CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM THROUGH A NATURAL USER INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for controlling one or more electronic devices in a multimedia system using a natural user interface of another device comprising:
- sensing one or more physical actions of a user by the natural user interface;
identifying a device command for at least one other device by a first electronic device from data representing the one or more physical actions; and
the first device sending the command to the at least one other electronic device.
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Abstract
Technology is provided for controlling one or more electronic devices networked in a multimedia system using a natural user interface. Some examples of devices in the multimedia system are audio and visual devices for outputting multimedia content to a user like a television, a video player, a stereo, speakers, a music player, and a multimedia console computing system. A computing environment is communicatively coupled to a device for capturing data of a physical action, like a sound input or gesture, from a user which represents a command. Software executing in the environment determines for which device a user command is applicable and sends the command to the device. In one embodiment, the computing environment communicates commands to one or more devices using a Consumer Electronics Channel (CEC) of an HDMI connection.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for controlling one or more electronic devices in a multimedia system using a natural user interface of another device comprising:
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sensing one or more physical actions of a user by the natural user interface; identifying a device command for at least one other device by a first electronic device from data representing the one or more physical actions; and the first device sending the command to the at least one other electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A multimedia system, comprising:
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a capture device for capturing data of a physical action of a user indicating a command to one or more electronic devices in the multimedia system; and a computing environment comprising; a processor and a memory and being in communication with the capture device to receive data indicating the command and being in communication with one or more other electronic devices in the multimedia system, software executable by the processor for determining for which of the one or more other devices the command is applicable and sending the command to the applicable device, and user recognition software for identifying a user based on data representing one or more physical characteristics captured by the capture device, the data representing one or more physical characteristics comprising at least one of sound data or image data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for causing one or more processors to perform a computer implemented method for controlling one or more electronic devices in a multimedia system using a natural user interface, the method comprising:
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receiving a device command by a first electronic device for at least one other device in the multimedia system; detecting one or more users in data captured via the natural user interface; identifying one or more of the detected users including the user making the command; determining whether the user making the command has priority over other detected users; and responsive to the user making the command having priority over other detected users, sending the command to the at least one other electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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