Processing files from a mobile device
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsSteve Glenner, Curtis Wong
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Abstract
The presently described subject matter allows the user to interactively browse a collection of electronic files, such as a digital photo collection, remotely using a mobile telephone. Files from the collection of electronic files can be directed from the mobile telephone to be sent to a remote display device, where the file can be displayed. Also, a user can record voice and text annotations from the mobile phone to preserve with an electronic file, and which is transported along with the file when it is displayed on a remote display device.
Claims20
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- memory;
- data transmission means;
- an application stored in the memory, said application being configured to establish a data connection with a base computing device over a mobile network via the data transmission means and to manipulate one or more electronic files stored on the base computing device.
One or more computer-readable media containing executable instructions that, when executed, implement the following steps:
- establishing contact with a base computing device that stores one or more electronic files;
- manipulating the one or more electronic files on the base computing device;
- and
- directing the one or more electronic files to a remote display device that is configured to display at least a portion of the one or more electronic files.
A method, comprising:
- establishing a communication session with a mobile device;
- receiving a command from the mobile device to manipulate one of a plurality of locally stored digital image files;
- and
- manipulating the digital image file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.