TW479418B - Remote initiates retrieval of control configuration - Google Patents

Abstract

A programmable remote control unit is capable of initiating retrieval of a control configuration from a storage device external to the unit. The unit comprises a memory to store the retrieved control configuration; a display for display of icons representing the configuration; and a touch screen for entering a selection based on the icons displayed. The storage device is a component of a CE apparatus. By storing or backing-up the control configuration for a specific apparatus in the apparatus itself, the remote is made truly universally programmable.

Description

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The scope of the invention or communication device is more specific and the invention is related to a programmable handheld device, which is related to the background technology of a programmable remote control device. The $ control units (URCUs) that can be programmed at this stage can be programmed with many URCUS Simulating a special one can use a number of URCUs to programmatically simulate several ^ early work, and ιιΡΓίϊ -π- ^ ^ ^ sigh different devices. Typically, these URCUs can be programmed by the user through the use of fingers. From this diagram, one or two W types and the number of operator-graphic M A r can be selected, and enter ΠΡΓΤί and then the behavior of URCU should be similar to the remote control unit of this special device. . These URCUs usually present a picture of a fixed number of buttons and a set of functions for each button. Most of this URCUs * include all buttons of the analog remote control unit.:. The result 'can be expressed by most commonly used functions. For example, a beast u of a TV does not include a button in the PIP, so that: t must be operated using the TV's faceplate or its own remote control unit.

To avoid this problem, the high-end URCUS has a fixed and variable button knot. There is a fixed set of buttons, and an analog LCD that can be used to simulate the buttons

. An example of this URCU is Marantz RC2 0 0 0. Recently, URCUs # yielded that all or most of the buttons were variable. An example of this is Pronto of Royal Phlllps Electronics 〇Prnt, which is used to display one of the buttons LCD and one to touch one of the button actions. For the southern-order URCUs, the button properties need to be simulated. The number of pages can be indicated. An entire LCD screen can contain this page.

479418 5. Description of the invention (2) Programming of handheld devices such as universal programmable remote control and mobile phones allows users to customize certain functions, such as the GUI, S or organization of the control panel on the page. Pronto has an editing function that allows the user to program its control properties, such as buttons on pages and in a page hierarchy, macros, IR control codes assigned to a button, and so on. The following patent documents are related to Buddhism and are listed here for reference only: U.S. Patent No. 09 / 062,364, filed by Jan van Ee and Sung Choi on April 17, 1998 (Case No. 1 ^ 23, 38 7), the name is "GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE TOUCH SCREEN WITH AUTO ZOOM FEATURE". This patent document relates to GU I with a touch screen, which has a whole collection of graphics displayed in a scale, where each of the graphics Individual functions can confirm 'but the features are too small to easily access the features', and when the screen area providing the graphic area is touched, the screen can provide an enlarged version of the area, so the user can select a desired Features: US Patent No. filed by Jan van Ee on August 4, 1998

09 / 128,839 (Case No. PHA23,469), the name is "REMOTE CONTROL HAS ANIMATED GUI". This patent document relates to a remote control device used to remotely control home theater equipment. The distance has a display of a touch-screen glory indicating a GUI . The user's motivation of the GUI can change its appearance. The change can be effected through animation. Moving day is a mobile simulation created by displaying a series of bitmaps. Moving day allows users to feel the change of smooth transition. So, It feels like you can use a new design to avoid and avoid an incoherent conflict. 199 US Patent No. filed by Jan van Ee on August 5, 1988

479418 V. Description of the invention (3)

09 / 129,300 (Case No. PHA23,470), with the name nGUI OF REMOTE CONTROL FACILITATES USER-FRIENDLY EDITING OF MACROS ". This patent file relates to a remote control device for a home theater. The device has a touch screen GUI. The device has a touch screen GUI. Macro creation / editing mode, one of the writer tools accessed through a remote GUI. One of these editing tools allows the user to step a selected macro in the CD !; step list on the up or down Move to change the sequence of steps. US Patent No., filed March 17, 1999, by Jan van Ee

