Wireless information apparatus for universal data output
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Abstract
A data output method for rendering at an output device content accessible with an information apparatus, includes obtaining at the information apparatus one or more rasterization parameters corresponding to the output device and conforming at the information apparatus at least part of the data content into one or more output images with said one or more rasterization parameters. An intermediate output data is transmitted from the information apparatus to an output controller that is distinct from the information apparatus and associated with the selected output device, the intermediate output data including said one or more output image. The intermediate output data is converted at the output controller into an output data acceptable for rendering at the output device.
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48 Claims
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23. A wireless mobile information apparatus with access to content for rendering at a wireless output device, the wireless information apparatus being a distinct device from the wireless output device and including a wireless communication unit for wireless communication and a graphical user interface for interacting with a user, the wireless mobile information apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining at the information apparatus at least part of a content and displaying at least part of the content over the graphical user interface to the user; means for opening at the information apparatus a wireless communication channel; means for receiving at the information apparatus via the wireless communication unit at least an indication related to a wireless output device; means for selecting at the information apparatus a selected wireless output device based at least in part on the received indication; means for conforming at the information apparatus at least part of the content into one or more output images, the one or more output images being encoded with one or more image layers; means for generating at the information apparatus device independent intermediate output data that includes said one or more output images, at least one image layer including data encoded with compression, and the device independent intermediate output data conforming to a predefined or standard format, language, or compression; means for establishing a wireless connection between the information apparatus and the selected wireless output device; and means for transmitting over the wireless connection the device independent intermediate output data from the information apparatus to the selected wireless output device for rendering of the content. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A wireless mobile information apparatus with access to at least a part of content for rendering at a wireless output device, the wireless information apparatus being a distinct device from the wireless output device and including a wireless communication unit for wireless communication and a graphical user interface for interacting with a user, the wireless mobile information apparatus comprising:
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means for opening a wireless communication channel between the wireless information apparatus and the wireless output device; means for receiving via wireless communication at least an indication associated with one or more wireless output devices; means for authenticating wireless access to one or more wireless output devices by sending over the wireless communication channel one or more security keys, and if the authentication associated with an output device is successful, establishing a secure wireless connection from the information apparatus to the output device; means for obtaining at the wireless information apparatus at least part of the content; means for conforming at the information apparatus at least part of the content into one or more output images and encoding the one or more output images into one or more image layers, at least one image layer includes data being encoded with a compression operation; means for generating at the information apparatus a device independent intermediate output data that includes said one or more output images, the device independent intermediate output data conforming at least partly to a predefined or standard format, language or compression method; and means for delivering the device independent intermediate output data over the secured wireless connection to the said output device for rendering of the content. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A mobile wireless information apparatus with access to at least a part of content for rendering at a wireless output device, wherein the information apparatus includes at least one wireless communication unit for wireless communication and a graphical user interface for interacting with a user, the wireless information apparatus being a distinct device from the wireless output device, the wireless mobile information apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining at the wireless information apparatus at least part of the content; means for opening a wireless communication channel; means for discovering wirelessly one or more wireless devices that are available for wireless connection; means for receiving over the wireless communication channel an attribute corresponding to each discovered wireless device, the attribute including at least of a name, an identity, a device type, an address, and an indication of a supported output device profile; means for selecting a wireless output device from among the one or more discovered wireless devices based at least in part on the received attribute; means for obtaining a security key at the information apparatus, the security key enabling wireless data transfer to the selected output device; means for sending at least part of the security key over the wireless communication channel and requesting the selected wireless output device to open a secured wireless connection for data transfer; means for receiving over the wireless communication channel a response related to an authentication; and
if the received response is positive, establishing a secure wireless connection between the information apparatus and the selected wireless output device;means for obtaining at the wireless information apparatus at least part of the content; means for conforming at the information apparatus at least part of the content into an output data encoded with a format or language for transmitting to the selected output device; and means for transmitting the output data from the information apparatus to the selected output device over the said secured wireless connection for rendering the content. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A wireless mobile information apparatus with access to at least a part of content for rendering at a wireless output device, the content being at least partly accessible with the information apparatus, the wireless information apparatus being a distinct device from the information apparatus and including a wireless communication unit for wireless communication and a graphical user interface for interacting with a user, the wireless mobile apparatus comprising:
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means for opening a wireless communication channel directly between the wireless information apparatus and the wireless output device; means for receiving over the wireless communication channel at least a device dependent attribute associated with one or more wireless output devices, the device dependent attribute including at least one of a name, an identity, a device type, an address, and an indication of a supported output device profile; means for selecting a wireless output device based at least in part on the received device dependent attribute; means for obtaining at the wireless information apparatus at least part of the content; means for conforming at the information apparatus at least part of the content into one or more output images; means for generating at the information apparatus a device dependent intermediate output data that includes said one or more output images, the device dependent intermediate output data related at least partly to the device dependent attribute received over the wireless communication channel; and means for transmitting the device dependent intermediate output data over the wireless communication channel for rendering of the content. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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