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Pushing a user interface to a remote device

  • US 9,870,130 B2
  • Filed: 07/01/2011
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling a portable media device using an accessory, the method comprising:

  • requesting, by the accessory, from the portable media device, a list of graphical user interface image types available for a third-party application resident on the portable media device;

    receiving, by the accessory, from the portable media device, the list of graphical user interface image types available for the third-party application;

    selecting, by the accessory, a graphical user interface image type, from among the list of graphical user interface image types;

    communicating, by the accessory, to the portable media device, the selected graphical user image type from among the list of graphical user interface image types;

    receiving, by the accessory, from the portable media device, a graphical user interface image conforming to the selected graphical user interface image type; and

    displaying, by the accessory, the received graphical user interface image on a display device of the accessory.

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