REMOTE CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CONTROL SIGNAL

• US 20130208192A1
• Filed: 02/06/2013
• Published: 08/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Lenovo Software Ltd (Lenovo Group Ltd.), Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Lei
• Application Number:
  US13/760,608
• Publication Number:
  US 20130208192A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/734
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control

Abstract

A remote controller and a method for generating a control signal are provided by the present invention. The remote controller is capable of being connected with an electronic device having a television function. The electronic device is playing a first program signal. The first program signal comes from a network connected with the electronic device. The remote controller includes: a data receiving unit adapted to receive the first program signal from the electronic device; a touch screen connected with the data receiving unit and adapted to display at least one display object corresponding to a second program signal when the data receiving unit receives the second program signal; a control unit connected with the touch screen; and a data transmitting unit adapted to transmit data of the remote controller to the electronic device.

Claims

1. A remote controller, the remote controller is capable of being connected with an electronic device having a television function, the electronic device is playing a first program signal, and the first program signal comes from a network connected with the electronic device, wherein the remote controller comprises:

a data receiving unit adapted to receive the first program signal from the electronic device;

a touch screen connected with the data receiving unit and adapted to display at least one display object corresponding to a second program signal when the data receiving unit receives the second program signal;

a control unit connected with the touch screen; and

a data transmitting unit adapted to transmit data of the remote controller to the electronic device,

wherein when detecting that an operation is performed on a first display object of the display objects, the touch screen generates a first touch signal in response to the operation;

the control unit converts the first touch signal to a first control signal and transmits the first control signal to the electronic device by the data transmitting unit;

the electronic device plays the second program signal after executing the first control signal, wherein the first program signal and the second program signal are different program signals.

2. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the network connected with the electronic device is a cable television network or an internet.

3. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the touch screen comprises a first display region and a second display region, wherein the display object is displayed in the second display region.

4. The remote controller according to claim 3, wherein the touch screen is further adapted to receive the first program signal by the data receiving unit and display the first program signal in the first display region.

5. The remote controller according to claim 4, wherein the touch screen is further adapted to receive at least one operation object corresponding to the first program signal by the data receiving unit and display the operation object in the second display region or in the first display region.

6. The remote controller according to claim 5, wherein the control unit is further adapted to convert a second touch signal to a second control signal when the touch screen detects the second touch signal, wherein the second touch signal is generated in response to an operation when the operation is performed on the operation object.

7. The remote controller according to claim 3, wherein the touch screen is further adapted to receive the second program signal by the data receiving unit and display the second program signal in the first display region.

8. The remote controller according to claim 1, wherein the remote controller further comprises:

an image or video capture unit adapted to capture an image or a video, the image or the video is displayed by the touch screen.

9. The remote controller according to claim 2, wherein the remote controller further comprises:

an image or video capture unit adapted to capture an image or a video, the image or the video is displayed by the touch screen.

10. The remote controller according to claim 3, wherein the remote controller further comprises:

an image or video capture unit adapted to capture an image or a video, the image or the video is displayed by the touch screen.

11. The remote controller according to claim 4, wherein the remote controller further comprises:

an image or video capture unit adapted to capture an image or a video, the image or the video is displayed by the touch screen.

12. The remote controller according to claim 5, wherein the remote controller further comprises:

an image or video capture unit adapted to capture an image or a video, the image or the video is displayed by the touch screen.

13. The remote controller according to claim 6, wherein the remote controller further comprises:

an image or video capture unit adapted to capture an image or a video, the image or the video is displayed by the touch screen.

14. The remote controller according to claim 7, wherein the remote controller further comprises:

an image or video capture unit adapted to capture an image or a video, the image or the video is displayed by the touch screen.

15. A method for generating a control signal, the method is applied in a remote controller which is capable of being connected with an electronic device having a television function, the electronic device is playing a first program signal, wherein the method comprises:

receiving and displaying at least one display object corresponding to a second program signal;

generating a first touch signal in response to a first operation when it is detected that the first operation is performed on a first display object of the display objects; and

converting the first touch signal to a first control signal, to make the electronic device play the second program signal after executing the first control signal, wherein the first program signal and the second program signal are different program signals.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving and displaying at least one operation object corresponding to the first program signal.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

converting a second touch signal to a second control signal when the second touch signal is detected, wherein the second touch signal is generated in response to an operation when the operation is performed on the operation object.