Remote control based output selection
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating each of a plurality of remote control devices with a respective one of a plurality of client devices, each of the plurality of client devices being arranged to provide a corresponding audio visual output to a common display device;
detecting user manipulation other than operation of a key of a remote control of the plurality of remote control devices;
automatically in response to the user manipulation switching an output to the common display device to present the said corresponding audio visual output of the client device that is associated with the manipulated remote control;
determining a particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control; and
configuring a user interface for presentation via said corresponding audio visual output to include customized features that match the determined particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control by changing one or more visual features of the user interface to match the determined particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control.
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Abstract
Remote control based output selection techniques are described in which an output to a display device is selected based on identification of a remote control device that is manipulated by a user. In an implementation, each of a plurality of remote control devices is associated with a respective client device in an audio visual system. When a user manipulates one of the plurality of remote control devices, the manipulated remote control device is detected and a corresponding client device is determined. Then, an output to a display device is set to present audio visual data from the determined client device. In another implementation, when a manipulated remote control device is identified, a user interface for output on the display device is configured according to the identified remote control device and/or the functional capabilities of the identified remote control device.
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1. A method comprising:
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associating each of a plurality of remote control devices with a respective one of a plurality of client devices, each of the plurality of client devices being arranged to provide a corresponding audio visual output to a common display device; detecting user manipulation other than operation of a key of a remote control of the plurality of remote control devices; automatically in response to the user manipulation switching an output to the common display device to present the said corresponding audio visual output of the client device that is associated with the manipulated remote control; determining a particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control; and configuring a user interface for presentation via said corresponding audio visual output to include customized features that match the determined particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control by changing one or more visual features of the user interface to match the determined particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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an interface including a plurality of connections, each connection to communicatively couple an audio visual output corresponding to one of a plurality of client devices to a display device, each client device having an associated remote control device, the interface operable to switch an output to the display device between the plurality of connections to present different respective audio visual outputs to the display device at different times; and one or more modules to; detect user manipulation other than operation of a key of one said remote control device; operate the interface to switch the output to the display device to a particular one of the plurality of connections that corresponds to a particular one of the plurality of client devices associated with the manipulated remote control to present the corresponding said audio visual output to the display device; and configure a user interface for presentation via said particular one of the plurality of connections to include customized features that match a determined particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control by changing a function of at least a portion of the user interface to correspond to the determined particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving a communication from one of a plurality of remote control devices, each being associated with a corresponding one of a plurality of client devices arranged to provide respective audio visual outputs to a common display device; identifying which of the plurality of remote control devices provided the communication and at least one functional capability of the identified remote control device; and configuring a user interface to interact with a corresponding client of the plurality of clients to include customized features that match the identified remote control device by changing a visual feature and a function of at least a portion of the user interface to match the at least one functional capability of the identified remote control device, the communication being sent by the identified remote control device responsive to motion of the remote control device and the user interface being configured to match the at least one functional capability of the identified remote control device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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