Apparatus Operating Device and Apparatus Operating Method

• US 20080028105A1
• Filed: 04/12/2005
• Published: 01/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kakui, Shingo
• Application Number:
  US11/587,148
• Publication Number:
  US 20080028105A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/5
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• 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 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42221 Transmission circuitry, e.g. infrared [IR] or radio frequency [RF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

There are provided an apparatus operating device and an apparatus operating method capable of improving simplicity in operation of an apparatus by a user. By selecting operation items correlated hierarchically, an apparatus is operated by a command issued based on a selected operation item. Since it is possible to operate the apparatus by selecting the operation items correlated hierarchically, simplicity in operation of an apparatus by a user is improved.

Claims

1. An apparatus operating device, comprising:

an operation item storage unit which stores a plurality of operation items related to operations of an apparatus and correlated hierarchically with each other;

a selecting means for selecting any one of the plurality of the stored operation items;

a command issuing means for issuing a command to instruct an operation to the apparatus based on the selected operation item; and

a transmission unit which transmits the generated command to the apparatus.

2. The apparatus operating device according to claim 1, further comprising

a display unit which displays the operation items,

wherein said selecting means selects an operation item based on the operation items displayed on said display unit.

3. The apparatus operating device according to claim 1, further comprising

a data input means for inputting data corresponding to the selected operation item,

wherein said command issuing means issues a command based on the selected operation item and the inputted data.

4. The apparatus operating device according to claim 1,

wherein said command issuing means issues a command based on an operation item of a lowest hierarchy.

5. The apparatus operating device according to claim 4,

wherein said command issuing means issues a group of commands in which a plurality of commands are converged.

6. The apparatus operating device according to claim 1, further comprising

a reception unit which receives information of the plurality of the operation commands.

7. An apparatus operating method, comprising the steps of:

selecting any one of a plurality of operation items related to operations of an apparatus and correlated hierarchically with each other;

issuing a command to instruct an operation to the apparatus based on the selected operation item; and

transmitting the issued command to the apparatus.

8. The apparatus operating method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of:

displaying the operation items,

wherein in said selecting step, an operation item is selected based on the displayed operation items.

9. The apparatus operating method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of:

inputting data corresponding to the selected operation item,

wherein in said command issuing step, a command is issued based on the selected operation item and the inputted data.

10. The apparatus operating method according to claim 7,

wherein in said command issuing step, a command is issued based on an operation item of a lowest hierarchy.

11. The apparatus operating method according to claim 10,

wherein in said command issuing step, a group of commands in which a plurality of commands are converged is issued.

12. The apparatus operating method according to claim 7, further comprising the steps of:

receiving information of the plurality of the operation commands; and

storing the received information of the operation items.