Display apparatus, hardware remote controller, and remote control system

• US 9,082,292 B2
• Filed: 05/02/2013
• Issued: 07/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pita4 Mobile, LLC
• Original Assignee: Pita4 Mobile, LLC
• Inventors: Matsumoto, Kazuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jiang, Yong Hang
• Application Number:
  US13/875,717
• Publication Number:
  US 20140327528A1
• Time in Patent Office: 803 Days
• Field of Search: 340/12.25, 340/7.55, 340/7.56, 345/169, 345/173, 348/734, 398/106, 398/107, 398/108
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 19/00 Electric signal transmission systems G08C17/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• 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 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window

Abstract

Disclosed is a display apparatus which is used so as to produce a hardware remote controller capable of operating a plurality of instruments. The display apparatus includes a first display part which displays remote control information including external shape information of a remote control of a target instrument to be operated, and a second display part which displays a custom remote control object to be generated on the basis of the external shape information. The remote control information is acquired from a remote control database which includes external shape information of remote controls of the plurality of instruments on the basis of instrument information of the target instrument and/or the remote control of the target instrument.

Claims

1. A display apparatus which is used so as to produce a hardware remote controller capable of operating a plurality of instruments, the display apparatus comprising:

a first display part which displays remote control information including external shape information of a remote control of a target instrument to be operated;

a second display part which displays a custom remote control object to be generated on the basis of the external shape information;

wherein the external shape information includes operating means information for operating the target instrument;

the custom remote control object has a direct operating means object and/or an indirect operating means object associated with the operating means information; and

wherein the remote control information is acquired from a remote control database which includes external shape information of remote controls of the plurality of instruments on the basis of instrument information of the target instrument and/or the remote control of the target instrument.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instrument information is specified by analyzing an image obtained by capturing the target instrument and/or the remote control of the target instrument.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instrument information is specified by analyzing a signal transmitted from the remote control of the target instrument.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the direct operating means object is arranged at an arbitrary position of the custom remote control object.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the indirect operating means object can be configured with details of input means individually.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the external shape information includes display part information for displaying information of the target instrument, and the custom remote control object has a display part object associated with the display part information, and the display part object is arranged at an arbitrary position of the custom remote control object.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the custom remote control object is generated on the basis of place shape information of a place where the hardware remote controller is installed.

8. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the place shape information is acquired from a shape database.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the place shape information is acquired by 3D scanning the place.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the shape database is present on a network.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the custom remote control object has an activation button object for activating the function of an instrument different from the target instrument, and the activation button object is arranged at an arbitrary position of the custom remote control object.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the remote control database is present on a network.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the custom remote control object is able to be stored on a network.