Controlling a media device using a mobile device

    公开(公告)号:US10439676B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US15965768

    申请日:2018-04-27

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: Techniques for automatically configuring and controlling a digital media device are described. A digital media device can be configured or controlled by a mobile device, e.g., a smart mobile phone. When the digital media device is being configured, the digital media device can broadcast a signal, indicating that the digital media device is requesting configuration information from a mobile device. A mobile device located in proximity of the digital media device, upon detecting the signal, can perform various security checks to determine that the request is legitimate, and then open a communication channel with the digital media device. The mobile device can provide user preferences of the mobile device, as well as credentials for accessing and downloading remote content, to the digital media device through the communication channel. Upon receiving the configuration information, the digital media device can use parameters in the configuration information as its settings.

    Methods and systems for controlling user devices

    公开(公告)号:US10165322B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US14502235

    申请日:2014-09-30

    申请人: Rovi Guides, Inc.

    摘要: Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that authorizes a user device to receive commands from selected users and does not authorize the user device to accept commands from non-selected users. Moreover, the media guidance application may authorize the user device to accept commands from a first user based on how other users interact with the first user. For example, if the actions of other users indicate that the first user is the leader of the group of users (or should otherwise be the one controlling the user device), the media guidance application may authorize the user device to accept commands from the first user based on the actions.