System and method for video display transfer between video playback devices

A mobile device comprising:

• a local wireless communication interface;
• and
• a controller associated with the local wireless communication interface, adapted to:
• receive user input that initiates transfer of display of video content being rendered to the mobile device from a desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device;
• automatically detect the desired renderer, wherein automatically detecting the desired renderer comprises:
• obtaining a location of the mobile device;
• and
• obtaining a direction that the mobile device is pointing while the mobile device is pointed toward the desired renderer;
• wherein the desired renderer is enabled to be identified from a plurality of renderers based on the location of the mobile device and the direction that the mobile device is pointing while the mobile device is pointed toward the desired renderer;
• and
• cause transfer of display of the video content to the mobile device from the desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing software for instructing a controller of a mobile device to:

• receive user input that initiates transfer of display of video content being rendered to the mobile device from a desired renderer locate proximate to the mobile device;
• automatically detect the desired renderer, wherein automatically detecting the desired renderer comprises:
• obtaining a location of the mobile device;
• and
• obtaining a direction that the mobile device is pointing while the mobile device is pointed toward the desired renderer;
• wherein the desired renderer is enabled to be identified from a direction that the mobile device is pointing while the mobile device is pointed toward the desired renderer;
• and
• cause transfer of display of the video content to the mobile device from the desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device.

A method of operation of a mobile device comprising:

• receiving user input that initiates transfer of display of video content being rendered to the mobile device from a desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device
• automatically detecting the desired renderer, wherein automatically detecting the desired renderer comprises capturing a digital image of the desired renderer, wherein the desired renderer is enabled to be indentified via fiduciary markers of the desired renderer in the digital image;
• and
• causing transfer of display of the video content to the mobile device from the desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device.

A method of operation of a mobile device comprising:

• receiving user input that initiates transfer of display of video content being rendered from the mobile device to a desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device;
• automatically detecting the desired renderer, wherein automatically detecting the desired renderer comprises:
• obtaining a location of the mobile device;
• and
• obtaining a direction that the mobile device is pointing while the mobile device is pointed toward the desired renderer;
• wherein the desired renderer is enabled to be identified from a plurality of renderers based on the location of the mobile device and the direction that the mobile device is pointing while the mobile device is pointed toward the desired renderer;
• and
• causing transfer of display of the video content from the mobile device to the desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device.

A mobile device comprising:

• a local wireless communication interface;
• and
• a controller associated with the local wireless communication interface, adapted to:
• receive user input that initiates transfer of display of video content from the mobile device to a desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device;
• automatically detect the desired renderer, wherein automatically detecting the desired renderer comprises:
• obtaining a location of the mobile device;
• and
• obtaining a direction that the mobile device is pointing while the mobile device is pointed toward the desired renderer;
• wherein the desired renderer is enabled to be identified from a plurality of renderers based on the location of the mobile device and the direction that the mobile device is pointing while the mobile device is pointed toward the desired renderer;
• and
• cause transfer of display of the video content from the mobile device to the desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing software for instructing a controller of a mobile device to:

• receive user input that initiates transfer of display of video content being rendered from the mobile device to a desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device;
• automatically detecting the desired renderer, wherein automatically detecting the desired rendered comprises:
• obtaining a location of the mobile device;
• and
• obtaining a direction that the mobile device is pointing while the mobile device is pointed toward the desired renderer;
• wherein the desired renderer is enabled to be identified from a plurality of renderers based on the location of the mobile device and the direction that the mobile device is pointing while the mobile device is pointed toward the desired renderer;
• and
• cause transfer of display of the video content from the mobile device to the desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device.

A method of operation of a mobile device comprising:

• receiving user input that initiates transfer of display of video content being rendered from the mobile device to a desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device;
• automatically detecting the desired renderer, wherein automatically detecting the desired rendered comprises capturing a digital image of the desired renderer, wherein the desired renderer is enabled to be identified via fiduciary markers of the desired renderer in the digital image;
• and
• causing transfer of display of the video content from the mobile device to the desired renderer located proximate to the mobile device.