INTERACTIVE MEDIA DEVICE
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a remote control interface that receives wirelessly transmitted signals from a corresponding remote control, the remote control interface configured to receive;
a first wireless command issued from the remote control in response to a user selection of an emergency button on the remote control;
a second wireless command issued from the remote control in response to the user selection of at least one television station selection button on the remote control;
a medical emergency interface that issues an alert over the network to a medical response unit, where the alert is issued responsive to receipt of the first wireless command by the remote control interface;
a television interface that issues instructions to an associated television receiver to select a channel according to previously programmed favorite channel options, responsive to receipt of the second wireless command by the remote control interface; and
a network interface that communicably couples the device to a remote media service provider via a network, wherein the network interface enables the remote media service provider to program customized functionality of the alert by the medical emergency interface and customized television channel options of the television interface of the device on behalf of a user.
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Abstract
An interactive media device comprises a remote control interface that receives a wireless signal from a corresponding remote control with an emergency button. A controller decodes the wireless signal to determine if the user has pressed a button of the remote control to operate an associated television or if the user has pressed the emergency button on the remote control. If the user has pressed a button of the remote control to operate the associated television, then a television interface that issues an instruction based on the wireless signal to the associated television. However, if the user has pressed the emergency button, a medical emergency interface that issues an alert to a local or remote response unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a remote control interface that receives wirelessly transmitted signals from a corresponding remote control, the remote control interface configured to receive; a first wireless command issued from the remote control in response to a user selection of an emergency button on the remote control; a second wireless command issued from the remote control in response to the user selection of at least one television station selection button on the remote control; a medical emergency interface that issues an alert over the network to a medical response unit, where the alert is issued responsive to receipt of the first wireless command by the remote control interface; a television interface that issues instructions to an associated television receiver to select a channel according to previously programmed favorite channel options, responsive to receipt of the second wireless command by the remote control interface; and a network interface that communicably couples the device to a remote media service provider via a network, wherein the network interface enables the remote media service provider to program customized functionality of the alert by the medical emergency interface and customized television channel options of the television interface of the device on behalf of a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device comprising:
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a remote control interface that receives wirelessly transmitted signals from a corresponding remote control, the remote control interface configured to receive; a first wireless command issued from the remote control in response to a user selection of an emergency button on the remote control; a second wireless command issued from the remote control in response to the user selection of at least one television station selection button on the remote control; a medical emergency interface that issues an alert over the network to a medical response unit, where the alert is issued responsive to receipt of the first wireless command by the remote control interface; a television interface that issues instructions to an associated television receiver to select a channel according to previously programmed favorite channel options, responsive to receipt of the second wireless command by the remote control interface; a network interface that communicably couples the device to a remote media service provider via a network, wherein the network interface enables the remote media service provider to program customized functionality of the device for the user, including programming the alert and programming the favorite channel options on behalf of a user; a monitor interface that electronically communicates across the network via the network interface; and a controller connected to the remote control interface, the medical emergency interface, the television interface, the network interface, and the monitor interface, to control operation of the device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device comprising:
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a remote control interface that receives a wireless signal from a corresponding remote control, the remote control having an emergency button that upon actuation, causes the remote control to issue a first wireless command as the wireless signal; a controller electronically connected to the remote control interface, where the controller decodes a representation of the wireless signal received by the remote control interface to determine select one of; whether the user has pressed the emergency button by identifying the first wireless command; and whether a user has pressed a button of the remote control to control an associated television; a television interface electronically connected to the controller, where the television interface issues an instruction to the associated television in response to the controller determining that the user has pressed a button of the remote control to control the associated television, wherein the instruction is based on a translation of the wireless signal to a corresponding television adjustment command; a medical emergency interface electronically connected to the controller, where the medical emergency interface issues an alert in response to the controller determining that the user has pressed the emergency button; and a network interface that communicably couples the device to a remote media service provider via a network, wherein the network interface enables a remote media service provider to access the device and program customized functions of the device on behalf of the user.
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