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US 12,445,691 · App. 18/463,590 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Application-initiated input device activation

Inventors: Amit Kumar Agrawal (Bangalore, IN); Rohit Sisodia (Naperville, IL)
Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
H04N21/485H04N21/422
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Patent No.
US 12,445,691
App. No.
18/463,590
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In aspects of application-initiated input device activation, a media server receives a request to stream an application to a display device. The media server activates an input device connected to the display device in response to the request. The media server restricts use of the display device to the input device while the application remains active on the display device.

Claims (58)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a request to stream an application to a display device;

activating one input device connected to the display device in response to the request; and

restricting use of the display device to the one input device while the application remains active on the display device, wherein use of the display device by another input device is disallowed based on the restricting use while the application remains active.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein activating the input device is based on detecting the input device within a threshold proximity to the display device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein activating the input device is based on determining the input device is designated as associated with the application.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the input device is disconnected from the display device; and

displaying on the display device a prompt to connect the input device, wherein activating the input device is based on connecting the input device to the display device in response to the prompt.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

maintaining a first association between the application and a first set of one or more input devices that include the input device; and

maintaining a second association between another application and a second set of one or more input devices.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein activating the input device is based on:

determining an availability associated with each of the first set of one or more input devices; and

selecting the input device based on the availability of the input device and a suitability rating of the input device.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the suitability rating is based on at least one of:

a learned preference for using the input device with the application;

a saved preference for using the input device with the application; or

a saved setting of the application indicating the input device as a preferred input device of the application.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

establishing a second connection between a second display device and a media server; and

receiving a second request to stream a second application to the second display device.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

activating a second input device connected to the second display device in response to the second request; and

restricting use of the second display device to the second input device while the second application remains active.

10. A media server, comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled with the at least one memory configured to cause the media server to:

receive a request to stream an application to a display device;

activate one input device connected to the display device in response to the request; and

restrict use of the display device to the one input device while the application remains active on the display device, wherein use of the display device by another input device is disallowed based on the restricted use while the application remains active.

11. The media server of claim 10 , wherein activation of the input device is based on the at least one processor configured to cause the media server to detect the input device within a threshold proximity to the display device.

12. The media server of claim 10 , wherein activation of the input device is based on the at least one processor configured to cause the media server to determine the input device is designated as associated with the application.

13. The media server of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the media server to:

determine the input device is disconnected from the display device; and

initiate to display on the display device a prompt to connect the input device, the activation of the input device based on a connection being established between the input device and the display device in response to the prompt.

14. The media server of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the media server to:

maintain a first association between the application and a first set of one or more input devices that include the input device; and

maintain a second association between another application and a second set of one or more input devices.

15. The media server of claim 14 , wherein activation of the input device is based on the at least one processor configured to cause the media server to:

determine an availability associated with each of the first set of one or more input devices; and

select the input device based on the availability of the input device and a suitability rating of the input device.

16. The media server of claim 15 , wherein the suitability rating is based on at least one of:

a learned preference for using the input device with the application;

a saved preference for using the input device with the application; or

a saved setting of the application indicating the input device as a preferred input device of the application.

17. A system, comprising:

a display device;

an input device connected to the display device; and

a media controller configured to control aspects of content streaming to the display device, the media controller implemented at least partially in computer hardware to:

receive a request to stream an application to the display device;

activate the input device in response to the request; and

restrict use of the display device to the input device while the application remains active on the display device, wherein use of the display device by another input device is disallowed based on the restricting use while the application remains active.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein activation of the input device is based on the media controller being configured to detect the input device within a threshold proximity to the display device.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein activation of the input device is based on the media controller being configured to determine the input device is designated as associated with the application.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the media controller is configured to:

determine the input device is disconnected from the display device; and

initiate to display on the display device a prompt to connect the input device, wherein activation of the input device is based on a connection between the input device and the display device being established in response to the prompt.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2023
From: AGRAWAL, AMIT KUMAR; SISODIA, ROHIT
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
Reel/Frame 064859/0466 →
Continuity (1)
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