GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND DATA TRANSFER METHODS IN A CONTROLLING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processing device, perform steps comprising;
- causing an image representative of a first original equipment remote control having a plurality of keys to be displayed in a first portion of a display of a smart device;
causing a first plurality of icons representative of a first subset of the plurality of keys of the first original equipment remote control to be displayed in a second portion of the display of the smart device wherein at least one of the first plurality of icons is selectable to cause a command to be issued from the smart device to control a functional operation of a first target device corresponding to the first original equipment remote control; and
in response to a first user input, causing a second plurality of icons representative of a second subset of the plurality of keys of the first original equipment remote control to be displayed in the second portion of the display of the smart device wherein at least one of the second plurality of icons is selectable to cause a command to be issued from the smart device to control a functional operation of the first target device.
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Abstract
A smart device is provided with a main remote control application that may be configured using information obtained from a QR code. The main remote control application may present images of original remote controls corresponding to devices which are controllable by the configured main remote control application. In connection with a presented image of an original remote control, the display may present icons that are representative of a subset of the buttons of the original remote control. The user interface also allows a user to select amongst the images of the original remote controls to change which appliances are to be controlled via the user interface. A pop-up remote control widget may also be provided which may be invoked without switching to the main remote control application provisioned on the smart device.
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33 Claims
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1. A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processing device, perform steps comprising;
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causing an image representative of a first original equipment remote control having a plurality of keys to be displayed in a first portion of a display of a smart device; causing a first plurality of icons representative of a first subset of the plurality of keys of the first original equipment remote control to be displayed in a second portion of the display of the smart device wherein at least one of the first plurality of icons is selectable to cause a command to be issued from the smart device to control a functional operation of a first target device corresponding to the first original equipment remote control; and in response to a first user input, causing a second plurality of icons representative of a second subset of the plurality of keys of the first original equipment remote control to be displayed in the second portion of the display of the smart device wherein at least one of the second plurality of icons is selectable to cause a command to be issued from the smart device to control a functional operation of the first target device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processing device, perform steps comprising:
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responding to predetermined user input to invoke a pop-up remote control widget whereupon the pop-up remote control widget is temporarily superimposed in a display of a smart device over a current smart device display data; wherein the pop-up widget comprises a plurality of icons, wherein each of the plurality of icons is selectable to cause a command to be issued from the smart device to control a functional operation of a corresponding target device, and wherein the pop-up remote control widget is capable of being invoked at any point without switching to a main remote control application provisioned on the smart device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processing device, perform steps comprising:
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obtaining via hardware of a smart device configuration information from a QR code; and using the configuration information obtained from the QR code to configure a main remote control application provisioned on the smart device to command functional operations of one or more controllable devices. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processing device, perform steps comprising:
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creating a QR code representative of a configuration of a main remote control application provisioned on the smart device; and displaying the QR code in a display of the smart device to thereby allow another smart device to obtain configuration information from the QR code as displayed in the display of the smart device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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