Monitor Configuration for Media Device

• US 20080165202A1
• Filed: 02/16/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Hendry, Ian, Brodersen, Rainer, Madden, Thomas Michael, Robbin, Jeffrey, Arnold, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 8,607,144 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/581
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4854 for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/46 for receiving on more than one standard at will deflecting circuits of multi-standard receivers H04N3/27

Abstract

A display mode can be selected by identifying a plurality of display modes supported by a media client, wherein the plurality of display modes comprise safe display modes; generating a user interface including a test image and a plurality of commands in accordance with a selected display mode of the plurality of display modes, wherein the user interface is output to a display device; receiving user input selecting one of the plurality of commands; and configuring an operating display mode of the media client in accordance with the received user input. Configuring an operating display mode further can comprise determining that the received user input confirms the selected display mode and configuring the media client to set the selected display mode as the operating display mode. Further, generating a user interface can comprise presenting a display timer indicating a time remaining until a display mode change.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of selecting a display mode, the method comprising:

identifying a plurality of display modes supported by a media client, wherein the plurality of display modes comprise safe display modes;

generating a user interface including a test image and a plurality of commands in accordance with a selected display mode of the plurality of display modes, wherein the user interface is output to a display device;

receiving user input selecting one of the plurality of commands; and

configuring an operating display mode of the media client in accordance with the received user input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring an operating display mode further comprises:

determining that the received user input confirms the selected display mode; and

configuring the media client to set the selected display mode as the operating display mode.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring an operating display mode further comprises:

determining that the received user input cancels the selected display mode; and

restoring the operating display mode of the media client to a previous display mode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a user interface further comprises presenting a display timer indicating a time remaining until a display mode change.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining that the display timer has elapsed without user input having been received; and

generating the user interface in accordance with another display mode of the plurality of display modes.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

detecting a user input corresponding to the plurality of commands; and

setting the display timer to a predetermined value in response to the detected user input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected display mode comprises a default display mode associated with the media client.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of display modes include one or more unsafe display modes.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying a plurality of display modes further comprises:

filtering the plurality of display modes based on identification data corresponding to the display device.

10. A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

identifying a plurality of display modes supported by a media client, wherein the plurality of display modes comprise safe display modes;

generating a user interface including a test image and a plurality of commands in accordance with a selected display mode of the plurality of display modes, wherein the user interface is output to a display device;

receiving user input selecting one of the plurality of commands; and

configuring an operating display mode of the media client in accordance with the received user input.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

determining that the received user input confirms the selected display mode; and

configuring the media client to set the selected display mode as the operating display mode.

12. The computer program product of claim 10, further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

determining that the received user input cancels the selected display mode; and

restoring the operating display mode of the media client to a previous display mode.

13. The computer program product of claim 10, further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

presenting a display timer indicating a time remaining until a display mode change.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

determining that the display timer has elapsed without user input having been received; and

generating the user interface in accordance with another display mode of the plurality of display modes.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

detecting a user input corresponding to the plurality of commands; and

setting the display timer to a predetermined value in response to the detected user input.

16. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the selected display mode comprises a default display mode associated with the media client.

17. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the plurality of display modes include one or more unsafe display modes.

18. The computer program product of claim 10, further operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

filtering the plurality of display modes based on identification data corresponding to the display device.