09 / 271,200 (Case No. PHA23, 607), name nFULLY FUNCTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL EDITOR AND EMULATOR ". This document is about a universally programmable remote control device with controls that allow end users to edit or program the device Function and customize the programmable function of the device. The programming can be achieved by a personal computer. The control configuration created by an editor on the personal computer can be downloaded to the device. The personal computer has simulator software for downloading Previously tested the structure. Simulator software and remote control software are similar to a software layer result taken from remote hardware. End-user simulators can thus provide an almost free by-product of the software development stage in the industry. U.S. Patent No. 09 / 311,128 (case No. PHA23, 501) filed by JOS Kemink on May 13th, with the name " INTERNET-BASED " SERVICE FOR UPDATING A PROGRAMMABLE CONTROL DEV I CE " Internet-based services for updating a programmable device. An Internet location includes links to Device control and feature option information, which can be downloaded to programmable

Page 7 479418 V. Description of the Invention (4) It is used as a graphical user interface (GUI). A user interface can be provided by the user to easily specify a target device, and thereafter, the interface and control information that can be used for the target device can be selectively downloaded. Internet locations also include other providers linked to the structure and macros, such as system owners who provide an interface based on a detailed catalog of user-controlled devices, players who can share the structure, and giants that can find useful Set and so on. U.S. Patent No. 09 / 210,416 (Ph. No. PHA23,5 22) filed by Jos Kemink and Eugene Shteyn on December 11, 1998, with the name MREMOTE CONTROL DEVICE WITH LOCATION DEPENDENT INTERFACE. This document is about providing a user control interface that depends on the location in the home environment. The text control parameters are location-dependent, and the user control interface can be customized in the text of the operating device. The control interface includes the representation and correspondence of Context Sensi tlve information via the interface.

Context Sensitive 1 delegates communication to users who are participating, Meng y, ~ 1. Location determination can be achieved by using any number of universally available technology mounts 4. ^. A J technology, such as direct registration of positioning, infrared sensors, and active 栌 4 M ^ and

〇 Wang Dong's 払 圮, and traditional absolute positioning devices such as LORAN and GPS. In a preferred specific embodiment, the equipment can provide Context Sensitivity control.% Λλ soil — ’, soil — + ^ controls a long-distance information communication. The remote source of poor information can be a family of copper disasters, disasters, and co-servers, an Internet server, a public service network, cowpea pumping, s yin and sacrifice 4 soldiers Communication network. Summary of invention

Pronto can be programmed through the use of a plate, which can be programmed into a ^ ^ 仏 丝 anger η mad 砥 item or an application, which has an editor and a simulated cry, e. Shi, D < Ten ⑨ silk recognition / and Run on a personal computer. By

Pronto does not need to be converted into an editor Ida

479418 V. Description of the invention (5) The wipe ability can be programmed when setting. Is convenient. 'However, Thai ^ $, or different users in the same household will

Pr0nt〇 reprogramming can lead to uncontrolled formation of remote undesired structures, and extends to a preset value or reference structure where the user returns to the control options. In addition, the long-range board storage capacity is quite ideally limited. Therefore, Mingjia proposes to provide a remote control device so that a pre-defined control configuration can be retrieved from a storage. For example, —reference or a preset control mode can be backed up, so the user can always easily return to—reference structure. This preset or reference mode is stored remotely by the operator or retailer, or it contains downloads from the device, one of the external repositories is a user-programmable structure such as the user ’s personal computer ^, which can be Retrieve from the remote when a communication is initiated. Or *, or supplementary 'the controlled device can be used as a repository for its own control group. If necessary, the configuration can be retrieved from the Pei distance. In this method, ‘Remote’ is highly user-friendly and universal, and can be used as a mobile interface for one of the nearby devices. The invention is described by way of example and drawings, in which: Figures 1 and 2 are system block diagrams of the invention. The reference numerals that are the same throughout all the drawings indicate similar or identical descriptions of the preferred embodiments.

