Patent ID: 8856355

Claim:
A control server device for determining a type of connection, the control server device comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory that stores computer-executable instructions executable on the at least one processor, wherein, the at least one processor is configured to access the at least one memory, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to: monitor, by the control server device, for a connection request from one of a plurality of devices; receive, by the control server device, from a display device of the plurality of devices, first information identifying the display device, the display device displaying images or a video; receive, by the control server device, both second information identifying a mobile device and third information on the display device from the mobile device from among the plurality of devices; determine, by the control server device, a type of connection between the mobile device and the display device based at least in part on at least one of the first information, the second information, and the third information; and control, by the control server device, at least one of the mobile device and the display device to establish the type of connection between the mobile device and the display device.