Automatic adjustment of devices in a home entertainment system

• US 8,713,591 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2012
• Issued: 04/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rateze Remote Mgmt. L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Porto Vinci Ltd LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Igoe, Patrick T., Kravets, Leonid
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Pankaj
• Assistant Examiner(s): NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R
• Application Number:
  US13/624,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20130076481A1
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 725 10- 12, 348/460, 348/827
• US Class Current: 725/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 19/16 in which transmission is by pulses
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/22 Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2814 Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4108 characterised by an identification number or address, e.g. local network address protecting specific internal or external computer components using identification number G06F21/73; network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4112 having fewer capabilities than the client, e.g. thin client having less processing power or no tuning capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/414 Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43076 of the same content streams on multiple devices, e.g. when family members are watching the same movie on different devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/434 Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams, extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream demultiplexing of data packets for data networks, e.g. RTP/UDP H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44016 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for substituting a video clip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440209 : for formatting on an optical medium, e.g. DVD
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44029 : for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4408 : involving video stream encryption, e.g. re-encrypting a decrypted video stream for redistribution in a home network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44227 : Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; monitoring connectivity in data switched networks H04L43/0811
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 : involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 : End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 : End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 : involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 : Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 7/00 : Indicating arrangements; Control arrangements, e.g. balance control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 : Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 : Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 : detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0267 : by controlling user interface components
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 : Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 : Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 : Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/10 : Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 : Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method of detecting missing devices in a home entertainment system using a wireless home entertainment hub includes obtaining a registration of at least one device that includes a source device. An instruction is received from a user to present program content from the source device. A set of one or more sink devices missing from the home entertainment system for a presentation of the program content based on an assessment by the wireless home entertainment hub of presentation capabilities of the home entertainment system using the at least one device registered with the wireless home entertainment hub is determined. The set of one or more sink devices is presented to the user.

Claims

1. A method of adjusting a device in a home entertainment system, the method comprising:

designating a first display device of a plurality of display devices in the home entertainment system as a primary device based on at least one characteristic of the first display device;

designating a second display device of the plurality of display devices as a secondary display device for display of content supplemental to main content displayed on the primary display device;

identifying, via an identification device associated with a home entertainment system, a user at an initiation of an entertainment session;

retrieving a user profile corresponding to the user, the user profile including positioning information of at least the first and second display devices; and

causing adjustment of a position of the first and second display devices based on the user profile.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein retrieving the user profile comprises:

retrieving a user profile describing a configuration of the home entertainment system from a previous entertainment session associated with the user.

3. The method as in claim 2, wherein causing adjustment of the position of the first and second display devices based on the user profile comprises:

causing adjustment of the position of the first and second display devices based on the configuration of the home entertainment system from the previous entertainment session associated with the user.

4. The method as in claim 1, further comprising:

in response to identifying the user, denying the user access to the first display device of the home entertainment system based on a set of rules customized by an authorized user.

5. The method as in claim 4, wherein denying the user access to the first display device of the home entertainment system comprises:

denying the user access to the first display device due to a time of day.

6. The method as in claim 4, wherein denying the user access to the first display device of the home entertainment system comprises:

denying the user access to a programming channel via the first display device due to a program rating system.

7. The method as in claim 2, wherein retrieving the user profile describing the configuration of the home entertainment system from the previous entertainment session associated with the user comprises:

retrieving in the user profile a respective physical orientation of the first and second display devices during the previous entertainment session.

8. The method as in claim 7, wherein causing adjustment of the position of the first and second display devices based on the user profile comprises:

causing the first and second display devices to be adjusted to the physical orientation of the display device during the previous entertainment session.

9. A method of adjusting a device in a home entertainment system, the method comprising:

receiving a first instruction from a wireless home entertainment hub to designate a particular display device of a plurality of display devices of the home entertainment system as a secondary display device for display of content supplemental to main content displayed on a primary display device designated by the wireless home entertainment hub;

receiving a second instruction from the wireless home entertainment hub to adjust a position of the secondary display device in a home entertainment system, wherein the instruction is based on a user profile of a user identified via an identification device associated with the home entertainment system, the user profile specifying positioning information of the secondary display device and the primary display device; and

adjusting the position of the secondary display device in response to the second instruction received from the wireless home entertainment hub.

10. The method as in claim 9, wherein the user profile describes a configuration of the home entertainment system from a previous entertainment session associated with the user.

11. The method as in claim 10, wherein adjusting the position of the secondary display device in response to the second instruction received from the wireless home entertainment hub comprises:

adjusting the position of the secondary display device based on the configuration of the home entertainment system from the previous entertainment session associated with the user.

12. The method as in claim 9, further comprises:

receiving a third instruction from the wireless home entertainment hub to deny the identified user access to the secondary display device of the home entertainment system based on a set of rules customized by an authorized user.

13. The method as in claim 12, further comprises:

denying the identified user access to the secondary display device due to a time of day.

14. The method as in claim 12, further comprises:

denying the identified user access to a programming channel via the secondary display device due to a program rating system.

15. The method as in claim 10, wherein the user profile describes a physical orientation of the secondary display device during the previous entertainment session.

16. The method as in claim 15, wherein adjusting the position of the secondary display device in response to the second instruction received from the wireless home entertainment hub profile comprises:

adjusting the secondary display device to return to the physical orientation of the secondary display device during the previous entertainment session.

17. A computer readable storage device storing computer instructions, which, in response to being executed on a processor, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:

designating a first display device of a plurality of display devices in a home entertainment system as a primary display device based on at least one characteristic of the first display device;

designating a second display device of the plurality of display devices as a secondary display device for display of content supplemental to main content displayed on the primary display device;

identifying, via an identification device associated with a home entertainment system, a user at an initiation of an entertainment session;

retrieving a user profile corresponding to the user, the user profile including positioning information of at least the first and second display devices in the home entertainment system; and

causing adjustment of a position of the first and second display devices based on the user profile.

18. The computer readable storage device as in claim 17, wherein retrieving the user profile comprises:

retrieving a user profile describing a configuration of the home entertainment system from a previous entertainment session associated with the user.

19. The computer readable storage device as in claim 18, wherein causing adjustment of the position of the first and second display devices based on the user profile comprises:

causing adjustment of the position of the first and second display devices based on the configuration of the home entertainment system from the previous entertainment session associated with the user.

20. The computer readable storage device as in claim 18, wherein the user profile describes a physical orientation of the first and second display devices during the previous entertainment session,

wherein causing adjustment of the position of the first and second display devices comprises:

adjusting the first and second display devices to the physical orientation of the first and second display devices during the previous entertainment session.