Patent ID: 6760045
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A system for displaying content accessed by a client through a network via a projector, the content including a client version suitable for access by said client and a projector version suitable for display by said projector, comprising:a server coupled to the network, said server being capable of communication with said client via the network; said projector communicatively coupled to said server, said projector being capable of accessing the projector version of the content; said client and said projector each comprising a browser for accessing said content; wherein, upon receiving a request from said client that said projector display the content accessed by the client, said server is capable of thereafter detecting when said client is accessing the client version of the content and notifying said projector to access the projector component of the content via the network whereupon the content may be displayed by said projector, the server determining that the request is not received from a projector by receiving a call from a calling machine and determining if the calling machine is in a list maintained by the server, and if the calling machine is not in the list, determining that the calling machine is a client and updating the list so that the requested projector displays content accessed by the client.