Processing files from a mobile device

• US 9,106,759 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Wong, Curtis G., Glenner, Steve C.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, VAN H
• Application Number:
  US13/538,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20120271915A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,138 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5683 Storage of data provided by user terminals, i.e. reverse caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/006 Networks other than PSTN/ISDN providing telephone service, e.g. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) , including next generation networks with a packet-switched transport layer H04L65/00 takes precedence; aspects not specific to the type of network H04M3/00; special services in those networks H04M3/42

Abstract

The presently described subject matter allows the user to interactively browse a collection of electronic files, such as a digital photo collection, remotely using a mobile telephone. Files from the collection of electronic files can be directed from the mobile telephone to be sent to a remote display device, where the file can be displayed. Also, a user can record voice and text annotations from the mobile phone to preserve with an electronic file, and which is transported along with the file when it is displayed on a remote display device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

browsing a collection of files stored on a second computing device via a first computing device based on thumbnail images that represent corresponding files of the collection of files and that were received by the first computing device from the second computing device and were scaled, prior to being received, in size and quality by the second computing device in accordance with a display of the first computing device;

selecting a file from the browsed collection of files;

remotely controlling, in real-time by the first computing device, a presentation of the selected file by a second computing device, wherein the remotely controlled presentation of the selected file by the second computing device is displayed by a remote third device with a display that is not proximate the presenting second computing device and that is also not proximate the first computing device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the selected file comprises a slide show.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

recording a voice annotation about the slide show; and

storing the recorded voice annotation in a database.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising performing a keyword search against the database.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the first computing device is a mobile phone.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising authenticating the first computing device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the browsing is further based on a keyword search or a query.

8. At least one computer storage device that is not a signal or carrier wave per se, and that comprises computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a first computing device, cause the first computing device to perform actions comprising:

browsing a collection of files stored on a second computing device via the first computing device based on thumbnail images that represent corresponding files of the collection of files and that were received by the first computing device from the second computing device and were scaled, prior to being received, in size and quality by the second computing device in accordance with a display of the first computing device;

selecting a file from the browsed collection of files;

remotely controlling, in real-time by the first computing device, a presentation of the selected file by a second computing device, wherein the remotely controlled presentation of the selected file is displayed by a remote third device with a display that is not proximate the second computing device and that is also not proximate the first computing device.

9. The at least one computer storage device of claim 8 wherein the selected file comprises a slide show.

10. The at least one computer storage device of claim 9, the actions further comprising:

recording a voice annotation about the slide show; and

storing the recorded voice annotation in a database.

11. The at least one computer storage device of claim 10, the actions further comprising performing a keyword search against the database.

12. The at least one computer storage device of claim 8 wherein the first computing device is a mobile phone.

13. The at least one computer storage device of claim 8, the actions further comprising authenticating the first computing device.

14. The at least one computer storage device of claim 8 wherein the browsing is further based on a keyword search or a query.

15. A system comprising:

a first computing device;

at least one processor;

memory; and

at least one program module, wherein the system is configured to;

browse a collection of files stored on a second computing device via a first computing device based on thumbnail images that represent corresponding files of the collection of files and that were received by the first computing device from the second computing device and were scaled, prior to being received, in size and quality by the second computing device in accordance with a display of the first computing device;

select a file from the browsed collection of files;

remotely control, in real-time by the first computing device, a presentation of the selected file by a second computing device, wherein the remotely controlled presentation of the selected file is displayed by a remote third device with a display that is not proximate the second computing device and that is also not proximate the first computing device.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the selected file comprises a slide show.

17. The system of claim 16 further configured to:

record a voice annotation about the slide show; and

store the recorded voice annotation in a database.

18. The system of claim 15 wherein the first computing device is a mobile phone.

19. The system of claim 15 further configured to authenticate the first computing device.

20. The system of claim 15 wherein the browsing is further based on a keyword search or a query.