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Patent US7881564 - Image scaling arrangement - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsMethods and system for transferring images between devices are disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7881564?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7881564 - Image scaling arrangementAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7881564 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/577,677Publication date1 Feb 2011Filing date12 Oct 2009Priority date25 Oct 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101049019A, CN101049019B, EP1805991A2, EP2273787A2, EP2273787A3, EP2285108A2, EP2285108A3, EP2312847A2, EP2312847A3, US7433546, US7565036, US7623740, US8200629, US20060088228, US20070217716, US20080260295, US20090216814, US20100054715, WO2006047697A2, WO2006047697A3Publication number12577677, 577677, US 7881564 B2, US 7881564B2, US-B2-7881564, US7881564 B2, US7881564B2InventorsGreg Marriott, Jesse Boettcher, Thomas Dowdy, David Heller, Jeff Miller, Jeffrey L. RobbinOriginal AssigneeApple Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (108), Referenced by (1), Classifications (42), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImage scaling arrangementUS 7881564 B2Abstract Methods and system for transferring images between devices are disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.
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