Remote controller device with electronic programming guide and video display
First Claim
1. A remote controller device operable to control a television, the remote controller device comprising:
- a remote controller display screen, wherein the remote controller display screen is a touch screen; and
a processor in communication with the remote controller display screen and configured to;
concurrently display on the remote controller display screen a first item of video content in real time, wherein an area of the remote controller display screen consisting of the display of the first item of video content is a video content display area of the remote controller display screen, metadata of the first item of video content, and available programming content information of other items of video content that can be displayed on the television and are different from the first item of video content, wherein the first item of video content is displayed while the television is concurrently displaying in real time the first item of video content,receive a first user command for preliminarily selecting a second item of video content that is different from the first item of video content being displayed on the television, the first user command comprising the user touching only a second item area of the remote controller display screen, wherein the second item area is different from the video content display area and corresponds to the second item of video content,receive the second item of video content in response to the first user command, in response to the first user command and while the television continues to display the first item of video content, replace the first item of video content displayed on the remote controller display screen with the second item of video content, wherein the second item of video content is displayed concurrently with the available programming content of the video content that can be displayed on the television and the metadata of the first item of video content,after replacing the first item of video content displayed on the video content display area with the second item of video content in response to the first user command selecting the second item area, receive a second user command for finally selecting the second item of video content, the second user command comprising touching by the user of only the second item of video content of the video content display area of the remote controller display screen while the second item of video content is displayed on the video content display area of the remote controller display screen, andin response to the second user command transmit to the television a selection command that causes the television to display the second item of video content on the television.
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Abstract
A remote controller device, according to one embodiment, includes a display screen on which can be displayed a first item of video content as well as video content programming information. The first item of video content is displayed on the remote controller display screen and corresponds to the same video content that simultaneously is being displayed on a screen of a TV that can be controlled by the remote controller device. In response to a user command for selecting a program or video that currently is not being shown on the TV, a second item of video content is displayed on the remote controller display screen while the TV continues to show the first item of video content. In response to another user command, the remote controller device causes the TV to change channels (or otherwise change its reception to another content source) and display the second item of video content.
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25 Claims
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1. A remote controller device operable to control a television, the remote controller device comprising:
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a remote controller display screen, wherein the remote controller display screen is a touch screen; and a processor in communication with the remote controller display screen and configured to; concurrently display on the remote controller display screen a first item of video content in real time, wherein an area of the remote controller display screen consisting of the display of the first item of video content is a video content display area of the remote controller display screen, metadata of the first item of video content, and available programming content information of other items of video content that can be displayed on the television and are different from the first item of video content, wherein the first item of video content is displayed while the television is concurrently displaying in real time the first item of video content, receive a first user command for preliminarily selecting a second item of video content that is different from the first item of video content being displayed on the television, the first user command comprising the user touching only a second item area of the remote controller display screen, wherein the second item area is different from the video content display area and corresponds to the second item of video content, receive the second item of video content in response to the first user command, in response to the first user command and while the television continues to display the first item of video content, replace the first item of video content displayed on the remote controller display screen with the second item of video content, wherein the second item of video content is displayed concurrently with the available programming content of the video content that can be displayed on the television and the metadata of the first item of video content, after replacing the first item of video content displayed on the video content display area with the second item of video content in response to the first user command selecting the second item area, receive a second user command for finally selecting the second item of video content, the second user command comprising touching by the user of only the second item of video content of the video content display area of the remote controller display screen while the second item of video content is displayed on the video content display area of the remote controller display screen, and in response to the second user command transmit to the television a selection command that causes the television to display the second item of video content on the television. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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7. A remote controller device operable to control a television and in communication with a digital video disk (DVD) player configured to hold a DVD disk containing an item of DVD video content having a DVD content title, the remote controller device comprising:
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a remote controller display screen, wherein the remote controller screen is a touch screen; and a processor in communication with the remote controller display screen and configured to; concurrently display on the remote controller display screen a first item of video content in real time, wherein an area of the remote controller display screen consisting of the display of the first item of video content is a video content display area of the remote controller display screen, metadata of the first item of video content, and available programming content information of other items of video content that can be displayed on the television and are different from the first item of video content, wherein the first item of video content is displayed while the television is concurrently displaying in real time the first item of video content, receive the DVD content title and to display the DVD content title on the remote controller display screen, receive a first user command for a selection by the user of the DVD content title, the first user command comprising the user touching only a DVD content title area of the remote controller display screen, wherein the DVD content title area is different from the video content display area and corresponds to the DVD content title, receive the DVD video content from the DVD player in response to the first user command, while the television continues to display the first item of video content, replace the first item of video content displayed on the remote controller display screen with the DVD video content, wherein the DVD video content is displayed concurrently with the DVD content title and the metadata of the first item of video content, after replacing the first item of video content displayed on the video content display area with the second item of video content in response to the first user command selecting the DVD content title area, receive a second user command for finally selecting the DVD video content, the second user command comprising touching by the user of only the second item of video content of the video content display area of the remote controller display screen while the DVD video content is displayed on the video content display area of the remote controller display screen, and in response to the second user command transmit to the television a selection command that causes the television to display the DVD video content on the television.
