Methods and systems for enabling communications between devices
AssigneeSonifi Solutions, Inc.
InventorsDerin Michael Zerr, Joel Walter Zdepski, Shaun Eugene Marko, Chad J. Schroeder, Andy Loren Anderson, Christopher Paul Wollmann
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Abstract
Methods and systems for selecting and delivering content are provided. More particularly, content can be delivered to an output device from a user device through a device adaptor, such as an over-the-top (OTT) device. The OTT device or devices available to the user device are determined by a communication server. In particular, the OTT device or devices available to the user device are limited to those OTT devices associated with an output device in the user's room, or that the user is otherwise authorized to access.
Claims20
A system for selecting and delivering content, comprising:
- a first network;
- a communication server;
- a first user device;
- and
- a plurality of output devices,
- wherein, in response to the first user device establishing a connection with the communication server via the first network, an identification of a first sub-set of output devices in the plurality of output devices determined by the communication server to be available for use by the first user device is communicated by the communication server to the first user device via the first network,
- wherein a content provider application launched on the first user device receives a message identifying the first sub-set of output devices available for use by the first user device and the first content provider application presents an option to display content on an output device included in the first sub-set of output devices, and
- wherein, in response to receiving a selection from a user to output content on a first output device included in the first sub-set of output devices, content is delivered from a content provider to the first output device without passing through the first user device.
A system for selecting and delivering content, comprising:
- a first network, the first network including:
- a communication server;
- and
- a first access point;
- a second network, the second network including:
- at least a first output device;
- and
- at least a first sub-set of user devices;
- wherein the first sub-set of user devices is registered with the communication server,
- wherein, in response to the first user device registering with the communication server, the communication server identifies the first sub-set of user devices as being available to the first user device,
- wherein, following the first user device connecting to the first access point, a first content provider application is launched on the first user device and the first content provider application presents an option to display content on at least one output device included in the first sub-set of output devices,
- wherein, in response to a user selection of a first output device included in the first sub-set of user devices to output content using the first output device that is entered using the first content provider application on the first user device, the content is delivered from a content provider to the first output device without passing through the first user device.
A method, comprising:
- registering a first user device with a communication server, wherein the first user device is associated with first information;
- connecting the first user device to a first access point;
- in response to the first user device connecting to the first access point, the communication server identifying a first sub-set of output devices available to the first user device;
- and
- receiving a user selection to output content from a content provider through a first output device included in the first sub-set of output devices through a first content provider application on the first user device;
- outputting content from the content provider on the first output device, wherein the content from the content provider does not pass through the first user device, and
- wherein the first output device is not visible to a second user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.