ProntoEdU (see U.S. Pat. No. 09/271, 2000 (case No. PHA23, 60 7)) is a software program running on a personal computer. u It can simulate a Pronto and set a Prnn ten. a jh /, Xia rr〇nto, and come / back upload from a Pr〇nt〇 /

Page 9 V. Description of Invention (6) '~' " ---------- Download information. Α π ~ style, a series of == To upload information from Pronto to ProntoEdit, the connection cable must be under Pront and personal computer to execute RprontoEdit, upload ^ through some of the PrOnt〇Edi t toolbar Schematic ordering of information from Pronto

ProntoEdit. -, A mountain-style slave, Pronto can act as a ProntoEdit program during all these periods. In the present invention + a 1w Λ universal, programmable distance allows for backup on a personal computer such as display status. Therefore, the long distance is the main $, which can control the > flood transmission between transportation and personal theft. Gongxun transmission is a long-distance _ period = parallel H, not a part of the configuration tool. It can be used in operation ‘Mind :: ί: 动 起始. Long distance can be made by several family members of a family. However, long distance internal memory --- two ΐ :: shell structure. Therefore, the user can select his / her local personal computer, and has a structure that can be transmitted: = Otherwise, the long-distance will be connected through a glance at the long-distance. Therefore, „Μ Λ, ^ ρ, & $ + ^ ,,, and ° structures are stored in a personal computer and include the workshops that produce this ,, and mouth structures. If the structure is in the return distance, then It will happen. If the clothing on a personal computer is for a special user, the structure on the personal computer is the same as the remote & π ^ ^ ^ ^ σ is reused in a personal, without the need for personal雷 脑 倨 卩 ^ ^ 工 町 工 间 j 々 毹 飧 々 毹 飧 々 毹 飧 A 咖 电 咖 知 备 备 备 备. The media can be connected either wirelessly or wirelessly. Therefore, 'Personal Computers are set aside for six a — β days.疋 A part of the system's storage hierarchy, and at the top of it, the memory / storage. The Internet / website. Therefore, the K & @ 4 'expansion to the Bei Xun Ke 々 L through the storage hierarchy Like distance

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Motion and autonomy characteristics; very working, like page transfer in a computer system. Figure 1 is a block diagram of a system of the present invention. The system 100 includes a unit of 2: 102 and a programmable remote control unit 104. Workstation ιo2 is a processor 106 for buffering data-internal memory 108, "it-non-volatile storage device U °, or flash memory for remote command disk inflammation-and Since the use of 7 times / remote control unit, it is used to control = receiver 112. The remote control unit 1.4 calls the set and the disk user "^, keep the remote control command, Jutian, the user partial memory 11 6 (For example, RAM, or fast flashing), 亍 二 ^ ”remote] control the display screen of the early 104 and the touch-sensitive combination 120-display = and use / return the data to / from the workstation 102 to transfer / receive data: < Service Shot 1 § / Receiver 1 2 2. In the system 100, the remote control unit 104 or each device may have its area memory, i 6 macros, preferences, etc. For example, the remote control stone horse 1 (32 can be obtained and stored and can be used as a special use for personal control of the control device 1), remote control stone horse that can control several devices, and: r102 series contains several devices ^ For personal computers, among these devices, the workstation 102 may have a similar workstation function. That is, when the remote control unit 104 can control multiple devices, it is limited, and it cannot fit all of the 'area memories. Transfer, 'code, macros, preferences, etc. If you select-device to control and want to transfer the region of the memory ^ 116 remote control unit 10 :::: do not handle the processing in the remote control unit 104 Device 丨 14

