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US 2010/0169509 A1Published application
Host configured for interoperation with coupled portable media player device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorGreg Marriott
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Abstract
Methods and system for transferring images between devices is disclosed. For example, differently scaled images by a host device may automatically and/or selectively be transferred to a media player for display. In turn, appropriately scaled images may be transferred automatically and/or selectively to another display device for example a TV, camera or printer. The selectivity may occur either at the host level or at the player level.
Claims16
A method, comprising:
- by a host computer coupled to a media player,
- evaluating characteristics of the media player in relation to interoperation with the host computer;
- determining if there is a more appropriate system software available for the media player based on the evaluating;
- and
- configuring the media player using the more appropriate system software.
2 more elements
A method, comprising:
- coupling a portable media player to a host computer;
- and
- using a more appropriate system software by the media player, wherein the more appropriate system software is determined and provided by the host computer based upon the host computer evaluating characteristics of the media player when interoperating with the host computer.
A media player, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- an interface suitable for connecting the media player to a host computer, wherein after the media player is connected to the host computer, the processor causes the media player to
- use a more appropriate system software, wherein the more appropriate system software is determined and provided by the host computer based upon the host computer evaluating characteristics of the media player when interoperating with the host computer.
1 more element
Computer readable medium for storing computer program product in tangible form executable by a processor in a media player, comprising:
- computer program code for discovering that the media player is coupled to a host computer;
- and
- computer program code for using a more appropriate system software by the media player, wherein the more appropriate system software is determined and provided by the host computer based upon the host computer evaluating characteristics of the media player when interoperating with the host computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.