GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND DATA TRANSFER METHODS IN A CONTROLLING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a smart device, cause the smart device to perform steps comprising:
- causing a first graphical user interface to be displayed in a touch sensitive display of the smart device;
responding to a first predetermined user input provided to the smart device while the first graphical user interface is caused to be displayed in the touch sensitive display of the smart device to cause a second graphical user interface having a plurality of user selectable user interface elements to be made active within the touch sensitive display of the smart device whereupon the user interface elements of the second user interface are caused to be temporarily displayed in the touch sensitive display of the smart device over at least a portion of the first graphical user interface;
determining if a user has interacted with at least one of the plurality of user selectable user interface elements of the second graphical user interface caused to be temporarily displayed in the touch sensitive display of the smart device over at least a portion of the first graphical user interface; and
when it is determined that the user has interacted with at least one of the plurality of user selectable user interface elements of the second graphical user interface caused to be temporarily displayed in the touch sensitive display of the smart device over at least a portion of the first graphical user interface causing the smart device to transmit a command to control at least one of a first plurality of functional operations of at least one intended target controllable device correspond to the at least one of the plurality of user selectable user interface elements interacted with by the user;
wherein user input received into the smart device is used to select from a library of command code sets a command code set appropriate for use in commanding functional operations of the at least one intended target controllable device and wherein the command caused to be transmitted in response to the user interacting with at least one of the plurality of user selectable user interface elements of the second graphical user interface caused to be temporarily displayed over the first graphical user interface in the touch sensitive display of the smart device is selected from the command code set selected from the library of command code sets.
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Abstract
A smart device is provided with a main remote control application that may be configured using information obtained from a QR code. The main remote control application may present images of original remote controls corresponding to devices which are controllable by the configured main remote control application. In connection with a presented image of an original remote control, the display may present icons that are representative of a subset of the buttons of the original remote control. The user interface also allows a user to select amongst the images of the original remote controls to change which appliances are to be controlled via the user interface. A pop-up remote control widget may also be provided which may be invoked without switching to the main remote control application provisioned on the smart device.
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11 Claims
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1. A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a smart device, cause the smart device to perform steps comprising:
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causing a first graphical user interface to be displayed in a touch sensitive display of the smart device; responding to a first predetermined user input provided to the smart device while the first graphical user interface is caused to be displayed in the touch sensitive display of the smart device to cause a second graphical user interface having a plurality of user selectable user interface elements to be made active within the touch sensitive display of the smart device whereupon the user interface elements of the second user interface are caused to be temporarily displayed in the touch sensitive display of the smart device over at least a portion of the first graphical user interface; determining if a user has interacted with at least one of the plurality of user selectable user interface elements of the second graphical user interface caused to be temporarily displayed in the touch sensitive display of the smart device over at least a portion of the first graphical user interface; and when it is determined that the user has interacted with at least one of the plurality of user selectable user interface elements of the second graphical user interface caused to be temporarily displayed in the touch sensitive display of the smart device over at least a portion of the first graphical user interface causing the smart device to transmit a command to control at least one of a first plurality of functional operations of at least one intended target controllable device correspond to the at least one of the plurality of user selectable user interface elements interacted with by the user; wherein user input received into the smart device is used to select from a library of command code sets a command code set appropriate for use in commanding functional operations of the at least one intended target controllable device and wherein the command caused to be transmitted in response to the user interacting with at least one of the plurality of user selectable user interface elements of the second graphical user interface caused to be temporarily displayed over the first graphical user interface in the touch sensitive display of the smart device is selected from the command code set selected from the library of command code sets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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