REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ALLOWING A USER TO ASSOCIATE TWO MENU ITEMS WITH A CONTROL SIGNAL

• US 20140115542A1
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Published: 04/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEUNG, HO-LEUNG
• Application Number:
  US14/011,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20140115542A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/841
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• 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 21/42218 for mapping a matrix of displayed objects on the screen to the numerical key-matrix of the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415

Abstract

A system including a remote control device and an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device provides a user interface that includes a first level menu and a second level menu. The first level menu includes several first level menu items, and the second level menu includes several second level menu items. The electronic device includes an associating module to associate one of the first level menu items and one of the second level menu items that are selected through the remote control device, with a control signal from the remote control device. A user can move a selection box between two associated menu items through the remote control device.

Claims

1. A remotely controllable electronic device comprising:

a processor;

an interface module executable by the processor and configured to provide a user interface, the user interface comprising a first level menu and a second level menu, the first level menu comprising one or more first level menu items, and the second level menu comprising one or more second level menu items;

a receiver configured to receive control signals from a remote control device; and

an associating module executable by the processor and configured to associate one of the first level menu items and one of the second level menu items that are selected through the remote control device, with a control signal from the remote control device;

wherein when a selection box is located on the one of the first level menu items and the receiver receives the control signal that is associated with the one of the first level menu items and the one of the second level menu items, the processor moves the selection box from the one of the first level menu items to the one of the second level menu items.

2. The remotely controllable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein when a selection box is located on the one of the second level menu items and the receiver receives the control signal that is associated with the one of the second level menu items and the one of the first level menu items, the processor moves the selection box from the one of the second level menu items to the one of the first level menu items.

3. A system comprising:

a remote control device; and

an electronic device comprising;

a processor;

an interface module executable by the processor and configured to provide a user interface, the user interface comprising a first level menu and a second level menu, the first level menu comprising one or more first level menu items, and the second level menu comprising one or more second level menu items;

a receiver configured to receive control signals from a remote control device; and

an associating module executable by the processor and configured to associate one of the first level menu items and one of the second level menu items that are selected through the remote control device, with a control signal from the remote control device;

wherein when a selection box is located on the one of the first level menu items and the receiver receives the control signal that is associated with the one of the first level menu items with the one of the second level menu items, the processor moves the selection box from the one of the first level menu items to the one of the second level menu items.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein when a selection box is located on the one of the second level menu items and the receiver receives the control signal that is associated with the one of the second level menu items and the one of the first level menu items, the processor moves the selection box from the one of the second level menu items to the one of the first level menu items.

5. The system according to claim 3, wherein the remote control device comprises a controller, a motion sensor, a storage unit, and an emitting unit, the motion sensor is configured to detect a motion of the cell phone, the storage unit is configured to store remote control codes, when a physical key or a virtual key is pressed, the controller selects a remote control code corresponding thereto and drives the emitting unit to emit infrared rays carrying the remote control code to the electronic device.

6. The system according to claim 3, wherein the motion sensor is an acceleration sensor.