Electronic device tuning system

• US 20070061850A1
• Filed: 09/15/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Muthu, Thanga
• Application Number:
  US11/228,448
• Publication Number:
  US 20070061850A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/86
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4263 involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4383 Accessing a communication channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A consumer electronic device tuning system is disclosed. The system receives instructions form a user of the electronic device and converts the instructions into digital and/or analog signals. These command signals are then conveyed to a mapping unit which matches the command signals with available programs data mapped in a mapping table of the mapping unit with regard to the programs available with an electronic device. The mapping unit enables the electronic device to play the requested program.

Claims

1. A method comprising

receiving a request for a program from a control device,

determining a corresponding playback selection for the requested program based upon a mapping table that maps available programs to playback selections, and

requesting an electronic device to activate corresponding playback selection in order to play the requested program.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising

receiving available programs data and corresponding playback selections data from the electronic device, and

generating the mapping table based upon the received available programs data and corresponding playback selections data.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising

requesting available programs data and corresponding playback selections data from the electronic device,

receiving the available programs data and the corresponding playback selections data from the electronic device, and

generating the mapping table based upon the received available programs data and corresponding playback selections data.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the available programs data identifies available television networks and the corresponding playback selection identify corresponding television channels for the available television networks.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the available programs data identifies available radio networks and the corresponding playback selection identify corresponding radio frequencies for the available radio networks.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the available programs data identifies available songs and the corresponding playback selection identify corresponding tracks for the available songs.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising

sending available programs data to the control device for presentation to a user.

8. A system comprising

an electronic device to playback available programs,

a mapping unit to map the available programs to corresponding playback selections of the electronic device, and

a control unit to receive a user requests for an available program and to request the mapping unit to playback the available program.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the mapping unit is integrated with the control unit.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the mapping unit and control unit are integrated with the electronic device.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the mapping unit is integrated with the electronic device.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the control unit receives the user request as a spoken request.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the control unit receives available programs data from the mapping unit to present available programs to a user.

14. The system of claim 8 further comprising another electronic device to playback other available programs, wherein

the mapping unit maps the other available programs to playback selections of another electronic device.

15. The system of claim 8 wherein the available programs of the electronic device correspond to television networks and the playback selections identify corresponding television channels for the television networks.

16. The system of claim 8 wherein the available programs of the electronic device correspond to radio networks and the playback selections identify corresponding radio frequencies for the radio networks.

17. The system of claim 8 wherein the available programs of the electronic device correspond to songs and the playback selections identify corresponding tracks for the songs.

18. A control unit comprising

a memory to store available programs data identifying available programs of an electronic device,

a user interface to receive a user request for an available program of the electronic device, and

a mapping unit interface to request playback of the available program identified by the user request.

19. The control unit of claim 18, wherein the user interface receives the user request as a spoken request.

20. The control unit of claim 18, wherein the user interface presents the available programs of the electronic device.

21. The control unit of claim 18, wherein the mapping unit interface receives the available programs data from a mapping unit that interacts with the electronic device.

22. The control unit of claim 18, wherein the memory further stores other available programs data identifying other available programs of another electronic device.

23. A machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed result in a mapping unit

receiving a request for a program,

determining a corresponding playback selection for the requested program, and

requesting an electronic device to activate the corresponding playback selection in order to play the requested program.

24. The machine readable medium of claim 23 wherein the plurality of instruction further result in the mapping unit

receiving available programs data and corresponding playback selections data from the electronic device, and

determining the corresponding playback selection for the requested program based upon the received available programs data and corresponding playback selections data.

25. The machine readable medium of claim 23 wherein the plurality of instructions further result in the mapping unit sending the available programs data to the control device for presentation to a user.