System and Method for Triggering a Demonstration Mode of a Display Device

• US 20110090401A1
• Filed: 10/20/2009
• Published: 04/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Shintani, Peter, Candelore, Brant
• Application Number:
  US12/582,452
• Publication Number:
  US 20110090401A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/563
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• 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 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6181 involving transmission via a mobile phone network arrangements for providing broadcast or conference services to substation in data switching networks in combination with wireless systems H04L12/189; wireless uplink channel access H04W74/004
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6543 for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording remote booting in general G06F9/4416

Abstract

A system and method are provided for triggering a demonstration mode of a display device. In one embodiment, a process includes displaying data received by a first input of the display device, monitoring a broadcast channel by the display device, and detecting a triggering signal in the broadcast channel. The process may also include displaying a demonstration based on detection of the triggering signal. Once the demonstration is complete, data received by the first input may be displayed.

Claims

1. A method for triggering a demonstration mode of a display device, the method comprising the acts of:

displaying data, by the display device, received by a first input of the display device;

monitoring a broadcast channel by the display device;

detecting a triggering signal in the broadcast channel;

displaying a demonstration, by the display device, based on detection of the triggering signal; and

displaying data received by the first input when the demonstration is completed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input is coupled to one of a house feed, a media player, a network, and broadcast data source.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring the broadcast channel comprises decoding one or more channels of received broadcast data for detection of the triggering signal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the demonstration relates to video and audio data which may be output to present one or more of features and display characteristics of the display device in a retail environment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering signal is encoded into a broadcast channel based on a user transmission to a broadcast server.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering signal relates to at least one of an identification number of the display device, serial number, group number, geographic zip code, flag value.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the triggering signals is based on a code displayed in close proximity to the display device.

8. A system comprising:

a server configured to broadcast data and receive one or more transmissions from a communication network; and

a display device configured to receive broadcast data transmitted by the server over a broadcast network, the display device configured to;

display data received on a first input of the display device;

monitor a broadcast channel;

detect a triggering signal in the broadcast channel;

control operation of the display device based on the triggering signal.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein monitoring the broadcast channel comprises decoding one or more channels of received broadcast data for detection of the triggering signal.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein controlling operation by the display device relates to display of a demonstration based on detection of the triggering signal and display of data received by the first input when the demonstration is completed.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the first input is coupled to one of a house feed, a media player, a network, and a broadcast data source.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the demonstration relates to video and audio data which may be output to present one or more of features and display characteristics of the display device in a retail environment.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein server is further configured to encode the triggering signal into a broadcast channel based on a user transmission to the server.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the code relates to at least one of an identification number of the display device, serial number, group number, geographic zip code, flag value.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the triggering signal is based on a code displayed in close proximity to the display device.

16. The system of claim 8, wherein controlling operation by the display device relates to display of a message that payment is required.

17. The system of claim 8, wherein controlling operation by the display device relates to disabling the display device.

18. A method for transmitting a triggering signal by a server to a display device, the method comprising the acts of:

receiving a user communication, by the server, associated with the display device;

generating a triggering signal associated with the display device based on the user communication;

encoding the triggering signal into a broadcast transmission channel of a broadcast data stream; and

transmitting the broadcast data stream.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the triggering signal is encoded into a broadcast channel based on a user communication to a broadcast server, the user communication relating to one of a voice and messaging service transmission.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the triggering signal relates to at least one of an identification number of the display device, serial number, group number, geographic zip code, and flag value.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein the triggering signal is generated for triggering a demonstration by a display device.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein the triggering signal is generated for triggering a message that a payment is required.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein the triggering signal is generated to disable the display device.

24. A method for controlling operation of a display device, the method comprising the acts of:

monitoring a broadcast channel by the display device;

detecting a triggering signal in the broadcast channel; and

disabling operation of the display device based on the triggering signal.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising displaying a message on the display device that a payment is required, wherein the display device is a leased display device.

26. The method of claim 24, wherein disabling operation of the display device is associated with theft deterrent capabilities of the display device.