MULTIPLE USER CONTROL OF A DOWN LOADABLE APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A method of controlling an operation of a multimedia terminal by an application, the method comprising:
- downloading (S1) via a network the application to the multimedia terminal;
receiving (S3) at the multimedia terminal an input signal from a first remote control;
receiving (S3) at the multimedia terminal the input signal from a second remote control;
sending (S5) a message to the downloaded application, the message including a source indication, based on the input signal, indicating whether the input signal was received from the first remote control or the second remote control; and
controlling (S6), according to the downloaded application, the operation of the multimedia terminal based on the source indication.
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Abstract
Control of an operation of a multimedia terminal by an application, for example, a game or interactive television module, using remote control input signal is provided. An application is downloaded (S1), input signals from remote control units (RC-1, RC-2, RC-N) are received (S3) at the multimedia terminal, a message, including a source indication indicating the remote control from which the input signal was received, is sent (S5) to the downloaded application. According to the downloaded application, the operation of the multimedia terminal is controlled (S6) based on the source indication. The message may be sent to the downloaded application by an application program interface-based module resident at the multimedia terminal. A disable signal to disable a key could be transmitted to one or more of the remote control devices, for example, to disable the key for a specified time or a specified turn of a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of controlling an operation of a multimedia terminal by an application, the method comprising:
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downloading (S1) via a network the application to the multimedia terminal; receiving (S3) at the multimedia terminal an input signal from a first remote control; receiving (S3) at the multimedia terminal the input signal from a second remote control; sending (S5) a message to the downloaded application, the message including a source indication, based on the input signal, indicating whether the input signal was received from the first remote control or the second remote control; and controlling (S6), according to the downloaded application, the operation of the multimedia terminal based on the source indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable medium embodying a program of instructions for controlling an operation of a multimedia terminal by an application, said program comprising:
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instructions for downloading via a network the application to the multimedia terminal; instructions for receiving at the multimedia terminal an input signal from a first remote control; instructions for receiving at the multimedia terminal the input signal from a second remote control; instructions for sending a message to the downloaded application, the message including a source indication, based on the input signal, indicating whether the input signal was received from the first remote control or the second remote control; and instructions for controlling, according to the downloaded application, the operation of the multimedia terminal based on the source indication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system of controlling an operation of a multimedia terminal by an application, the method comprising:
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an application installer (1-12) configured to download via a network, a broadcast stream, another medium, or a combination of these the application to the multimedia terminal; a user interface (1-11) configured to receive at the multimedia terminal an input signal from a first remote control; said user interface (1-11) configured to receive at the multimedia terminal the input signal from a second remote control; a message generator (1-14) configured to send a message to the downloaded application, the message including a source indication, based on the input signal, indicating whether the input signal was received from the first remote control or the second remote control; and a downloaded application module (1-15) configured to control the operation of the multimedia terminal based on the source indication. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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