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14. A remote controller device operable to control a television, the remote controller device comprising:
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a remote controller display screen, wherein the remote controller display screen is a touch screen; and a processor in communication with the remote controller display screen and configured to; concurrently display on the remote controller display screen a first item of video content in real time, wherein an area of the remote controller display screen consisting of the display of the first item of video content is a video content display area of the remote controller display screen, metadata of the first item of video content, and available programming content information of other items of video content that can be displayed on the television and are different from the first item of video content, the available programming content information including a plurality of content titles, wherein the first item of video content is displayed while the television is concurrently displaying in real time the first item of video content, receive a first user command for a preliminary selection by a user of one of the plurality of content titles, the first user command comprising the user touching only a second item area of the remote controller display screen, wherein the second item area is different from the video content display area and corresponds to one of the plurality of content titles, receive a portion of a second item of video content corresponding to the selected content title in response to the first user command, extract a video frame from the portion of the second item of video content, in response to the first user command and while the television continues to display the first item of video content, replace the first item of video content displayed on the remote controller display screen with the video frame as a stationary image on the remote controller display screen, wherein the video frame is displayed concurrently with the available programming content information including the plurality of content titles and the metadata of the first item of video content, after replacing the first item of video content displayed on the video content display area with the second item of video content in response to the first user command selecting the second item area, receive a second user command for finally selecting the second item of video content, the second user command comprising touching by the user of only the second item of video content of the video content display area of the remote controller display screen while the video frame is displayed on the video content display area of the remote controller display screen, and in response to the second user command transmit a selection command to the television that causes the television to display the second item of video content on the television.
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15. A method of operating a remote controller device operable to control a television, the method comprising:
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concurrently displaying on a remote controller display screen of the remote controller device, wherein the remote controller display screen is a touch screen, a first item of video content in real time, wherein an area of the remote controller display screen consisting of the display of the first item of video content is a video content display area of the remote controller display screen, metadata of the first item of video content, and available programming content information of other items of video content that can be displayed on the television and are different from the first item of video content, the available programming content information including a plurality of content titles wherein the first item of video content is displayed while the television is concurrently displaying in real time the first item of video content; entering a first user command for a preliminary selection by a user of one of the plurality of content titles, entering the first user command comprising the user touching only a second item area of the remote controller display screen, wherein the second item area is different from the video content display area and corresponds to a second item of video content corresponding to the selected content title; and replacing the first item of video content displayed on the remote controller display screen with the second item of video content in response to the first user command and while the television is displaying the first item of video content, wherein the displaying of the second item of video content occurs concurrently with the displaying of the available programming content information including the plurality of content titles and the metadata of the first item of video content after replacing the first item of video content displayed on the video content display area with the second item of video content in response to the first user command selecting the second item area, entering a second user command for finally selecting the second item of video content, the second user command comprising touching by the user of only the second item of video content of the video content display area of the remote controller display screen while the second item of video content is displayed on the video content display area of the remote controller display screen, and in response to the second user command transmit to the television a selection command that causes the television to display the second item of video content on the television. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A video content display system comprising:
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a television; and a remote controller device operable to control the television, the remote controller device comprising; a remote controller display screen, wherein the remote controller display screen is a touch screen; and a processor in communication with the remote controller display screen and configured to; concurrently display on the remote controller display screen a first item of video content in real time, wherein an area of the remote controller display screen consisting of the display of the first item of video content is a video content display area of the remote controller display screen, metadata of the first item of video content, and available programming content information of other items of video content that can be displayed on the television and are different from the first item of video content, wherein the first item of video content is displayed while the television is concurrently displaying in real time the first item of video content, receive a first user command for preliminarily selecting a second item of video content that is different from the first item of video content being displayed on the television, the first user command comprising the user touching only a second item area of the remote controller display screen, wherein the second item area is different from the video content display area and corresponds to the second item of video content, receive the second item of video content in response to the first user command, in response to the first user command and while the television continues to display the first item of video content, replace the first item of video content displayed on the remote controller display screen with the second item of video content, wherein the second item of video content is displayed concurrently with the available programming content of the video content that can be displayed on the television and the metadata of the first item of video content, after replacing the first item of video content displayed on the video content display area with the second item of video content in response to the first user command selecting the second item area, receive a second user command for finally selecting the second item of video content, the second user command comprising touching by the user of only the second item of video content of the video content display area of the remote controller display screen while the second item of video content is displayed on the video content display area of the remote controller display screen, and in response to the second user command transmit to the television a selection command that causes the television to display the second item of video content on the television.
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