System and method for audiovisual display settings

• US 20060212479A1
• Filed: 03/21/2005
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Abels, Timothy, Habas, Andrew G.
• Application Number:
  US11/085,760
• Publication Number:
  US 20060212479A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4331 Caching operations, e.g. of an advertisement for later insertion during playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/454 Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/466 Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies services using the results of monitoring in broadcast systems H04H60/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4753 for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17345 Control of the passage of the selected programme

Abstract

Audiovisual settings for audiovisual display devices are automatically applied based on a user identification input at the audiovisual display device. A display settings module associated with the audiovisual device applies locally cached settings if available or retrieves global settings for the user from a network location. A settings match engine determines audiovisual setting for the user based on the audiovisual device type characteristics and the user'"'"'s globally stored audiovisual settings. Automatically managed audiovisual settings include display picture settings, channel settings, localization settings, audio settings and lockout settings.

Claims

1. An information handling system comprising:

an audiovisual device interface operable to communicate with audiovisual devices through a network to retrieve a user identifier and device identifier from an audiovisual device;

a user identifier settings database having plural users, each user associated with an identifier and one or more audiovisual settings;

a device database having plural devices, each device associated with audiovisual characteristics; and

an audiovisual settings match engine operable to match the user audiovisual settings to the device audiovisual characteristics to determine device audiovisual settings for application at the device when in use by the user.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising:

an audiovisual settings selection engine operable to receive settings from a user and store the settings in the user identifier settings database; and

a device setup engine operable to receive and store device audiovisual characteristics.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise display picture settings.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise channel settings.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise localization settings.

6. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise audio settings for operating speakers.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise lockout settings.

8. A method for determining audiovisual display settings, the method comprising:

inputting a user identification to an audiovisual device;

looking up the user identification in a table having plural user identifications, each of the plural user identifications having associated audiovisual settings;

retrieving the audiovisual settings to the audiovisual device; and

applying the audiovisual settings to the audiovisual device to display information.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein looking up the user identification further comprises:

looking up the user identification in local storage associated with the audiovisual device;

determining that the user identification is not is local storage; and

looking up the user identification in global storage through a network.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

determining that the audiovisual settings associated with the user identification in the global storage are audiovisual settings for a different type of audiovisual device;

matching the audiovisual characteristics of the different types of audiovisual devices to determine audiovisual settings for the current audiovisual device; and

applying the matched audiovisual settings to the current audiovisual device.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise display picture settings.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise channel settings.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise localization settings.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise audio settings for operating speakers.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise lockout settings.

16. An audiovisual device comprising:

a display operable to present information;

a network interface operable to communicate with a network;

a local user preference cache storing plural user identifiers, each user identifier having associated audiovisual settings; and

a display settings module operable to accept a user identification and look up audiovisual settings associated with the user identification from either the local user preference cache or the network, the display settings module automatically applying the audiovisual settings at the audiovisual device.

17. The audiovisual device of claim 16 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise display picture settings.

18. The audiovisual device of claim 16 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise channel settings.

19. The audiovisual device of claim 16 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise localization settings.

20. The audiovisual device of claim 16 wherein the audiovisual settings comprise lockout settings.