Wireless link status presentation for wireless displays

A method of displaying status for a wireless link between a wireless display device and a local wireless media transmission device, comprising:

• detecting, via the wireless display device, a deviation from an expected wireless link status between the wireless display device and the local wireless media transmission device, where the local wireless media transmission device is located proximate to the wireless display device;
• determining, based upon the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status, that an expected wireless signal is not incident upon a first wireless receiver of the wireless display device;
• identifying a plurality of problems that cause the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status;
• and
• displaying a wireless status indicator via a display associated with the wireless display device, where the wireless status indicator indicates that the expected wireless signal is not incident upon the first wireless receiver and indicates the identified plurality of problems that cause the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status, where displaying the identified plurality of problems that cause the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status includes displaying an instruction directing a user to correct a first one of the identified plurality of problems.

A wireless display device, comprising:

• a display comprising a display area;
• a first wireless receiver device that receives video content that is displayed via the display;
• and a processor configured to:
• detect a deviation from an expected wireless link status between the wireless display device and a local wireless media transmission device, where the local wireless media transmission device is located proximate to the wireless display device;
• determine, based upon the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status, that an expected wireless signal is not incident upon the first wireless receiver of the wireless display device by determining that an insufficient wireless signal is present at the first wireless receiver;
• identify at least one problem that causes the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status;
• and display a wireless status indicator via the display, where the wireless status indicator indicates that the expected wireless signal is not incident upon the first wireless receiver and indicates the identified problem that causes the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status, where the processor is configured to display an indication that the insufficient wireless signal is present at the first wireless receiver and an indication that an obstruction is located between the local wireless media transmission device and the wireless display device.

A wireless display device, comprising:

• a display comprising a display area;
• a first wireless receiver device that receives video content that is displayed via the display;
• and a processor configured to:
• detect a deviation from an expected wireless link status between the wireless display device and a local wireless media transmission device, where the local wireless media transmission device is located proximate to the wireless display device;
• determine, based upon the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status, that an expected wireless signal is not incident upon the first wireless receiver of the wireless display device;
• identify at least one problem that causes the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status;
• and display a wireless status indicator via the display, where the wireless status indicator indicates that the expected wireless signal is not incident upon the first wireless receiver and indicates the identified problem that causes the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status;
• and in being configured to identify the problem that causes the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status, the processor is configured to identify a plurality of problems that cause the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status;
• and in being configured to display the wireless status indicator via the display, the processor is configured to display the identified plurality of problems that cause the detected deviation from the expected wireless link status and an instruction directing a user to correct a first one of the identified plurality of problems.