UNIVERSAL MEDIA BAR FOR CONTROLLING DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDIA

• US 20100017715A1
• Filed: 07/16/2009
• Published: 01/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Implicit, LLC (Edward Balassanian)
• Original Assignee: Implicit Networks, Inc. (Edward Balassanian)
• Inventors: Balassanian, Edward
• Application Number:
  US12/504,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20100017715A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/716
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• 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 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/607 for more than one sound signal, e.g. stereo, multilanguages H04N5/602 takes precedence

Abstract

Techniques for using a universal media bar for controlling different types of media are described.

Claims

1. A method in a computing system for displaying a media bar for controlling the playback of media on appliances, comprising:

a plurality of buttons providing control of media;

identifying media for rendering on appliance, the media having a known type;

identifying appliances available to render identified media from a plurality of appliances;

selecting one or more available appliances for media playback;

modifying the presented buttons functionality based on identified media type; and

displaying media bar for controlling identified media playback on the selected appliances.