公开(公告)号：US20180253264A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15973317

申请日：2018-05-07

Applicant: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Ho Chang ,  Christina Ying Liu

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1247 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/3224 ,  G06Q20/327 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/2812 ,  H04L12/2834 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/0492 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/2823 ,  H04L67/2828 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  H05K999/99

Abstract: Digital content services provided over the Internet for transmitting or streaming protected digital content to client or output devices are herein disclosed and enabled. The protected digital content is encrypted and device dependent or specific for rendering or playing at a limited number of devices including smart phones, information pads, audio players, media controllers, televisions, printers, etc. To illustrate, a client may include an application for accessing selected digital content from a subscribed content service or store over the Internet. To access digital content, a client application may send, to the content service or store, authentication information, subscription information, and/or a reference to selected digital content. The service then generates encrypted device dependent output data associated with a device or identification previously registered with the service for transmitting or streaming, to the client or output devices (e.g., televisions, speakers, media controllers), the digital content for rendering.

公开(公告)号：US20180203648A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15924077

申请日：2018-03-16

Applicant: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Ho Chang ,  Christina Ying Liu

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1247 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/3224 ,  G06Q20/327 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/2812 ,  H04L12/2834 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/0492 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/2823 ,  H04L67/2828 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  H05K999/99

Abstract: A method for capturing and outputting digital content is herein disclosed and enabled, the output system includes an information apparatus, a server, and a client device. The information apparatus includes at least a digital camera and a wireless communication module (e.g., IEEE 802.11 or Bluetooth). The server is accessible by the client device over a network. The information apparatus, using the digital camera, captures digital content and transmits, over the Internet and using the wireless communication module, the digital content to the server for storage. The server generates output data from at least part of the digital content stored at the server, and provides the generated output data from the server to the client device that has security or authentication information for accessing the server. The client device outputs or plays at least part of the digital content at an output device associated with the client device.

公开(公告)号：US20180203647A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15922741

申请日：2018-03-15

Applicant: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Ho Chang ,  Christina Ying Liu

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1247 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/3224 ,  G06Q20/327 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/2812 ,  H04L12/2834 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/0492 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/2823 ,  H04L67/2828 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  H05K999/99

Abstract: An output system for capturing and outputting digital content is herein disclosed and enabled. The output system includes an information apparatus (e.g., a digital capturing device or an internet appliance) for capturing digital content, a server application at a server over the Internet, and a client application at a client device for accessing the captured digital content. The information apparatus includes a wireless communication module (e.g., IEEE 802.11 or Bluetooth) for transmitting the captured digital content to the server. The server application generates output data from the captured digital content for sending to the client device for outputting or playing at least part of the output data at an output device associated with the client device. Receipt of the output data is dependent on the client application having provided security or authentication information and payment or subscription information to the server.

公开(公告)号：US20180046418A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15725220

申请日：2017-10-04

Applicant: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Ho Chang ,  Christina Ying Liu

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04N1/44 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06K15/02 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W4/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/1236 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/1203 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/122 ,  G06F3/1226 ,  G06F3/1228 ,  G06F3/1229 ,  G06F3/1238 ,  G06F3/1245 ,  G06F3/1247 ,  G06F3/1253 ,  G06F3/1258 ,  G06F3/128 ,  G06F3/1284 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  G06F3/1286 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/162 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/181 ,  G06K15/1836 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/30 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04N1/00244 ,  H04N1/00283 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N1/00403 ,  H04N1/00411 ,  H04N1/00488 ,  H04N1/00854 ,  H04N1/00938 ,  H04N1/32534 ,  H04N1/32582 ,  H04N1/4413 ,  H04N1/442 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N2201/0039 ,  H04N2201/0041 ,  H04N2201/0053 ,  H04N2201/0055 ,  H04N2201/0082 ,  H04N2201/0094 ,  H04W4/008 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W76/023 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W84/12 ,  Y02B60/1271 ,  Y02D10/1592

Abstract: Output systems (e.g., information apparatus, Internet appliances, audio devices or video output devices) supporting voice commands for playing digital content received from a service provided over a network (e.g., Internet) are herein disclosed and enabled. The output system includes a touch sensitive screen interface for receiving security information to access a wireless local area network and for receiving authentication information to access the service over the network. The service may be a paid or subscribed service. While connected to the service, the output system receives voice commands from the user for outputting or playing selected digital content, and, in response to the voice commands, the output system receives, from the service, output data related to the selected digital content for outputting or playing at the output system. The output system may include a digital camera for image data acquisition or video data acquisition and may further be Bluetooth enabled.

