Patent ID: 9450995
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G06F,G08C,H04L,H04N,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method of controlling presentation of audio-video content on a presentation device by a wireless computing device, the method comprising: discovering, via a device discovery process and/or a service discovery process executing on the wireless computing device, a plurality of presentation devices capable of presenting the audio-video content; displaying representations of the plurality of presentation devices in a graphical user interface of the wireless computing device; receiving an indication of a user selection of a presentation device of the plurality of presentation devices; establishing a first communications channel with the indicated presentation device; establishing a second communications channel with the indicated presentation device, the second communications channel employing a different protocol from that of the first communications channel, at least one different transmission parameter from that of the first communications channel, and a different radio of the wireless computing device from that used for the first communications channel; streaming the audio-video content from the wireless computing device to the indicated presentation device over the first communications channel for presentation on the indicated presentation device while a video portion of the audio-video content is being displayed in the graphical user interface of the wireless computing device; receiving a user request for modification of the presentation of the streamed audio-video content on the indicated presentation device, the user request representing a request to change at least one characteristic of the presentation of the streamed audio-video content on the indicated presentation device; formatting a command for transmission to the indicated presentation device over the second communications channel; and transmitting the command to the indicated presentation device over the second communications channel.