System for content continuation and handoff

• US 9,854,033 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2016
• Issued: 12/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Frank Wang
• Inventors: Wang, Frank C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Miah, Razu A
• Application Number:
  US15/162,498
• Publication Number:
  US 20160269476A1
• Time in Patent Office: 582 Days
• Field of Search: 709217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/13 File access structures, e.g. distributed indices arrangements of input from, or output to, record carriers G06F3/06
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 29/7869 having a semiconductor body comprising an oxide semiconductor material, e.g. zinc oxide, copper aluminium oxide, cadmium stannate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/148 Migration or transfer of sessions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

A content delivery system and method for use with plurality of digital multimedia data processing systems and legacy systems spanning across one or more network environments. The system and method enable users with freedom of mobility while maintaining access to the user'"'"'s selected content while the user transitions from one device in one location to a different device in a difference location, substantially without interruption and without the need for user action to turn on and off these target data processing systems. The Instant Invention can provide high bandwidth content delivery solutions based upon hardware and software components by activating a target device while the system is proximate to the target device and, in one embodiment, automatically redirecting the content while the system is proximate to a new target device without user intervention. The target devices include digital multimedia data processing systems and legacy systems including, but not limited to, HDTVs, TV, Personal Computers, digital music systems, printers, radios, and fax machines.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus, comprising:

a processor, a storage device, an output unit, and a proximity detection circuit, which are collectively coupled for receiving content related to target devices;

the storage device is coupled to the processor, for storing at least;

a first content, and a second content; and

target device characteristics, including a characteristic of a first target device and a characteristic of a second target device;

the proximity detection circuit to detect proximity of the first target device and provide to the processor a first target device indication indicating the proximity of the target device, and to cease providing the first target device indication when the proximity of the target device is not detected;

the proximity detection circuit to detect proximity of the second target device and provide to the processor a second target device indication indicating the proximity of the target device, and to cease providing the second target device indication when the proximity of the second target device is not detected;

the processor receiving a user'"'"'s desire to receive and display at least one of the first content and the second content;

the processor receiving the first content, including the characteristic of the first target device, and displaying the first content to the output unit upon receiving the first target device indication, and then to cease to display the first content in the absence of the first target indication; and

the processor receiving the second content, including the characteristic of the second target device, and displaying the second content to the output unit upon receiving the second target device indication, and then to cease to display the second content in the absence of the second target indication.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the characteristic of the first target device includes an advertisement information of the first target device, and the characteristic of the second target device includes an advertisement information of the second target device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage device is local and coupled to the processor via a local bus.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage device is remote and coupled to the processor via a network.

5. A data processing apparatus, comprising:

a processor, a storage device, an output unit, and a proximity detection circuit, which are collectively coupled for communicating content with a target device;

the storage device is coupled to the processor, and for storing at least;

a content, at least some of the content is stored in a buffer before being communicated to the target device; and

target device characteristics, including a characteristic of the target device is registered for communication with the processor;

the proximity detection circuit to detect proximity to the target device and provide to the processor a target device indication indicating the proximity of the target device, and to cease providing the target device indication when the proximity of the target device is not detected; and

the processor causing the content to be communicated from the storage device to the output unit and upon receiving the target device indication and a signal indicating a user'"'"'s desire to transfer the content to the target device, the processor suspending the communication of the content only to the output unit and then transferring at least some of the content to the target device in accordance with the characteristic of the target device, and the content from the storage device for displaying on the target device.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the signal comes from the data processing apparatus.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the signal comes from the target device.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the data processing apparatus is storing some of the content in the buffer while suspending the communication of the content only to the output unit.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein at least some of the said content stored in the buffer is included with the content being transferred to the target device.

10. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the data processing apparatus is storing some of the content in the buffer while transferring the content to the target device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least some of the said content stored in the buffer is included with the content being transferred to the target device.

12. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the storage device is local and coupled to the processor via a local bus.

13. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the storage device is remote and coupled to the processor via a network.

14. A data processing apparatus, comprising:

a processor, a storage device, an output unit, and a proximity sensor, which are collectively coupled for communicating content with a target device;

wherein the storage device is coupled to the processor, and for storing at least a content;

wherein the proximity sensor is capable to detect proximity to the target device and provides to the processor a target device indication indicating the proximity of the target device, and ceases providing the target device indication when the proximity of the target device is not detected;

wherein the processor accesses at least some of the content from the storage device and transfers it to the output unit for display;

wherein, upon receiving the target device indication and a first signal indicating a user'"'"'s desire to transfer at least some of the content to the target device, the processor ceases transferring the content only to the output unit and instead transfers at least some of the content to the target device; and

wherein, upon later receiving another target device indication and a next signal indicating the user'"'"'s desire to receive the modified content from the target device while the content is being modified by the target device, the processor receives the modified content from the target device and displays it via the output unit.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first signal comes from the data processing apparatus.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the first signal comes from the target device.

17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the next signal comes from the data processing apparatus.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the next signal comes from the target device.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the data processing apparatus is storing at least some of the content in a buffer while ceases transferring the content only to the output unit.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein at least some of the said content stored in the buffer is included with the content being transferred to the target device.

21. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the data processing apparatus is storing some of the content in a buffer while transferring content to the target device.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein at least some of the said content stored in the buffer is included with the content being transferred to the target device.

23. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the storage device is local and coupled to the processor via a local bus.

24. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the storage device is remote and coupled to the processor via a network.

25. A data processing apparatus, comprising:

a processor, a storage device, an output unit, and a proximity sensor, which are collectively coupled for communicating content with a target device;

wherein the storage device is coupled to the processor, and for storing at least a content;

wherein the proximity sensor is capable to detect proximity to the target device and provides to the processor a target device indication indicating the proximity of the target device, and ceases providing the target device indication when the proximity of the target device is not detected;

wherein the processor accesses at least some of the content from the storage device, and transfers it to the output unit for display;

wherein, upon receiving the target device indication of the target device and receiving a signal indicating a user'"'"'s desire to transfer at least some of the content to the target device, the processor ceases transferring the content only to the output unit and instead transfers at least some of the content to the target device, and content being transferred from the storage device to the target device is displayed by the target device.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the signal comes from the data processing apparatus.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the signal comes from the target device.

28. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the data processing apparatus is storing at least some of the content in a buffer while ceases transferring the content only to the output unit.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein at least some of the said content stored in the buffer is included with the content being transferred to the target device.

30. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the data processing apparatus is storing some of the content in a buffer while transferring content to the target device.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein at least some of the said content stored in the buffer is included with the content being transferred to the target device.

32. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the storage device is local and coupled to the processor via a local bus.

33. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the storage device is remote and coupled to the processor via a network.