Remote control system and method for providing application program thereof

• US 20080316082A1
• Filed: 10/12/2007
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Original Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Inventors: Yang, Ching-Hwa
• Application Number:
  US11/907,471
• Publication Number:
  US 20080316082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 341/176
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/32 Remote control based on movements, attitude of remote control device

Abstract

A remote control system including a remote controller and a computer system are provided. The computer system includes a remote control signal receiver, an image capturing device, a storage device and a processor. The remote controller outputs a remote control signal in response to a user'"'"'s operation. When the remote controller is moved from steady state, the remote controller outputs the remote control signal as a motion detecting signal to the remote control signal receiver. The processor determines whether the remote control signal is a motion detecting signal. If the remote control signal is a motion detecting signal, the processor controls the image capturing device to capture an image of the user and stores the image into the storage device as a reference image and a set of personal setting data corresponding to the user'"'"'s operation behavior. The processor loads the personal setting data for providing an application program accordingly.

Claims

1. A remote control system, comprising:

a remote controller for outputting a remote control signal in response to a user'"'"'s operation, and when the remote controller is moved from steady state, the remote controller outputs the remote control signal as a motion detecting signal; and

a computer system, comprising;

a remote control signal receiver for receiving the remote control signal;

an image capturing device for capturing an image;

a storage device; and

a processor for determining whether the remote control signal is a motion detecting signal, if so, then the processor controls the image capturing device to capture a captured image of the user and stores the captured image as a first reference image into the storage device, the processor further stores a set of personal setting data corresponding to the user'"'"'s operation behavior as a first set of personal setting data and loads the first personal setting data as a loaded personal setting data for providing an application program accordingly.

2. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein after the processor provides the application program according to the loaded personal setting data, the processor performs a control instruction corresponding to the next remote control signal according to the loaded personal setting data when the remote signal receiver receives a next remote control signal.

3. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the storage device is for storing a second reference image and a second set of personal setting data corresponding to the second reference image, the second set of personal setting data is loaded at a previous time and used as the loaded personal setting data, the processor is for comparing the captured image with the second reference image, if the captured image matches with the second reference image, then the processor keeps the second set of personal setting data as the loaded personal setting data for providing the application program accordingly.

4. The remote control system according to claim 3, wherein if the captured image does not match with the second reference image, then the processor stores the captured image into the storage device as the first reference image, and stores the set of personal setting data corresponding to the user'"'"'s operation behavior as the first set of personal setting data and loads the first set of personal setting data as the loaded personal setting data for providing the application program accordingly.

5. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the storage device is for storing a third reference image and a corresponding third set of personal setting data, and the processor is for comparing the captured image with the third reference image, if the captured image matches with the third reference image, then the processor loads the corresponding third set of personal setting data as the loaded personal setting data;

otherwise, the processor stores the captured image into the storage device as the first reference image and stores the first set of personal setting data, and sets the first set of personal setting data as the loaded personal setting data.

6. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the processor is for determining whether the remote control signal is an application program enabling signal, if so, the processor enables the application program corresponding to the application program enabling signal according to the loaded personal setting data.

7. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote control signal further comprises an identification code of the remote controller, and after the processor receives the remote control signal, the processor further determines whether the identification code of the remote controller matches with the identification code of the computer system, if so, the processor determines the remote control signal as a motion detecting signal.

8. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the application program is a television application program, the first set of personal setting data comprises a parameter setting data of television application program, and the processor provides the television application program according to the parameter setting data of television application program.

9. The remote control system according to claim 8, wherein the computer system further comprises a tuner, a demodulator and a video signal outputting device, and if the remote control signal corresponds to a modulation control instruction, then the processor controls the tuner to select a channel according to the remote control signal, the demodulator is for demodulating the television signal transmitted from the selected channel, and the video signal outputting device is for converting the television signal into a video signal and further outputting the video signal to a displayer.

10. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the application program is a browser program, the first set of personal setting data comprises a parameter setting data of browser program, the computer system further comprises a network circuit, the processor provides the browser according to the parameter setting data of browser program, and the browser program accesses the network via the network circuit.

11. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the application program is an instant messenger, the first set of personal setting data comprises a parameter setting data of instant messenger, the computer system further comprises a network circuit, the processor provides the instant messenger according to the parameter setting data of instant messenger, and the instant messenger performs real-time communication via the network circuit.

12. The remote control system according to claim 1, wherein the remote controller further comprises a movement detecting sensor for detecting whether the remote controller is moved from steady state, if so, the remote controller outputs the remote control signal as the motion detecting signal.

13. A method for providing application program, used in a computer system for providing an application program in response to a remote control signal outputted via a remote controller by a user, the computer system comprises a processor, an image capturing device and a storage device, the method comprises the following steps:

determining, by the processor, whether the remote control signal is a motion detecting signal, wherein the motion detecting signal is the remote control signal outputted by the remote controller when the remote controller is moved from steady state;

capturing a captured image of the user by the image capturing device if the remote control signal is the motion detecting signal;

comparing, by the processor, the captured image with a first reference image stored in the storage device; and

loading, by the processor, a first set of personal setting data corresponding to the first reference image stored in the storage device as a loaded personal setting data for providing the application program accordingly if the captured image matches with the first reference image.

14. The method for providing application program according to claim 13, wherein after the step of loading the first set of personal data, the providing method further comprises the following step:

using the first set of personal setting data as the loaded personal data for receiving the next remote control signal.

15. The method for providing application program according to claim 13, wherein the storage device further stores a second reference image and a second set of personal setting data corresponding to the second reference image, the second set of personal setting data is loaded at a previous time and used as the loaded personal setting data, the method further comprises:

comparing the captured image with the second reference image by the processor, if the captured image matches with the second reference image, then the processor keeps the second set of personal setting data as the loaded personal setting data for providing the application program accordingly.

16. The method for providing application program according to claim 15, wherein if the captured image does not match with the second reference image, then the processor compares the captured image with a first reference image stored in a storage device.

17. The method for providing application program according to claim 13, further comprises the following step:

setting the captured image of the user and a set of personal setting data corresponding to the user'"'"'s operation behavior as a third reference image and a third set of personal setting data, respectively, and storing the third reference image and the third set of personal setting data into the storage device by the processor, and loading the third personal setting data as the loaded personal setting data by the processor if the captured image does not match with any of the reference images stored in the storage device.

18. The method for providing application program according to claim 13, wherein the providing method further comprises the following step:

determining, by the processor, whether the remote control signal is an application program enabling signal, if so, then the processor, according to the loaded personal setting data, enables an application program corresponding to the application program enabling signal.

19. The method for providing application program according to claim 13, wherein the remote control signal further comprises an identification code of the remote controller, and after the step of receiving the remote control signal by the processor, the providing method further comprises the following step:

determining, by the processor, whether the identification code of the remote controller matches with the identification code of the computer system, if so, then the providing method proceeds to the step of determining the remote control signal is the motion detecting signal by the processor.

20. The method for providing application program according to claim 13, wherein the application program is a television application program, and the first set of personal setting data comprises a favorite channel of the user during a particular time period.