Video processing apparatus which can respond to non-native remote commands and method of operation thereof

• US 7,734,140 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2003
• Issued: 06/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Liebhold, Valerie Sacrez, Mears, Mark Gilmore
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Huy T
• Application Number:
  US10/512,328
• Publication Number:
  US 20060080706A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,609 Days
• Field of Search: 386/46, 386/83, 380/242, 348/734
• US Class Current: 386/241
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums

Abstract

A recorder, method, device, and interpretation apparatus for executing code commands. The invention is a device which functions in response to code commands comprising: means to execute a function in response to a code command having a format for the device; and means to execute the function in response to a code command having a format for a different device. The invention is also a recorder comprising means to execute a first type of recorder function corresponding to a second type of recorder commands. In another aspect, the invention is a method of controlling a recorder comprising: receiving a second type of recorder command; mapping the second type of recorder command into a corresponding first type of recorder function; and executing the corresponding first type of recorder function. In yet another aspect, the invention is an interpretation apparatus for receiving a second type of recorder command and outputting a corresponding first type of recorder.

Claims

1. An interpretation apparatus comprising:

a receiver adapted to receive a first type of recorder command and a second type of recorder command, wherein the first type of recorder command is used to control a first type of video recorder and the second type of video recorder command is used to control a second type of recorder;

means to map the second type of video recorder command into a corresponding first type of video recorder command; and

means to output the corresponding first type of video recorder command.

2. The interpretation apparatus of claim 1 wherein the second type of recorder command is VCR code command.

3. The interpretation apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first type of recorder command is a digital video recorder code command.

4. The interpretation apparatus of claim 1 wherein the receiver comprises an IR sensor.

5. The interpretation apparatus of claim 1 wherein the output means comprises an IR blaster.

6. The interpretation apparatus of claim 1 wherein the mapping means is a programmed processor.

7. The interpretation apparatus of claim 1 wherein the mapping means is a command interpreter.