Patent ID: 8285223

Claim:
A method of displaying status for a wireless link between a wireless display device and a local wireless media transmission device, comprising: detecting, via the wireless display device, a deviation from an expected wireless link status between the wireless display device and the local wireless media transmission device, where the local wireless media transmission device is located proximate to the wireless display device; determining, based upon the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status, that an expected wireless signal is not incident upon a first wireless receiver of the wireless display device by determining that an insufficient wireless signal is present at the first wireless receiver; identifying at least one problem that causes the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status by identifying that an obstruction placed between the local wireless media transmission device and the wireless display device causes an absence of the expected wireless signal at the first wireless receiver of the wireless display device; and displaying a wireless status indicator via a display associated with the wireless display device, where the wireless status indicator indicates that the expected wireless signal is not incident upon the first wireless receiver and indicates the identified problem that causes the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status, and where displaying the wireless status indicator via the display comprises displaying an indication that the insufficient wireless signal is present at the first wireless receiver and an indication that the obstruction is located between the local wireless media transmission device and the wireless display device.