Remote Control Emulation Methods and Systems
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1. A method comprising:
- directing, by a remote control emulation system, a mobile device to display an emulation graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) on a display screen of the mobile device;
directing, by the remote control emulation system, the mobile device to emulate a first user input device associated with a media content access device by positioning an interactive graphical depiction of a feature set associated with the first user input device within the emulation GUI;
selectively replacing, by the remote control emulation system, the interactive graphical depiction positioned within the emulation GUI with another interactive graphical depiction of another feature set associated with the first user input device if a first type of touch gesture is performed by a user of the mobile device; and
directing, by the remote control emulation system, the mobile device to dynamically switch from emulating the first user input device to emulating a second user input device associated with the media content access device if a second type of touch gesture is performed by the user.
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Abstract
An exemplary method includes a remote control emulation system directing a mobile device to display an emulation graphical user interface (“GUI”) on a display screen of the mobile device and directing the mobile device to emulate one or more user input devices by selectively positioning one or more interactive graphical depictions of one or more feature sets associated with the one or more user input devices within the emulation GUI. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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directing, by a remote control emulation system, a mobile device to display an emulation graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) on a display screen of the mobile device;directing, by the remote control emulation system, the mobile device to emulate a first user input device associated with a media content access device by positioning an interactive graphical depiction of a feature set associated with the first user input device within the emulation GUI; selectively replacing, by the remote control emulation system, the interactive graphical depiction positioned within the emulation GUI with another interactive graphical depiction of another feature set associated with the first user input device if a first type of touch gesture is performed by a user of the mobile device; and directing, by the remote control emulation system, the mobile device to dynamically switch from emulating the first user input device to emulating a second user input device associated with the media content access device if a second type of touch gesture is performed by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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directing, by a remote control emulation system, a mobile device to display an emulation graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) on a display screen of the mobile device;directing, by a remote control emulation system, the mobile device to emulate at least one user input device associated with a media content access device by positioning a first interactive graphical depiction of a first feature set associated with the at least one user input device within the emulation GUI; detecting, by the remote control emulation system, a first user input command provided by a user by way of the first interactive graphical depiction; predicting, by the remote control emulation system, a possible second user input command to be provided by the user based on the first user input command; and automatically replacing within the emulation GUI, by the remote control emulation system in response to the predicting of the possible second user input command, the first interactive graphical depiction with a second interactive graphical depiction of a second feature set associated with the at least one user input device, the second interactive graphical depiction configured to facilitate a providing of the possible second user input command. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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directing, by a remote control emulation system, a mobile device to display an emulation graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) on a display screen of the mobile device;directing, by a remote control emulation system, the mobile device to emulate at least one user input device associated with a media content access device by positioning a first interactive graphical depiction of a first feature set associated with the at least one user input device within the emulation GUI; detecting, by the remote control emulation system, a change in a presentation context associated with the media content access device; and automatically replacing within the emulation GUI, by the remote control emulation system in response to the detecting of the change in the presentation context, the first interactive graphical depiction with a second interactive graphical depiction of a second feature set associated with the at least one user input device, the second interactive graphical depiction configured to facilitate a providing of one or more user input commands in the changed presentation context. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system comprising:
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a user interface facility configured to direct a mobile device to display an emulation graphical user interface (“
GUI”
) on a display screen of the mobile device; andan emulation facility communicatively coupled to the user interface facility and configured to direct the mobile device to emulate a first user input device associated with a media content access device by positioning an interactive graphical depiction of a feature set associated with the first user input device within the emulation GUI, replace the interactive graphical depiction positioned within the emulation GUI with another interactive graphical depiction of another feature set associated with the first user input device in response to a first type of touch gesture being performed by a user of the mobile device, and direct the mobile device to dynamically switch from emulating the first user input device to emulating a second user input device associated with the media content access device in response to a second type of touch gesture being performed by the user.
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