CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUDIO-VISUAL DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A control device for an audio-visual display, comprising:
- a touch panel configured to sense inputs from a user; and
a processor coupled to the touch panel and configured to transmit control signals to the audio-visual display based on the sensed inputs, wherein the control device receives power from the audio-visual display via wiring, and wherein the control signals are transmitted over the wiring.
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Abstract
A control device signals user inputs to an audio-video display. The control device may be configured as a pillow speaker and include a speaker for reproducing audio from the audio-video display. The control device is coupled to the audio-video display by wiring. Shared signals in the wiring are used to provide power to operate the control device and are used to signal the user inputs to the audio-video display. A touch panel is used to sense user inputs. The touch panel may be transparent with an underlay containing indicia of user-selectable commands located below the touch panel. The arrangement and selection of commands available to the user may be modified by changing the underlay.
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18 Claims
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1. A control device for an audio-visual display, comprising:
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a touch panel configured to sense inputs from a user; and a processor coupled to the touch panel and configured to transmit control signals to the audio-visual display based on the sensed inputs, wherein the control device receives power from the audio-visual display via wiring, and wherein the control signals are transmitted over the wiring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating control device for an audio-visual display, the method comprising:
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providing a touch panel configured to produce an electrical output signal in response to a user'"'"'s touch input; sampling an x-axis location of the user'"'"'s touch input on the touch panel; sampling a y-axis location of the user'"'"'s touch input on the touch panel; determining a command corresponding to the sampled x-axis and y-axis locations; and transmitting a control signal for the determined command to the audio-visual display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of calibrating the operation of a control device having a touch panel, the method comprising:
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taking an x-axis sample with initial x-axis sampling characteristics; determining, using the x-axis sample, x-axis sampling characteristics to provide a desired performance; taking an y-axis sample with initial y-axis sampling characteristics; and determining, using the y-axis sample, y-axis sampling characteristics to provide a desired performance. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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