SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MEDIA DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method executable by a local device to process an input received at the local device from a user via a remote control, the method comprising:
- receiving a media stream at the local device from a remote device via a network;
presenting the media stream on a display associated with the local device as the media stream is received via the network;
receiving the input from the remote control at the local device associated with the display;
determining if the input is intended for the local device or the remote device that provides the media stream;
if the input is intended for the local device, processing the input at the local device; and
if the input is intended for the remote device, transmitting a signal from the local device to the remote device via the network to thereby allow the remote device to respond to the input.
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Abstract
Systems and methods process an input received from a remote control. A media stream is presented on a display, and the input from the remote control is received at a local device associated with the display. The local device may determine if the input is intended for the local device or a remote device. If the input is intended for the local device, the input may be processed at the local device. Various interface features, for example, may be managed at the local device. If the input is intended for the remote device, a signal may be transmitted from the local device to the remote device to thereby allow the remote device to respond to the input.
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20 Claims
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1. A method executable by a local device to process an input received at the local device from a user via a remote control, the method comprising:
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receiving a media stream at the local device from a remote device via a network; presenting the media stream on a display associated with the local device as the media stream is received via the network; receiving the input from the remote control at the local device associated with the display; determining if the input is intended for the local device or the remote device that provides the media stream; if the input is intended for the local device, processing the input at the local device; and if the input is intended for the remote device, transmitting a signal from the local device to the remote device via the network to thereby allow the remote device to respond to the input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A local system for processing an input received via a remote control from a viewer of a display, the system comprising:
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a wireless receiver configured to receive the input from the remote control; a network interface configured to be coupled to a network; a display interface configured to be coupled to the display; and a processor configured to receive the input from the wireless receiver, to receive a media stream from a remote device via the network interface, to present imagery comprising the media stream on the display via the display interface, to process the input at the local system if the input is intended for the local system, and to transmit a signal to the remote device via the network to thereby allow the remote device to respond to the input if the input is intended for the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of processing an input received from a user via a remote control, the method comprising:
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presenting first imagery on a display, wherein the first imagery comprises a presentation of a media stream having a periphery and an interface feature comprising a first plurality of input options, and wherein the presentation of the media stream is shrunken to occupy less than the full screen so that the periphery extends from the presentation of the media stream to the edge of the screen, and so that the first plurality of input options is spatially arranged on the periphery of the presentation of the media stream on the display so as to not obscure the presentation of the media stream, and wherein the options; receiving the input from the remote control at a local device associated with the display, wherein the input is a directional input having a direction corresponding to a direction from the presentation of the media stream toward one of the first plurality of input options spatially arranged on the periphery; and in response to the directional input, presenting second imagery on the display, wherein the second imagery comprises a second plurality of input options that is presented adjacent to the presentation of the media stream on the display in a direction from the presentation of the media stream that corresponds to the direction of the input.
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