TOUCH-SENSITIVE WIRELESS DEVICE AND ON SCREEN DISPLAY FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A multimedia system capable of being remotely controlled by a wireless telephone comprising:
- a programmable multimedia controller which includes a general purpose computer, at least one video input module and at least one video output module;
at least one video display, coupled to said at least one video input module and said at least one video output module, responsive to said programmable multimedia controller for displaying a plurality of interactive on screen displays, each of said interactive on screen displays being operable by a user to control one or more programmable services supported by said programmable multimedia controller; and
a wireless telephone which includes a touch-sensitive display, said touch-sensitive display operable by a user to interact with said interactive on screen displays, thereby controlling said one or more programmable services.
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Abstract
A touch-sensitive wireless device, such as a wireless telephone or wireless multimedia player, in conjunction with an interactive on screen display, effectively remotely controls a programmable multimedia controller or other system. User gestures, button presses or other touches to or movements of the touch-sensitive wireless device are effectively converted to information that is wirelessly transmitted to the programmable multimedia controller. Once received by the programmable multimedia controller, such information is processed and effectively translated so as to control the operation of the controller.
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20 Claims
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1. A multimedia system capable of being remotely controlled by a wireless telephone comprising:
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a programmable multimedia controller which includes a general purpose computer, at least one video input module and at least one video output module; at least one video display, coupled to said at least one video input module and said at least one video output module, responsive to said programmable multimedia controller for displaying a plurality of interactive on screen displays, each of said interactive on screen displays being operable by a user to control one or more programmable services supported by said programmable multimedia controller; and a wireless telephone which includes a touch-sensitive display, said touch-sensitive display operable by a user to interact with said interactive on screen displays, thereby controlling said one or more programmable services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A multimedia system capable of being remotely controlled by a wireless multimedia player comprising:
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a programmable multimedia controller including a general purpose computer, at least one video input module and at least one video output module; at least one video display, coupled to said at least one video input module and said at least one video output module, responsive to said programmable multimedia controller for displaying a plurality of interactive on screen displays, each of said interactive on screen displays being operable by a user to control one or more programmable services supported by said programmable multimedia controller; and a wireless multimedia player which includes a touch-sensitive display, said touch-sensitive display operable by a user to interact with said interactive on screen displays, thereby controlling said one or more programmable services. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for remotely controlling a multimedia system using a wireless device comprising the steps of:
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providing a programmable multimedia controller which includes a general purpose computer and which supports a plurality of programmable services; providing at least one video display coupled to said programmable multimedia controller for displaying a plurality of interactive on screen displays, each of said interactive on screen displays being operable by a user to control one or more of said plurality of programmable services; and providing a wireless device which includes a touch-sensitive display, said touch-sensitive display operable by said user to interact with said interactive on screen displays, thereby controlling one or more of said plurality of programmable services, said wireless device being further configured to establish a wireless connection to the programmable multimedia controller by attempting to auto-detect a server using a broadcast search function. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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