Abstract:
A remote control in one embodiment has an entry pad including a temporary topic select key (104), a channel selection key (54), and a storage key; a memory (14) for storing a first channel, and a second channel of a temporary topic group; a transmitter (20) for transmitting a first channel select signal and a second channel select signal; and a processor (12) for communicating first and second scanned channels to the memory (14) for storage in the temporary topic group, and for retrieving the second channel in response to a second actuation of the channel group key. The transmitter (20) transmits the first channel select signal in response to the retrieval of the first channel of the temporary topic group (52) and transmits the second channel select signal in response to the retrieval of the second channel of the temporary topic group. In another embodiment, the remote control device has a recall key instead of or in addition to the temporary topic select key (104). A housing of the remote control may further include an arcuate cavity in a bottom surface thereof to facilitate placing it on the arm of a chair or other curved surface and without having it fall off.
Abstract:
A video media viewport/window may be progressively scaled and/or repositioned based on sequential navigational commands received via an input device. A process may include presenting video media within a viewing window that substantially spans an area of the display, and receiving, during playback of the video media, a plurality of sequential user input commands via an input device that indicate a navigational command in a first direction. In response to receiving the sequential user input commands, the system may progressively scale the viewing window to increasingly smaller size viewing windows, position the smaller size viewing windows a distance from a center of the display relative to the direction of the received navigational commands, and present one or more interactive elements outside of the smaller size viewing windows.
Abstract:
Remote control for remotely controlling an apparatus capable of working in different operative modes, namely receiving broadcasted signals, connecting to the Internet and functioning as a multimedia center, said remote control (1) being able to cooperate with said television apparatus and comprises rotary means (2) and actuating means (3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 6), said remote control (1) being configured to carry out different functions depending on which of said operative modes of the television apparatus has been selected and in reply to an execution of said rotary means (2) and/or said actuating means (3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 6) of said remote control (1).
Abstract:
Icons representing a plurality of interactive options (408) periodically available within an interactive television system are stored in an icon repository (402). Each interactive option corresponds to a button on a remote control (106). In response to an interactive option corresponding to a first icon becoming available, the first icon is displayed on a television to alert the user to the interactive option (406). The first icon may be visually emphasized in various ways, by highlighting, animation, and scaling.
Abstract:
An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self-identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification. Included in the system is the ability to recognize verbal communications in video signals and maintain a database of such text which is searchable to help identify desired programming in real time.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of managing a channel list (1) including channels available for navigation/selection by a user through a remote control having a plurality of color buttons. The method of the present invention comprises: a step (S9) of allocating, upon an uninterrupted actuation of a preferred color button of the remote control for a first predetermined duration, a preferred channel in the channel list (1) into a respective one of a plurality of categories (2) in the channel list (1), wherein the plurality of categories (2) being respectively associated with the plurality of color buttons; and a step of exclusively activating (S10), upon an uninterrupted actuation of a preferred color button for a second predetermined duration, the channels of a respective category (2) in the channel list (1) so as to permit a user to navigate/select exclusively the channels in said respective category (2) in the channel list (1) while skipping over the channels which have not been allocated to said respective category (2).