479418 V. Description of the invention (8) A message is transmitted to the workstation 1 via the transmitter / receiver 丨 2 2 and sent to the workstation 1 102 in order to retrieve these control codes. It may be in order to generate a space for the new control code of the recently updated content in the memory 116, for example, the user prefers to send it to the workstation as a backup, so that a new control code can be generated in the workshop. In this case, the updated memory content can accompany the message. The receiver 112 of the workstation 102 can obtain this message and store it in the area memory 108 of the workstation 102. The processor 106 of the workstation 102 can be solved by Ma Xunxin and decide whether the designated control code must be returned to the remote control unit 104. If there is a memory content accompanying the information, these are stored in the non-volatile storage device UG of the workstation 102 ". The control code described by the message is then retrieved from the non-volatile storage device 110 of the non-workstation, and temporarily stores 2 = domain memory m, where the processor 106 can cause the transmitter 112 to transmit control = to the remote control unit 104 . The receiver 122 of the remote control unit 104 can be connected to, and store them in an appropriate place in the area memory 11e. Then, the user can use the remote control unit 04 to control the new device.... It is, for example, a television receiver or a signal field: a sound, a brain, a device, and a recording device, which allows the time change of the present broadcast (also referred to as a time change recorder) (temporarily ": set and ")) Play or play another area of the user's device. The control of the remote control unit 104 is switched to-and the remote control unit can be switched to the remote control unit 2: 1: 1.4 to retrieve the control information from the device. This content .Control early 1.04 automatically with the device regardless of the device can communicate with remote devices

Page 12 479418 V. Description of the invention (9) The communication between the remote control unit 〇04 and the workstation 1 〇2 for retrieving the information of the control configuration can be achieved through the remote control early element 104, such as via the remote control. The same channel used later on during the operation of the unit 10 4 transmits a request to the workstation 1 102 to start. For example, the remote control unit 104 can transmit a request for the IR code to the workstation 102. As long as the request is received, the workstation 102 can start uploading the control information needed to construct the remote control unit 104 for later operation.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram 200 of the multiple devices 202, 204, 206, and 208 and the remote control unit 104. Each of these devices 202-208 has a user-selectable function. For example, device 202 includes a television; device 204 includes a DVD player; device 202 includes a time offset recorder; and device 208 includes a home security system. Each of these devices 202-208 further includes the function of the workstation 102 as described in FIG. Specifically, each of these devices 2 02-20 8 has a memory for storing control information, which contains relative information related to a relative one of the user-selectable functions of the related device. command. Each of these devices 202-20 8 has a receiver for receiving an input to start: controlling the Bechsen transmission; & a transmitter for sending the control information 4 to the remote control unit 1 〇4. The receiver may also receive one of the relative commands from the remote control unit 104. The control information ideally includes drawing information for creating on the monitor / touch screen 12 of the remote control unit 104.

、 Explanation of invention (10) For example, _ The second level is a package test, such as 5, 956. The visible part of the music system is integrated into the first area, and the area provider can retrieve the pages of the first level in this operation. It contains a menu for selecting a special device; one layer contains the basic control of selecting a device, a menu; a third level contains more detailed control to achieve a selection on the previous level, and so on. Reference may be made to U.S. Patent No. 025 'issued by Goulden, et al., Which is listed here for reference only. This patent is about a long-distance entertainment " GUI with a touch screen function. The share of the GUI is organized in several levels of control. Design hierarchy for all levels: area, for options in a first position;-second area, with one of the controls to select one of them; and-third, content information about options in the second area . In-place relationships are maintained through hierarchy. This is obviously user friendly. "In the text," when the device performs selection on the current level = someone can select on a special level-option, and the next level reduces Si ;: during the operation and use, one page of control configuration

Claims (1)

479418 6. Scope of patent application 1. A programmable remote control unit (104), which can start to retrieve a control configuration from a storage device (110) outside the unit. 2 · The unit of item 1 of the scope of patent application, which includes: a delta memory (1 1 6) 'which can store the retrieved control configuration;-a display (12 0) for displaying the indication The configured menu options; and-a touch screen (120) for entering a selection based on the displayed menu options. 3. A kind of information processing system (100), which includes ...-a programmable remote control unit (04),-a device (102), which can be controlled via the unit, wherein: _ the unit A control configuration can be retrieved from a storage device (ιι0) and a closed device external to the unit. There are 4+ systems according to item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the element is contained in the device (102). f straight forward your step into a 5 step package containing a device (1 ° 2) containing user-selectable functions, the device is a memory (116), used to store control information, and Select function 1-Phase. The control command is composed of: a relative command of a relative-a transmitter (112) for transmitting the control-a receiver (Π2) for receiving-rotation, for the control information The recipients who received the relative orders sent 479418 Page 16