Managing a home network
    1.
    发明申请
    Managing a home network 审中-公开
    管理家庭网络

    公开(公告)号:US20050256903A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-17

    申请号:US10518269

    申请日:2003-06-12

    IPC分类号: H04L12/24 H04L12/28 G06F17/00

    摘要: This invention relates to a method of managing a media system (103, 201, 208) with a group identifier in a network (210) of media systems. The invention further relates to a media system for managing a network of media systems with a group identifier. The media system can be may be a set-top box, a TV, a PC, a DVD player, a radio, a screen, a camera or a VCR. Said method includes the steps of determining a status of the network, wherein the status represents the group identifier, presence and/or absence of at least one media system; and determining the group identifier for at least one media system based on the determined status. Said step of determining the group identifier comprises the alternative four steps of resetting the group identifier, when said media system is disconnected from the network; or giving an existing group identifier to a first media system (201), when said media system without a group identifier is connected to a second media system (202) having said existing group identifier; or keeping separate group identifiers to a third (203) and a fourth media system (204), when the third and the fourth media system are connected to the network; or giving a first group identifier specified by a user, when a fifth media system (205) is connected to the network to one or more media systems where none of these has a group identifier, and assigning the first group identifier to all of said media systems. Said method further includes the step of: giving a second group identifier specified by a user to a sixth media system (206). Hereby, it is made easy for a user to add, move and remove media systems without the user interaction, since the media systems themselves determine the group identifiers.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种在媒体系统的网络(210)中管理具有组标识符的媒体系统(103,201,208)的方法。 本发明还涉及一种用于管理具有组标识符的媒体系统的网络的媒体系统。 媒体系统可以是机顶盒,电视机,PC机,DVD播放器,收音机,屏幕,照相机或录像机。 所述方法包括以下步骤:确定网络的状态,其中所述状态表示组标识符,存在和/或不存在至少一个媒体系统; 以及基于所确定的状态来确定至少一个媒体系统的组标识符。 确定组标识符的所述步骤包括当所述媒体系统与网络断开连接时重新设置组标识符的备选四个步骤; 或者当没有组标识符的所述媒体系统连接到具有所述现有组标识符的第二媒体系统(202)时,向第一媒体系统(201)发送现有组标识符; 或者当第三和第四媒体系统连接到网络时,将单独的组标识符保持到第三媒体系统(203)和第四媒体系统(204) 或者当第五媒体系统(205)与网络连接到一个或多个媒体系统(其中没有一个具有组标识符)以及将所述第一组标识符分配给所有所述媒体时,给出由用户指定的第一组标识符 系统。 所述方法还包括以下步骤:将由用户指定的第二组标识符提供给第六媒体系统(206)。 因此,由于媒体系统本身确定组标识符,因此用户可以容易地添加,移动和移除没有用户交互的媒体系统。

    Method, device and system for providing a single user interface to a pluralty of devices
    2.
    发明申请
    Method, device and system for providing a single user interface to a pluralty of devices 审中-公开
    用于向多个设备提供单个用户界面的方法,设备和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050149639A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-07

    申请号:US10504757

    申请日:2003-01-27

    摘要: A method (and corresponding system) of providing a single user interface to a plurality of devices (1, 2, 3), where at least a number of the devices comprises at least one user-adjustable parameter (14), the method comprising the steps of transmitting information representing the at least one user-adjustable parameter to a control device (1), obtaining use information regarding a current use of at least a number of the devices, selecting user-adjustable parameters relevant for the current use on the basis of the use information where the parameters are selected from the received parameters, and generating a user interface representation in the control device, where the user interface representation comprises the selected parameters. It is an object of the invention to adapt a single user interface to a plurality of devices and to provide a single remote controller of devices to dynamically adapt to the capabilities of the devices.

    摘要翻译: 一种向多个设备(1,2,3)提供单个用户界面的方法(和相应的系统),其中至少一些设备包括至少一个用户可调参数(14),该方法包括 将表示所述至少一个用户可调整参数的信息发送到控制设备(1)的步骤,获得关于至少多个设备的当前使用的使用信息,在此基础上选择与当前使用相关的用户可调参数 从所接收的参数中选择参数的使用信息,以及在所述控制设备中生成用户界面表示,其中所述用户界面表示包括所选择的参数。 本发明的一个目的是将单个用户界面适配到多个设备,并提供设备的单个遥控器以动态地适应设备的能力。

    Multi-factor application selection
    3.
    发明申请
    Multi-factor application selection 审中-公开
    多因素应用程序选择

    公开(公告)号:US20060112179A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-25

    申请号:US10541052

    申请日:2003-12-19

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06F15/173

    摘要: A method for selecting an application to deliver content in a networked consumer environment (12) is based on multiple factors. Generally, application selection is based on factors associated with a desired content to be communicated and/or rendered, a desired location and certain capabilities and conditions of applications and consumer electronic (CE) devices in a network (18). In various embodiments, the method is based on any combination of equivalent content, content type, sink resource, content source, preference, and resource availability factors. In another aspect of the invention, a consumer environment for multi-factor application selection includes a network with various combination of sink resources (22), source resources (24), processing resources (26, 30), and external communication resources (28, 32). The network (18) may also include mobile devices (34).

    摘要翻译: 用于选择在网络化消费者环境(12)中递送内容的应用的方法基于多个因素。 通常,应用选择基于与要传达和/或呈现的期望内容相关联的因素,网络(18)中的期望位置和应用的消费电子(CE)设备的某些能力和条件。 在各种实施例中,该方法基于等效内容,内容类型,宿资源,内容源,偏好和资源可用性因素的任何组合。 在本发明的另一方面,一种用于多因素应用选择的消费者环境包括具有宿资源(22),源资源(24),处理资源(26,30)和外部通信资源(28, 32)。 网络(18)还可以包括移动设备(34)。