Apparatus, systems and methods for media device operation preferences based on remote control identification
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1. A method for setting media device operation preferences in a media device, the method comprising:
- receiving streamed program content at the media device having a program of interest therein, wherein the program of interest includes at least a video portion, a native language audio portion and a foreign language audio portion;
detecting, at a remote control signal detector residing in the media device, a remote control communication signal transmitted from a remote control, wherein the remote control communication signal includes a unique identifier that identifies the transmitting remote control;
identifying, at the media device, the remote control based on the unique identifier in the detected remote control communication signal;
determining a language preference that is associated with the identified transmitting remote control based on the unique identifier; and
selecting, at the media device, one of the native language audio portion and the foreign language audio portion based on the determined language preference.
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Abstract
Remote control signal detection systems and methods are operable to set media device operation preferences in a media device. An exemplary embodiment detects a remote control communication signal transmitted from a remote control, wherein the remote control communication signal includes a unique identifier associated with the transmitting remote control; determines that at least one foreign language preference is associated with the transmitting remote control; and reconfigures information generated by the media device into the preferred foreign language.
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1. A method for setting media device operation preferences in a media device, the method comprising:
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receiving streamed program content at the media device having a program of interest therein, wherein the program of interest includes at least a video portion, a native language audio portion and a foreign language audio portion; detecting, at a remote control signal detector residing in the media device, a remote control communication signal transmitted from a remote control, wherein the remote control communication signal includes a unique identifier that identifies the transmitting remote control; identifying, at the media device, the remote control based on the unique identifier in the detected remote control communication signal; determining a language preference that is associated with the identified transmitting remote control based on the unique identifier; and selecting, at the media device, one of the native language audio portion and the foreign language audio portion based on the determined language preference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A media device, comprising:
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a program content stream interface configured to receive a program content stream with a program of interest therein, wherein the received program of interest includes at least a video portion, a native language audio portion and a foreign language audio portion, wherein the native language audio portion and the foreign language audio portion each correspond to the video portion; a remote control signal detector configured to detect a remote control communication signal, wherein the detected remote control communication signal is transmitted from a remote control, wherein the remote control communication signal operates the media device, and wherein the remote control communication signal includes a unique identifier identifying the transmitting remote control; and a processor system communicatively coupled to the program content stream interface and the remote control signal detector, and wherein the processor system is configured to; determine a language preference that is at least one of a native language preference and a foreign language preference associated with the transmitting remote control, wherein the determined language preference is based upon the unique identifier in the detected remote control communication signal; communicate the video portion and the native language audio portion to a media presentation device for presentation to a user of the remote control in response to determining that the language preference is for the native language preference; and communicate the video portion and the foreign language audio portion to the media presentation device for presentation to the user of the remote control in response to determining that the language preference is for the foreign language preference. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A media system comprising, comprising:
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a first remote control configured to transmit a first remote control communication signal that is received by a media device, where the transmitted first remote control communication signal includes a first identifier that identifies the first remote control; a second remote control configured to transmit a second remote control communication signal that is received by the media device, where the transmitted second remote control communication signal includes a second identifier that identifies the second remote control; and the media device, comprising; a transport content stream interface configured to receive a transport channel from a head end facility operated by a media provider, wherein the transport channel includes a plurality of programs multiplexed together, and wherein the plurality of multiplexed programs include a program of interest defined by at least a video portion, a native language audio portion and a foreign language audio portion, wherein the native language audio portion and the foreign language audio portion each correspond to the video portion; a remote control signal detector configured to detect the first remote control communication signal when transmitted from the first remote control and to detect the second remote control communication signal when transmitted from the second remote control; and a processor system communicatively coupled to the transport content stream interface and the remote control signal detector, and wherein the processor system is configured to; determine a native language preference based upon the first identifier in the received first remote control communication signal transmitted by the first remote control; determine a foreign language preference based upon the second identifier in the received second remote control communication signal transmitted by the second remote control; communicate the video portion and the native language audio portion to a media presentation device for presentation to a user of the remote control in response to receiving the first remote control communication signal; and communicate the video portion and the foreign language audio portion to the media presentation device for presentation to the user of the remote control in response to receiving the second remote control communication signal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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