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Contextual, Two Way Remote Control

  • US 20150194047A1
  • Filed: 12/27/2012
  • Published: 07/09/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for allowing interaction between computer devices, the method comprising:

  • at a first computer device including a processor and memory, wherein the first computer device is coupled to a display device and facilitates the display device to display media content provided by a plurality of media content sources;

    executing an application that operates interactively with a remote control application executed on a second computer device, the second computer device including a touch-screen display, and another processor and memory; and

    transmitting, to the second computer device, an information item for display on the second computer device and an action definition associated with the information item, the action definition including a command to be returned by the second computer device to the first computer device in response to a user selection of the information item at the second computer device, wherein the information item is provided to the second computer device for display on a user interface enabled by the remote control application in accordance with the media content type of the respective media content displayed on the display device coupled to the first computer device.

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