Non-Disruptive Activity Switching on Remote Control

• US 20080235620A1
• Filed: 01/28/2005
• Published: 09/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Musschebroeck, Rudy, Hintzen, Reinhard Leonard, Peiffer, Werner P., Thissen, Rogier Louis Jacques Willem
• Application Number:
  US10/597,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20080235620A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H03J 9/00 Remote-control of tuned circuits; Combined remote-control of tuning and other functions, e.g. brightness, amplification mechanical remote-control arrangements H03J1/00 ; using a microprocessor H03J1/0025; constructional details of remote control switching devices H01H9/0235
• 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 21/43615 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 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

A control device has an activity-based user interface for controlling a system with a renderer and multiple sources. The renderer is configured for rendering content available from the multiple sources. The user interface provides a first set of user controls for control of the system in a first activity, and a second set of further user controls for control of the system in a second activity. The control device controls switching the system from the first activity to the second activity upon detecting a validating user interaction with the user interface to validate the switching.

Claims

1. A control device with an activity-based user interface for controlling a system with a renderer and multiple sources, wherein:

the renderer is configured for rendering content available from the multiple sources;

the user interface provides a first set of user controls for control of the system in a first activity, and a second set of further user controls for control of the system in a second activity;

characterized in that the control device controls switching the system from the first activity to the second activity upon detecting a validating user interaction with the user interface to validate the switching.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a touch screen display monitor for providing the first and second sets in different screens.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the validating user interaction comprises user interaction with a specific one of the further user controls of the second set.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the validating user interaction comprises user interaction with a dedicated user input element of the user interface.

5. Control software for being installed on a control device with an activity-based user interface for controlling a system with a renderer and multiple sources, wherein the renderer is configured for rendering content available from the multiple sources;

and the user interface provides a first set of user controls for control of the system in a first activity, and a second set of further user controls for control of the system in a second activity;

characterized in that the control software configures the control device to control switching the system from the first activity to the second activity upon detecting a validating user interaction with the user interface to validate the switching.

6. A method of enabling to control a system with a renderer and multiple sources, wherein the renderer is configured for rendering content available from the multiple sources, the method comprising providing a user interface with a first set of user controls for control of the system in a first activity, and a second set of further user controls for control of the system in a second activity, and switching the system from the first activity to the second activity upon detecting a validating user interaction with the user interface to validate the switching.