Method and system for a universal remote control
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- in a remote control device that is paired with a display device, wherein;
the display device communicates with an automatic content recognition (ACR) system to perform ACR on video content; and
the ACR system timing assignment of same interactive event identifiers to different sets of video fingerprints that are generated from same video content by different fingerprint technologies from multiple vendors based on a common reference clock, wherein the interactive event identifiers are utilized by the display device to trigger one or more interactive events;
receiving a trigger signal from the display device, the trigger signal corresponding to an interactive event overlay being displayed on the display device;
generating for display on a screen of the remote control device, a graphical user interface (GUI) that corresponds to the interactive event overlay; and
communicating one or more signals to the display device in response to user input received by the remote control device from information provided through the GUI.
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Abstract
A method and system for a universal remote control used with display devices that support automatic content recognition (ACR) are described. The remote control may be paired to the display device and may receive a trigger signal from the display device that corresponds to an interactive event overlay displayed on the display device as a result of the ACR operations. The pairing may occur through the use of near field communication (NFC) signals and/or WiFi signals. A graphical user interface (GUI) may be generated for display on a screen of the remote control device that corresponds to the interactive event overlay. The screen may be a touch-screen that enables the user to interact with the remote control through the GUI. The remote control may communicate one or more signals to the display device in response to user input received by the remote control device from information provided through the GUI.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
in a remote control device that is paired with a display device, wherein; the display device communicates with an automatic content recognition (ACR) system to perform ACR on video content; and the ACR system timing assignment of same interactive event identifiers to different sets of video fingerprints that are generated from same video content by different fingerprint technologies from multiple vendors based on a common reference clock, wherein the interactive event identifiers are utilized by the display device to trigger one or more interactive events; receiving a trigger signal from the display device, the trigger signal corresponding to an interactive event overlay being displayed on the display device; generating for display on a screen of the remote control device, a graphical user interface (GUI) that corresponds to the interactive event overlay; and communicating one or more signals to the display device in response to user input received by the remote control device from information provided through the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
a remote control hardware device that is paired with a display device, wherein; the display device communicates with an automatic content recognition (ACR) system to perform ACR on video content; and the ACR system timing assignment of same interactive event identifiers to different sets of video fingerprints that are generated from same video content by different fingerprint technologies from multiple vendors based on a common reference clock, wherein the interactive event identifiers are utilized by the display device to trigger one or more interactive events, and the remote control hardware device; receives a trigger signal from the display device, the trigger signal corresponding to an interactive event overlay being displayed on the display device; generates for display on the screen, a graphical user interface (GUI) corresponding to the interactive event overlay; and communicates one or more signals to the display device in response to user input received from information provided through the GUI. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
a hardware device comprising a touch-screen, wherein the hardware device; pairs with a display device that communicates with an automatic content recognition (ACR) system to perform ACR on video content, wherein the ACR system timing assignment of same interactive event identifiers to different sets of video fingerprints that are generated from same video content by different fingerprint technologies from multiple vendors based on a common reference clock, wherein the interactive event identifiers are utilized by the display device to trigger one or more interactive events; and interacts with the paired display device in response to one or more interactive event overlays being displayed on the display device, wherein the interaction for each of the one or more interactive event overlays is via a corresponding graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the touch-screen. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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