Patents
US 10642576 B2: Mobile information apparatus that includes wireless communication circuitry for discovery of an output device for outputting digital content at the wirelessly discovered output device
- Granted
- 2020-05-05
- Filed
- 2018-12-21 application 16229896
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Information apparatus (e.g., a smart phone) for outputting digital content to an output device is herein disclosed and enabled. The information apparatus includes wireless communication circuitry for wirelessly discovering one or more output devices based, at least in part, on physical proximity and using short range wireless communication. Subsequent to having wirelessly discovered the output devices, the information apparatus receives device dependent attributes from the discovered output devices and provides, on a touch sensitive screen interface, at least an item related to the discovered output devices for selection. The device dependent attributes include information related to the discovered output devices. After the output device is selected, the information apparatus: generates output data from the digital content based, at least in part, on the device dependent attributes, and wirelessly transmits the generated output data to the selected output device for rendering at least part of the digital content.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200505.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexiworld Technologies, Inc. 76 patents | US company or organization | Vancouver, WA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Ho Chang | Vancouver, WA | 85 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christina Ying Liu | Fremont, CA | 71 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/167 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q20/3224 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L12/2805 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04M | Telephonic communication | H04M1/2478 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W4/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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