Patent ID: 8078230
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a prioritized list of display devices for display of a media file, the prioritized list being provided on a mobile computing device, the display devices being connected to the mobile computing device in a network, the method comprising: determining characteristics of the media file; discovering by the mobile computing device the display devices connected to the mobile computing device; discovering by the mobile computing device display characteristics of the display devices; creating the prioritized list of the display devices by comparing the characteristics of the media file to the display characteristics of the display devices; and providing the prioritized list of the display devices on the mobile computing device for selection by a user; wherein the characteristics of the media file are at least one of a resolution of the media file and a duration of the media file; wherein the display characteristics of the display devices include at least one of a native resolution and a power availability of each of the display devices; wherein creating the prioritized list of the display devices comprises comparing the resolution of the media file to the native resolutions of each of the display devices and arranging display devices higher on the prioritized list that have a native resolution that more closely matches the resolution of the media file; and wherein creating the prioritized list of the display devices comprises arranging display devices without sufficient available power to display the media file at the bottom of the prioritized list of the display devices.