公开(公告)号：US20180041482A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-08

申请号：US15787067

申请日：2017-10-18

Applicant: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Ho Chang ,  Christina Ying Liu

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06Q20/32

CPC classification number: G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1247 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  G06Q20/102 ,  G06Q20/3224 ,  G06Q20/327 ,  G06Q40/00 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/2812 ,  H04L12/2834 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/0492 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/2823 ,  H04L67/2828 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  H05K999/99

Abstract: Mobile information apparatus (e.g., smart phone, Internet appliances, information pad) with software applications for receiving digital content from a service provided over a network (e.g., Internet) and for wirelessly playing at least part of the received digital content at a Bluetooth enabled output device are herein disclosed and enabled. To receive and play digital content, the software applications may obtain authentication information for accessing the service, receive a list of one or more digital content that is available from the service for selection on the touch sensitive screen interface, receive a selected digital content from among the list displayed on the touch sensitive screen, receive output data from the service related to the selected digital content, and then either play audio data related to the received output data at a speaker of the mobile information apparatus or wirelessly play the audio data at the Bluetooth enabled output device.

公开(公告)号：US20180024790A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15710711

申请日：2017-09-20

Applicant: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Ho Chang ,  Christina Ying Liu

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04N1/44 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G06K15/02 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W4/00

Abstract: Software applications and information apparatus supporting output of digital content over a network (e.g., Internet) to an output device (e.g., printer) are herein disclosed and enabled. To output digital content, an application for accessing a service provided over the network is installed, the information apparatus is connected to the local area network of the output device, the output device in the local area network (e.g., IEEE 802.11) is discovered, output device information is received from the discovered output device, and the output device information is transmitted to the service for registering the output device. Subsequent to registration, the information apparatus using an application (e.g., Internet browser, email, document) and having appropriate security or authentication information may transmit digital content to the service to output digital content at the registered output device. The output of digital content does not require a device specific driver that is installed in the information apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US20170364326A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-21

申请号：US15692977

申请日：2017-08-31

Applicant: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Ho Chang ,  Christina Ying Liu

IPC: G06F3/16 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/12 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04M1/247 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F3/14 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04W76/02

Abstract: Software applications supporting wireless printing are herein disclosed and enabled. The wireless printing from a mobile device may not require a device specific printer driver installed. For example, to print from an application (e.g., browsing application, email application, document application) on a smart phone, the application obtains digital content, displays the digital content on a touch sensitive screen, establishes a wireless local area network connection (e.g., IEEE 802.11) to a network, discovers one or more printers available in the network, receives device information related to a discovered printer, selects a printer for printing the digital content, and selects a print item to transmit output data to the selected printer. The application may register the discovered printer with a service over a network by transmitting the device information to the service. Subsequently, the service may share the registered printer with another mobile device that has appropriate security or authentication information.

公开(公告)号：US09798516B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US13710299

申请日：2012-12-10

Applicant: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Ho Chang ,  Christina Ying Liu

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04L12/24 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q20/32 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F3/12 ,  H04M1/247 ,  G06F15/16 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W88/02 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W76/02

CPC classification number: G06F3/167 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G06F3/1206 ,  G06F3/1226 ,  G06F3/1247 ,  G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06Q20/3224 ,  G06Q20/3226 ,  G06Q20/327 ,  G06Q20/3278 ,  G06Q20/4012 ,  G06Q20/40145 ,  G06Q20/405 ,  G06Q2220/00 ,  H04L12/2805 ,  H04L12/2809 ,  H04L12/2838 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L2012/2841 ,  H04L2012/2849 ,  H04L2012/285 ,  H04M1/2478 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W64/003 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W88/02

Abstract: Smart Phones that support wireless printing of e-mails to a printer in a wireless local area network (WLAN) is disclosed and enabled. The new Smart Phone includes a touch sensitive screen, an operating system, an e-mail application, and a wireless communication unit supporting a protocol within IEEE 802.11 for WLAN communication. To print an email in an inbox of the email application, the smart phone provides a print item on the touch sensitive screen and also a list of one or more printers detected to be available in the WLAN on the touch sensitive screen, subsequent to the user having selected the print item and a selected printer from the list, a print job related to the email is transmitted to the selected printer over the WLAN. Additionally, the smart phone further supports voice activated commands, such as printing or replying to emails received at the Smart Phone.

