireless media player at a time of establishing the proximity wireless link.
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54. A method of controlling a wireless media player, the method comprising:
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reading at least one media asset from a storage component; communicating configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; establishing a communication link with the target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link; and transmitting the media asset from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link, wherein the at least one media asset is selected to be transmitted to the at least one target device before communicating the configuration information with the at least one target device via the proximity wireless link.
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55. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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reading at least one media asset from a storage component; communicating configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; establishing a communication link with the target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link; and transmitting the media asset from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link, wherein the at least one media asset is being played on the wireless media player at a time of establishing the proximity wireless link.
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56. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
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reading at least one media asset from a storage component; communicating configuration information with at least one target device via a proximity wireless link; establishing a communication link with the target device in accordance with the configuration information communicated via the proximity wireless link; and transmitting the media asset from the storage component to the target device over the established communication link, wherein the at least one media asset is selected to be transmitted to the at least one target device before communicating the configuration information with the at least one target device via the proximity wireless link.
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