Synchronized visual indicators for multimedia device actions
US10785414B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/633
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (i) identifying, by a multimedia device that is connected to an external display, an action that is to be performed by the multimedia device, (ii) selecting, by the multimedia device, at least one visual pattern that corresponds to the action, and (iii) displaying, when the multimedia device performs the action, the visual pattern simultaneously on both the multimedia device and the external display to visually indicate that the action is being performed. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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