CONTEXT SENSITIVE REMOTE DEVICE

• US 20110252318A1
• Filed: 04/09/2010
• Published: 10/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Helms, Jan-Hinnerk
• Granted Patent: US 9,021,354 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A user can make selections of one or more items, defined as a context, in a graphical user interface on a computer running software. The computer sends data to a connected wireless device, and the data is representative of the context. The wireless touch screen device displays one or more commands corresponding to the received context data and the commands can control the program on the computer. The wireless touch screen device then receives a user input on the wireless touch screen device to execute one of the one or more commands. The wireless touch screen device then sends the user command to the computer, wherein the computer executes the command and controls the program according to the user command. For example, this can allow remote control of a DAW, video-editing software, photo-editing software, and word processing software by a coupled wireless touch screen device.

Claims

1. A method for using a handheld wireless touch screen device as an input device for a computer comprising:

receiving data from a computer running a program indicating a context defined by one or more selections in a graphical user interface;

displaying one or more commands corresponding to the received context data on the wireless touch screen device, wherein the commands control the program on the computer;

receiving a user input on the wireless touch screen device to execute one of the one or more commands; and

sending the user input to the computer, wherein the computer executes the command and controls the program according to the user input.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more selections are selected from a group consisting of a real instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track and one region on the software instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track and two regions on the software instrument track in an arrange window, a real instrument track and one region in an arrange window, and a real instrument track and multiple regions in an arrange window.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the program is selected from the group consisting of a digital audio workstation, a video editing application, a photo editing application, and a word processing application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more selections are selected from a group consisting of one or more notes in an editor window and one or more selections in a software instrument track info edit window.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying one or more commands corresponding to the received context data on the wireless touch screen device, wherein the commands control the program on the computer further comprises:

displaying one or more commands stored in a frequently selected command list stored in memory for the received context.

6. A wireless touch screen device comprising:

a processor configured to receive data from a computer running a program, wherein the data includes one or more selections made in a graphical user interface in the program;

the processor configured to display, on a wireless touch screen display, one or more icons for commands corresponding to the received data, wherein the commands control the program on the computer;

the processor configured to receive a user command on the wireless touch screen device to execute one of the one or more commands; and

the processor configured to send the user command to the computer, wherein the computer executes the command and controls the program according to the user command.

7. The wireless touch screen device of claim 6, wherein the one or more selections are selected from a group consisting of a real instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track and one region on the software instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track and two regions on the software instrument track in an arrange window, a real instrument track and one region in an arrange window, and a real instrument track and multiple regions in an arrange window

8. The wireless touch screen device of claim 6, wherein the one or more selections are selected from a group consisting of one or more notes in an editor window and one or more selections in a software instrument track info edit window.

9. The wireless touch screen device of claim 6, wherein the graphical user interface on the computer corresponds to a program selected from the group consisting of an audio editing application, a video editing application, a photo editing application, and a word processing application.

10. A system comprising:

a computer including a graphical user interface; and

a wireless touch screen device communicatively coupled to the computer,

wherein the computer is configured to receive one or more selections in the graphical user interface and send data representative of the one or more selections to the wireless touch screen device and the wireless touch screen device is configured to display pre-determined commands corresponding to the received data.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the wireless device is further configured to receive a user input to execute one of the displayed commands and send a signal to the computer, wherein the computer is configured to execute the received command.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more selections are selected from a group consisting of a real instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track and one region on the software instrument track in an arrange window, and a software instrument track two regions on the software instrument track in an arrange window, a real instrument track and one region in an arrange window, and a real instrument track and multiple regions in an arrange window.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more selections are selected from a group consisting of one or more notes in an editor window and one or more selections in a software instrument track info edit window.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the graphical user interface and displayed commands correspond with at least one application selected from the group consisting of a digital audio workstation, digital video editor, digital photo editor, and word processor.

15. A tangible computer readable medium storing instructions for displaying commands on a wireless touch screen device, the instructions comprising:

receiving data from a computer indicating one or more selections;

displaying one or more commands corresponding to the received data on the wireless touch screen device;

receiving a user command on the wireless touch screen device to execute one of the one or more commands; and

sending the user command to the computer.

16. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more selections are selected from a group consisting of a real instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track and one region on the software instrument track in an arrange window, a software instrument track and two regions on the software instrument track in an arrange window, a real instrument track and one region in an arrange window, and a real instrument track and multiple regions in an arrange window

17. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more selections are selected from a group consisting of one or more notes in an editor window and one or more selections are a software instrument track info edit window.

18. The tangible computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the graphical user interface on the computer corresponds to a program selected from the group consisting of an audio editing application, a video editing application, a photo editing application, and a word processing application.