US2011183654A1PendingUtilityA1

Concurrent Use of Multiple User Interface Devices

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Assignee: LANIER BRIANPriority: Jan 25, 2010Filed: Jan 25, 2010Published: Jul 28, 2011
Est. expiryJan 25, 2030(~3.5 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Brian LanierJames M. Barton
G06Q 20/102G06F 3/1438H04N 21/4334H04N 21/47217H04N 21/242H04N 21/2387G09G 2340/045H04N 21/431H04N 21/812H04N 21/4402H04N 21/4751H04N 21/4302H04N 21/4122H04N 21/6125H04L 65/611H04N 21/41265
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Abstract

A method for displaying multimedia content is described. The method includes transmitting multimedia content for display on a first user interface device; concurrently transmitting related content for display on a second user interface device, at least a portion of the multimedia content and at least a portion of the related content being similar or identical; obtaining user input received at the second user interface device; performing an operation associated with the multimedia content displayed on the first user interface device, based on the user input received at the second user interface device; where the method is performed by at least one device comprising a processor.

Claims

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1 . A method comprising:
 transmitting multimedia content for display on a first user interface device;   concurrently transmitting related content for display on a second user interface device, at least a portion of the multimedia content and at least a portion of the related content being similar or identical;   obtaining user input received at the second user interface device;   performing an operation associated with the multimedia content displayed on the first user interface device, based on the user input received at the second user interface device;   wherein the method is performed by at least one device comprising a processor.   
     
     
         2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein transmitting the multimedia content for display on the first user interface and concurrently transmitting the related content for display on the second user interface is performed by the same device. 
     
     
         3 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising selecting a spatial portion of a frame in the multimedia content as a whole frame in the related content. 
     
     
         4 . The method as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the spatial portion of the frame in the multimedia content is selected as the whole frame in the related content in response to detecting that the spatial portion comprises a menu. 
     
     
         5 . The method as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the spatial portion of the frame in the multimedia content is selected as the whole frame in the related content based on the user input. 
     
     
         6 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the related content comprises the multimedia content with additional content overlaid on the multimedia content. 
     
     
         7 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the related content comprises an alternate version of the multimedia content displayed on the first user interface device. 
     
     
         8 . The method as recited in  1 , wherein the related content comprises advertisements for products or services within the multimedia content displayed on the first user interface device. 
     
     
         9 . The method as recited in  1 , wherein the related content comprises information describing one or more image attributes within the multimedia content displayed on the first user interface device. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 a media device transmitting multimedia content to a user interface for displaying of the multimedia content on the user interface;   the media device transmitting the multimedia content to a cellular telephone for displaying of the multimedia content on the cellular telephone;   the user interface and the cellular telephone concurrently displaying the multimedia content received from the media device.   
     
     
         11 . A computer readable storage medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed perform the steps as recited in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         12 . A computer readable storage medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed perform the steps as recited in  claim 2 . 
     
     
         13 . A computer readable storage medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed perform the steps as recited in  claim 3 . 
     
     
         14 . A computer readable storage medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed perform the steps as recited in  claim 4 . 
     
     
         15 . A computer readable storage medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed perform the steps as recited in  claim 5 . 
     
     
         16 . A computer readable storage medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed perform the steps as recited in  claim 6 . 
     
     
         17 . A computer readable storage medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed perform the steps as recited in  claim 7 . 
     
     
         18 . A computer readable storage medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed perform the steps as recited in  claim 8 . 
     
     
         19 . A computer readable storage medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed perform the steps as recited in  claim 9 . 
     
     
         20 . A computer readable storage medium, comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed perform the steps as recited in  claim 10 . 
     
     
         21 . A system comprising one or more processors and configured to perform the steps as recited in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         22 . A system comprising one or more processors and configured to perform the steps as recited in  claim 2 . 
     
     
         23 . A system comprising one or more processors and configured to perform the steps as recited in  claim 3 . 
     
     
         24 . A system comprising one or more processors and configured to perform the steps as recited in  claim 4 . 
     
     
         25 . A system comprising one or more processors and configured to perform the steps as recited in  claim 5 . 
     
     
         26 . A system comprising one or more processors and configured to perform the steps as recited in  claim 6 . 
     
     
         27 . A system comprising one or more processors and configured to perform the steps as recited in  claim 7 . 
     
     
         28 . A system comprising one or more processors and configured to perform the steps as recited in  claim 8 . 
     
     
         29 . A system comprising one or more processors and configured to perform the steps as recited in  claim 9 . 
     
     
         30 . A system comprising one or more processors and configured to perform the steps as recited in  claim 10 .

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