In-house location based services
US8537753B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/021
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile device of a user discovers topological information about electronic devices in a premise environment, and shares such information with a media gateway. The media gateway uses the topological information to augment content from a server, such as a web page that supports access to media content, to add graphical objects corresponding to those electronic devices in proximity to the mobile device that are capable of reproducing the streaming media content. Selection of the one of the add-on graphical objects causes delivery of the media content to the corresponding electronic device instead of the display of the mobile device. In this manner, a more natural selection mechanism than that available using conventional pull-down lists of options is provided.
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