Apparatus, and associated method, for presenting content
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsMihal Lazaridis, Donald James Lindsay
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Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated method, provides for an asymmetric-mode playout of content at a display or other playout element connected to a wireless device. When the content is played out in an asymmetric mode, the content provided for playout at the external device is nonidentical to the content played out at an integral display element of the wireless device.
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An apparatus for an electronic device having a device content transducer and a content output port, said apparatus comprising:
- a detector configured to detect selection to provide playout of selected content;
- a determiner configured to determine whether the playout of the selected content is to be in an asymmetric mode;
- a content provider configured to provide first output content at the content output port and second output content at the device content transducer, the first output content and the second output content nonidentical when said determiner determines that the playout is to be in the asymmetric mode.
A method for facilitating playout by an electronic device having a device content transducer and a content output port, said method comprising:
- detecting selection to provide playout of selected content;
- determining whether the playout of the selected content is to be in an asymmetric mode;
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- providing first output content at the content output port and second output content at the device content transducer, the first output content and the second output content nonidentical when determination is made during said determining that the playout is to be in the asymmetric mode.
A method for facilitating playout of content at a wireless device, said method comprising:
- detecting selection in what manner to playout the content;
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- if selection is detected during said detecting to playout the content in an asynchronous manner, providing first content at an output display of the wireless device and providing second content at an output port of the wireless device, the first content and the second content nonidentical.
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