IP Library Granted Patent US 10,103,899
Granted Patent B2
US 10,103,899 · App. 14/307,043 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Methods, systems, and media for media content streaming device setup

Inventor: Vincent Dureau (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Google LLC
H04L12/2814H04L29/1216H04N21/43635H04L2012/2849
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,103,899
App. No.
14/307,043
Filed
Jun 17, 2014
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2458
USPC
709/232
Abstract

Systems, methods, and media for setting up a media content streaming device are provided. In some implementations, the systems comprise: a first communication interface that is configured to provide a media output to a media content presentation device; a second communication interface that is configured to transfer data; and a hardware processor that is configured to: retrieve a setup application in response to detecting a connection between the media content streaming device and a user device via the second communication interface; cause the setup application to be launched on the user device; receive, from the user device, information relating to setting up the media content streaming device; set up the media content streaming device based on the received information relating to setting up the media content streaming device; and prompt a user to connect the media content streaming device to the media content presentation device via the second communication interface.

Claims (18)

1. A media content streaming device, comprising:

a first communication interface that is configured to provide a media output to a media content presentation device;

a storage device configured to store a setup application and user specified information relating to setting up the media content streaming device; and

a second communication interface that is coupled to the storage device and configured to establish a connection with a user device and transfer the setup application from the storage device to the user device using the connection with the user device so that the setup application will be launched on the user device upon receipt, and that is configured to receive, from the user device, the user specified information relating to setting up the media content streaming device, wherein the user specified information is input via a user interface presented on the user device using the setup application and includes at least one of network configuration information and user preferences regarding audio and/or video quality.

2. The media content streaming device of claim 1 , wherein the first communication interface comprises at least one of an HDMI interface, a RCA interface, an optical interface, a DVI interface, a VGA interface, and an audio interface.

3. The media content streaming device of claim 1 , wherein the second communication interface is a USB interface.

4. The media content streaming device of claim 1 , wherein the user specified information relating to setting up the media content streaming device comprises network configuration information associated with the user device.

5. The media content streaming device of claim 4 , further comprising a hardware processor that is configured to connect the media content streaming device to a network based on the network configuration information associated with the user device.

6. A method for setting up a media content streaming device, comprising:

providing a media output to a media content presentation device via a first communication interface of the media content streaming device;

storing a setup application on a storage device of the media content streaming device;

transferring the setup application from the storage device of the media content streaming device to a user device via a second communication interface of the media content streaming device, coupled to the storage device, so that the setup application will be launched on the user device upon receipt;

receiving, from the user device, via the second communication interface, user specified information relating to setting up the media content streaming device, wherein the user specified information is input via a user interface presented on the user device using the setup application and includes at least one of network configuration information and user preferences regarding audio and/or video quality; and

storing the received information relating to setting up the media content streaming device on the storage device of the media content streaming device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first communication interface comprises at least one of an HDMI interface, a RCA interface, an optical interface, a DVI interface, a VGA interface, and an audio interface.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second communication interface is a USB interface.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the user specified information relating to setting up the media content streaming device comprises network configuration information associated with the user device.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising connecting the media content streaming device to a network based on the network configuration information associated with the user device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 5, 2017
From: GOOGLE INC.
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 044129/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2014
From: DUREAU, VINCENT
To: GOOGLE INC.
Reel/Frame 033121/0690 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61835853 · Jun 17, 2013
Related Publication 20140372625A1 · Dec 18, 2014
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