Image display device and method of announcing a presence of an image display device over a network
US8429227B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0089
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an image display device, a method of communicating over a network an invitation to use the image display device to at least one image source connected to the network is provided. The method may include forming an invitation message, wherein the invitation message contains an invitation for an image source to connect to the image display device to use a service on the image display device, and sending the invitation message to a multicasting address on the network.
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