Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To push a user interface to a remote device. SOLUTION: A graphical user interface ("GUI") can be presented on a remote control accessory device that has user input and display devices. The GUI may be defined and managed by a portable media device that is controlled using the GUI. The portable media device can provide the accessory with a GUI image to be displayed. The accessory can send information to the portable media device indicative of a user operation of an input device in response to the displayed image. The portable media device can process this input to identify the action requested by the user and take the appropriate action, which can include updating the GUI image provided to the accessory. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide improved techniques to control utilization of accessory devices with electronic devices using cryptographic approaches to authenticate electronic devices, namely, electronic devices that interconnect and communicate with one another.SOLUTION: Different electronic devices can, for example, be provisioned differently depending on different degrees or levels of authentication, or depending on a manufacturer or product basis by authenticating encrypted authentication information. Another aspect pertains to using an accessory (or adapter) to convert a peripheral device (e.g., USB device) into a host device (e.g., USB host). The improved techniques are particularly well suited for electronic devices, such as media devices that can receive accessory devices. One example of a media device is a media player, such as a music player that can present (e.g., play) media items (or media assets).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable media player which improves user control, is miniaturized in size and has longer battery life. SOLUTION: A portable media device 100 reproduces media assets, functions as a solid-state drive for storing data, has one or more status indicators, and has a peripheral bus connector 104, a rechargeable battery 110, and one or more input devices 112 on the front and rear surfaces of a housing 102. The portable media device 100 can store media player status information in persistent memory before powering down. Thereafter, when the portable media device is again powered up, the stored media player status information can be utilized to restore the state. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide improved techniques to control utilization of accessory devices with electronic devices by using cryptographic approaches to authenticate electronic devices, namely, electronic devices that interconnect and communicate with one another. SOLUTION: By authenticating encrypted authentication information, different electronic devices can, for example, be provisioned differently depending on different degrees or levels of authentication, or depending on manufacturer or product basis. Still another aspect pertains to using an accessory (or adapter) to convert a peripheral device (e.g., USB device) into a host device (e.g., USB host). The improved techniques are particularly well suited for electronic devices, such as media devices, that can receive accessory devices. One example of a media device is a media player, such as a music player, that can present (e.g., play) media items (or media assets). COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To push a user interface to a remote device.SOLUTION: A graphical user interface (GUI) can be presented on a remote control accessory device having a user input part and a display device. The GUI can be defined and managed by a portable media device to be controlled by using the GUI. The portable media device can give a GUI image to be displayed to an accessory. The accessory can transmit information to the portable media device showing the user operation of the input device in response to an image to be displayed. The portable media device can process the input, and identify an action requested by the user, and take an appropriate action. This can include updating the GUI image given to the accessory.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To connect or couple a media player and an external device. SOLUTION: A part of a contact point is exclusive use for a firewire signal, on the other hand, the other part is exclusive use for a USB signal. Also the contact point is used for ground, charging, power supply, protocol, accessory identification, audio, line input, line output, or the like. Additional contact points are used to ground a housing of a connector. The number of contact points is changed drastically. The number of contact points depends generally on a signal required for supporting a device using connectors. Further, some of contact points are used for supporting the firewire. On the other hand, the other contact points are used for supporting the USB. The minimum number of contact points corresponds to the number required for supporting the devices, and includes at least 30 contact points including firewire contact points, USB contact points, ground contact points, power supply contact points, auxiliary contact points, or the like. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for allocating resources (such as communications bandwidth) using a network access device. In one embodiment, the network comprises a wireless (e.g., WiFi) network, and the access device comprises a wireless router or gateway in communication with a plurality of wireless users. The device comprises an administrator function which allows the network administrator to implement one or more resource allocation policies or rules. Using this approach, resources such as bandwidth can be allocated based on any number of different parameters or use classifications, including for example: (i) public versus private use; (ii) security level; (iii) user range from the access device; (iv) type of PHY or air interface; (v) type of channel coding; (vi) air interface mode or application (e.g., data versus voice). In one variant, the allocation policies are manually controlled by the administrator. In another variant, substantially automatic resource allocation is performed by the administrator program.
Abstract:
A processing system is described that includes a wireless communication interface that wirelessly communicates with one or more wireless client devices in the vicinity of an establishment. The wireless communication interface receives a remote order corresponding to an item selected by at least one of the wireless client devices. A local server computer located in proximity to the establishment generates instructions for processing the remote order received from the wireless communication interface. The local server computer then passes the processing instructions to an order processing queue in preparation for processing of the remote order.
Abstract:
An accessory communicates with a PMD to store tags associated with broadcasts in a file maintained in a storage medium of the accessory, where the tags contain information descriptive of a subset of the broadcast content. In one embodiment, the accessory sends commands to the PMD to create or open a tag file that resides on the PMD, write one or more tags to the file, and close the file. Stored tags can be used to access (e.g., purchase) tagged content by communicating with a media asset delivery service either via a host computer or directly from the PMD.
Abstract:
A graphical user interface ("GUI") can be presented on a remote control accessory device that has user input and display devices. The GUI can be defined and managed by a portable media device that is controlled using the GUI. The portable media device can provide the accessory with a GUI image to be displayed. The accessory can send information to the portable media device indicative of a user operation of an input device in response to the displayed image. The portable media device can process this input to identify the action requested by the user and take the appropriate action, which can include updating the GUI image provided to the accessory.