Systems and methods for transferring content between user equipment and a wireless communications device

US9201627B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9201627-B2
Application numberUS-65257210-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 5, 2010
Priority dateJan 5, 2010
Publication dateDec 1, 2015
Grant dateDec 1, 2015

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A wireless communications device provides users with opportunities to access interactive media guidance or other applications and to control user equipment and interactive media guidance applications. In an exemplary embodiment, if the wireless communications device goes outside of a predetermined range from the user equipment, content that was playing on user equipment may automatically be streamed to the wireless communications device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for automatically transferring media content, the method comprising: determining, at a wireless communications device, that the wireless communications device is within range of a short-range link formed between the wireless communications device and user equipment; based on the determining that the wireless communications device is within the range of the short-range link, refraining from displaying content on the wireless communications device,…

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What does patent US9201627B2 cover?
A wireless communications device provides users with opportunities to access interactive media guidance or other applications and to control user equipment and interactive media guidance applications. In an exemplary embodiment, if the wireless communications device goes outside of a predetermined range from the user equipment, content that was playing on user equipment may automatically be str…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tam Terry, So Jerry, Wong Dick, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/1454. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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