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Method and apparatus for peripheral context management

A contextual and peripheral control technology, applied in the input/output process of data processing, electrical digital data processing, instruments, etc., can solve problems such as inability to provide user experience, remote control does not support updateable options, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2021-12-14
NAGRAVISION SA
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[0006] Additionally, when the software on the STB is updated to include new features, menus or operations, the options available to the user on the remote control are limited to previously mapped functionality
For example, when a "play next episode" feature is added to a menu or screen, traditional remote controls are limited to previously mapped arrow navigation, which may involve several user interactions to be performed
Legacy remotes do not support updatable options for display by the remote and do not provide a positive user experience

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[0036] The present invention relates to techniques for coordinating control functions between a host media device and a peripheral control device (PCD). A host media device (eg, set-top box (STB), television (TV), etc.) may connect to a number of different media services (eg, broadcast media services, streaming services, on-demand media services, etc.). A context may refer to an application or graphical user interface currently running on a host media device presented on a primary display (eg, TV, monitor, projector, etc.).

[0037]Different types of media services may have different sets of control functions (eg, new channel, play, pause, new episode, etc.) to control content items displayed by the host media device. Additionally, more and more media services provide users with additional customization options for interacting with the media service. With the diverse growth of media services, it is difficult to manage the number and combination of control functions using trad...

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The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for peripheral context management. The present invention relates to a method and a system for presenting a set of control functions through an interface of a peripheral control device. Control functions may include commands associated with one or more media contexts of the host media device. The method decodes a payload from the host media device using an encoded context identifier, wherein the context identifier indicates a primary media context active on the host media device. The method determines one or more control functions corresponding to the context identifier, and alters the set of control functions on the interface of the peripheral control device to include the One or more control functions.

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[0001] related application [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application Serial No. 62 / 274,095, filed December 31, 2015. technical field [0003] The present invention relates generally to peripheral management and more specifically to peripheral context control with a host device. Background technique [0004] Traditional television (TV; Traditional televisions) and set-top box (STB; set-top box) consumer devices have a static remote control for navigation purposes. In the TV domain, a conventional remote control has a set of mechanical keys mapped to a set of functionalities. The remote control unit has increased compatibility in operating various devices (such as the main display of a TV, a projector, a sound system, a gaming system, a media player, a STB, etc.), but involves a high degree of user input to connect the active device or interface The screen matches the available actions for the user control. Typically, users discover the correct...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04N21/422H04N21/4367
CPCH04N21/42203H04N21/42204H04N21/4221H04N21/42212H04N21/42216H04N21/42224H04N21/4367G06F3/04886H04N21/42222H04N21/42228H04N21/2223H04N21/482H04N21/84
Inventor 阿姆德哈·卡利亚摩斯普拉布·查万迪卡斯基延·斯里尼瓦桑吉蕴·帕克李俊吉
Owner NAGRAVISION SA