公开(公告)号：US20170228202A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15494297

申请日：2017-04-21

Applicant: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Ho Chang ,  Christina Ying Liu

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  G10L15/30 ,  H04W76/02 ,  G06K15/02 ,  H04N1/44 ,  H04N1/32 ,  G10L15/22 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/1236 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/1203 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/122 ,  G06F3/1226 ,  G06F3/1228 ,  G06F3/1229 ,  G06F3/1238 ,  G06F3/1245 ,  G06F3/1247 ,  G06F3/1253 ,  G06F3/1258 ,  G06F3/128 ,  G06F3/1284 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  G06F3/1286 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/162 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/181 ,  G06K15/1836 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/30 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04N1/00244 ,  H04N1/00283 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N1/00403 ,  H04N1/00411 ,  H04N1/00488 ,  H04N1/00854 ,  H04N1/00938 ,  H04N1/32534 ,  H04N1/32582 ,  H04N1/4413 ,  H04N1/442 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N2201/0039 ,  H04N2201/0041 ,  H04N2201/0053 ,  H04N2201/0055 ,  H04N2201/0082 ,  H04N2201/0094 ,  H04W4/008 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W76/023 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W84/12 ,  Y02B60/1271 ,  Y02D10/1592

Abstract: An output system, such as a wireless speaker or an Internet appliance, that supports voice activated commands is herein disclosed and enabled. The output system is wirelessly connectable to a service operated over a network (e.g., Internet) for receiving output data from the service. The setup of the output system includes: (1) wirelessly discovering the output system using a smart phone, (2) establishing a wireless communication link between the smart phone and the output system (e.g., via Bluetooth); (4) provide information, such as security and/or authentication information, from the smart phone to the output system via the wireless communication link. Thereafter, the output system, using the information received from the smart phone, establishes a wireless local area network connection and also connects itself to the service over the network. The output system is operable to receive voice activated commands from the user when connected to the service.

公开(公告)号：US20170078521A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-16

申请号：US15359147

申请日：2016-11-22

Applicant: Flexiworld Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Ho Chang ,  Christina Ying Liu

IPC: H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/44 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/1236 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/1203 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/122 ,  G06F3/1226 ,  G06F3/1228 ,  G06F3/1229 ,  G06F3/1238 ,  G06F3/1245 ,  G06F3/1247 ,  G06F3/1253 ,  G06F3/1258 ,  G06F3/128 ,  G06F3/1284 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  G06F3/1286 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06F3/1292 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/162 ,  G06F3/167 ,  G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/181 ,  G06K15/1836 ,  G06Q20/10 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G10L15/30 ,  G10L2015/223 ,  H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/303 ,  H04N1/00244 ,  H04N1/00283 ,  H04N1/00307 ,  H04N1/00403 ,  H04N1/00411 ,  H04N1/00488 ,  H04N1/00854 ,  H04N1/00938 ,  H04N1/32534 ,  H04N1/32582 ,  H04N1/4413 ,  H04N1/442 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N2201/0039 ,  H04N2201/0041 ,  H04N2201/0053 ,  H04N2201/0055 ,  H04N2201/0082 ,  H04N2201/0094 ,  H04W4/008 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04W76/023 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W84/12 ,  Y02B60/1271 ,  Y02D10/1592

Abstract: An output device, such as a television or an output controller, that includes a wired interface and a wireless interface for connecting to a local area network is herein disclosed and enabled. The wired interface includes an Ethernet connection, and the wireless interface includes a wireless communication unit that is compatible with at least one protocol within IEEE 802.11 standards for connecting to a wireless local area network. For added security, the output device may include a user interface to allow the user of the output device to enter a password or security code for accessing the wireless local area network. After connecting to the local area network, whether by wired connection or by wireless communication, the output device is subsequently configured for receiving digital content from a server over the Internet or for connecting to a mobile information apparatus that is within the same network.

Abstract translation: 此处公开并使能诸如电视或输出控制器的输出设备，其包括有线接口和用于连接到局域网的无线接口。 所述有线接口包括以太网连接，并且所述无线接口包括与用于连接到无线局域网的IEEE 802.11标准中的至少一个协议兼容的无线通信单元。 为了增加安全性，输出设备可以包括允许输出设备的用户输入用于访问无线局域网的密码或安全码的用户界面。 在通过有线连接或通过无线通信连接到局域网之后，输出设备随后被配置为通过因特网从服务器接收数字内容或者连接到同一网络内的移动信息设备。