Abstract: Embodiments related to storing and utilizing information of a sink device for establishing communication. A source device retrieves the information of a previously connected sink device stored in the source device to reduce data exchanged during a handshaking operation. Information of the sink device not stored in the source device may be stored in the source device for future usage. The source device receives identification information of the sink device via a medium. The source device also searches for capabilities information associated with the identification information in the source device. In addition, the source device encodes the content for transmission to the sink device via the medium in a format compliant with capabilities of the sink device according to the capabilities information.

Abstract: Embodiments related to storing and utilizing information of a sink device for establishing communication. A source device retrieves the information of a previously connected sink device stored in the source device to reduce data exchanged during a handshaking operation. Information of the sink device not stored in the source device may be stored in the source device for future usage. The source device receives identification information of the sink device via a medium, The source device also searches for capabilities information associated with the identification information in the source device. In addition, the source device encodes the content for transmission to the sink device via the medium in a format compliant with capabilities of the sink device according to the capabilities information.

Abstract: A distributed software running on computer-driven networks, with client side programs (104) and server side programs (108), which provide a means for cake makers (116) and decoration resource producers (114) from one or more network locations to present decoration resources, such as available colors, materials, pre-designed cake text, icons, fruits, and samples, and a means to enable cake customers (100) from anywhere in the network to design their own cakes using the resources from different providers, and save the design to the servers, so that the appointed cake makers can retrieve the designs from the servers and produce cakes accordingly. The server programs run on network nodes, store copies of client programs, decoration resources, and design results. They communicate with programs in cake makers and resource producers, with client programs that are (implicitly) downloaded and run on customers machines, and with other servers.