Systems, methods and apparatuses for brokering data between wireless devices, servers and data rendering devices

摘要

Provide dare methods, systems and apparatuses for data brokering between hand held wireless devices (WDs) and data rendering devices (DRDs). DRDs in the form of multimedia devices used for rendering data by printing (e.g. to a networked printer) or displaying video data (e.g., televisions, video monitors, and projectors) are provided with data for rendering at the DRD at the request of WDs. DRDs are capable of receiving data data from a network at the request of a WD and/or directly from a WD as the host and then rendering or displaying the data on devices capable of receiving and processing the data. DRD (e.g. printers and multimedia video devices) can also be controlled by the WD during display of the data and to control display of the data.

主权项

1. A method of brokering data between a wireless device (WD) and a data rendering device (DRD), the method comprising:
identifying data through a WD to render at a DRD; providing a DRD locator request from the WD through a wireless communications network to a network resource to find at least one DRD located near the WD, wherein the WD location is first determined by at least one of a GPS module included in the WD and connection of the WD to the wireless communications network; receiving location information and rendering capabilities through the wireless communications network for at least one DRD located near the WD; selecting a DRD from discovery of the at least one DRD based on location information with respect to the WD and at least one of rendering capabilities and identifying data for said DRD; send the data for rendering by said DRD; receiving a passcode to provide to said DRD once said DRD is physically located; and providing the passcode to said DRD by at least one of entry of the passcode at a user interface associated with said DRD and entry of the passcode at a user interface on the WD while the WD is in wireless communication with said DRD; wherein said DRD retrieves said data and renders said data after the passcode entered by said user is verified by said DRD.