Method and system for using matrix code to display content

A computing device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a display operatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable memory having stored thereon at least executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:
• receiving, at the one or more processors, a content description and a matrix code,
• wherein the content description includes data describing a computer-readable video file,
• wherein the matrix code is encoded with a link to the video file,
• wherein the display is configured to display whichever one or more of the video file or the matrix code and a file requester is output by the one or more processors, and
• wherein the one or more processors are configured to output to the display the matrix code and the file requester without outputting the video file to the display;
• determining, at the one or more processors based at least in part on the content description, a condition indicative of the computing device being unable to display the video file at the display with at least a minimum quality level;
• outputting, by the one or more processors to the display in response to determining the condition indicative of the computing device being unable to display the video file at the display with at least the minimum quality level, the matrix code and the file requester without outputting the video file to the display;
• displaying, on the display, the matrix code and the file requester without displaying the video file on the display;
• determining, by the one or more processors, a selection of the file requester occurs via a contact with a portion of the display where the file requester is displayed;
• transmitting, in response to the selection of the file requester, a request for the video file from a remote server associated with the link;
• receiving, at the computing device, the video file in response to the request;
• and
• transmitting, by the computing device, the video file to a computing system separate from the computing device, whereby the video file can be displayed with at least the minimum quality level on a display located at the computing system.

A non-transitory computer-readable memory having stored thereon at least executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device including a display operatively coupled to the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform functions comprising:

• receiving, at the one or more processors, a content description and a matrix code,
• wherein the content description includes data describing a computer-readable video file,
• wherein the matrix code is encoded with a link to the video file,
• wherein the display is configured to display whichever one or more of the video file or the matrix code and a file requester is output by the one or more processors, and
• wherein the one or more processors are configured to output to the display the matrix code and the file requester without outputting the video file to the display;
• determining, at the one or more processors based at least in part on the content description, a condition indicative of the computing device being unable to display the video file at the display with at least a minimum quality level;
• outputting, by the one or more processors to the display in response to determining the condition indicative of the computing device being unable to display the video file at the display with at least the minimum quality level, the matrix code and the file requester without outputting the video file to the display;
• displaying, on the display, the matrix code and the file requester without displaying the video file on the display;
• determining, by the one or more processors, a selection of the file requester occurs via a contact with a portion of the display where the file requester is displayed;
• transmitting, in response to the selection of the file requester, a request for the video file from a remote server associated with the link;
• receiving, at the computing device, the video file in response to the request;
• and
• transmitting, by the computing device, the video file to a computing system separate from the computing device, whereby the video file can be displayed with at least the minimum quality level on a display located at the computing system.

A method comprising:

• receiving, at one or more processors within a first computing device, a content description, wherein the content description includes data describing one or more files and a link to the one or more files;
• determining, at the one or more processors, a condition indicative of the first computing device being unable to display the one or more files with at least a minimum quality level;
• determining, at the one or more processors, a second computing device configured to display the one or more files is available to receive the one or more files;
• making a determination, at the one or more processors, that the first computing device has a better network connection to receive the one or more files from a third computing device associated with the link than the second computing device or that the second computing device has a better network connection to receive the one or more files from the third computing device associated with the link than the first computing device;
• if the determination is that the first computing device has a better network connection to receive the one or more files from the third computing device associated with the link than the second computing device, then in response to making the determination, outputting by the one or more processors, a request for the one or more files from the third computing device associated with the link, receiving the one or more files at the first computing device, and outputting, by the one or more processors, the one or more files to the second computing device via a direct connection between the first computing device and the second computing device,
• otherwise, if the determination is that the second computing device has a better network connection to receive the one or more files from the third computing device associated with the link than the first computing device, then outputting the link to the second computing device via the direct connection between the first computing device and the second computing device.