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Patent US8200629 - Image scaling arrangement - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethods and system for transferring images between devices is 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.com/patents/US8200629?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8200629 - Image scaling arrangementAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8200629 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/419,161Publication dateJun 12, 2012Filing dateApr 6, 2009Priority dateOct 25, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101049019A, CN101049019B, EP1805991A2, EP2273787A2, EP2273787A3, EP2285108A2, EP2285108A3, EP2312847A2, EP2312847A3, US7433546, US7565036, US7623740, US7881564, US20060088228, US20070217716, US20080260295, US20090216814, US20100054715, WO2006047697A2, WO2006047697A3Publication number12419161, 419161, US 8200629 B2, US 8200629B2, US-B2-8200629, US8200629 B2, US8200629B2InventorsGreg Marriott, Jesse Boettcher, Thomas Dowdy, David Heller, Jeff Miller, Jeffrey L. RobbinOriginal AssigneeApple Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (189), Non-Patent Citations (119), Referenced by (2), Classifications (50), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetImage scaling arrangement
US 8200629 B2Abstract
This application is a continuation of and claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/749,599 entitled “IMAGE SCALING ARRANGEMENT” filed May 16, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,565,036 B2, which is a continuation of and claimed priority under 35 U.S.C. �120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/973,657 entitled “IMAGE SCALING ARRANGEMENT” filed Oct. 25, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,433,546 issued Oct. 7, 2008.
Ser. No. 10/973,657 is related to: (i) U.S. application Ser. No. 10/973,925 entitled “MULTIPLE MEDIA TYPE SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN HOST COMPUTER AND MEDIA DEVICE,” filed Oct. 25, 2004, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (ii) U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/622,304, Oct. 25, 2004, and entitled “WIRELESS SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN MEDIA PLAYER AND HOST DEVICE,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; (iii) U.S. application Ser. No. 10/277,418, filed Oct. 21, 2002, and entitled “INTELLIGENT INTERACTION BETWEEN MEDIA PLAYER AND HOST COMPUTER,” which is hereby incorporated herein by reference; and (iv) U.S. application Ser. No. 10/118,069, filed Apr. 5, 2002, and entitled “INTELLIGENT SYNCHRONIZATION OF MEDIA PLAYER WITH HOST COMPUTER,” which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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