Contextual remote control
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
- at a first computer device including a processor and memory, wherein the first computer device is coupled to a media device and facilitates the media device to output media content provided by a plurality of media content sources including one or more Internet-based media content sources;
executing an application that accesses the one or more Internet-based media content sources and outputs media items provided thereby, wherein the application operates interactively with a remote control application executed on a second computer device;
obtaining an information item corresponding to one or more media content items that are provided by one of the one or more Internet-based media content sources accessible via the first computer device, wherein the information item is configured to be displayed by the remote control application on the second computer device;
obtaining by the first computer device a command associated with the information item;
transmitting the information item and the command from the first computer device to the second computer device;
in response to a user input related to the information item at the second computer device, receiving by the first computer device, from the second computer device, the command to perform a specified action with respect to the one or more media content items; and
executing the command in relation to the one or more media content items corresponding to the one or more Internet-based media content sources, wherein the one or more media content items include an audio track, and the one or more Internet-based media content sources include an Internet-based audio channel with which the audio track is associated.
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Abstract
This application is directed to enabling interaction between computer devices. An application is executed at a first computer device to access Internet-based media content sources and display media items provided thereby on a display device coupled to the first computer device. The first computer device transmits an information item and a command to a second computer device. In some implementations, the information item includes a selectable display element corresponding to one of the Internet-based media content sources, and the second computer device is configured to display the selectable display element of the information item. In response to a user selection of the selectable display item at the second computer device, the first computer device receives the command from the second computer device, and executes the command in relation to the Internet-based media content sources.
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1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
at a first computer device including a processor and memory, wherein the first computer device is coupled to a media device and facilitates the media device to output media content provided by a plurality of media content sources including one or more Internet-based media content sources; executing an application that accesses the one or more Internet-based media content sources and outputs media items provided thereby, wherein the application operates interactively with a remote control application executed on a second computer device; obtaining an information item corresponding to one or more media content items that are provided by one of the one or more Internet-based media content sources accessible via the first computer device, wherein the information item is configured to be displayed by the remote control application on the second computer device; obtaining by the first computer device a command associated with the information item; transmitting the information item and the command from the first computer device to the second computer device; in response to a user input related to the information item at the second computer device, receiving by the first computer device, from the second computer device, the command to perform a specified action with respect to the one or more media content items; and executing the command in relation to the one or more media content items corresponding to the one or more Internet-based media content sources, wherein the one or more media content items include an audio track, and the one or more Internet-based media content sources include an Internet-based audio channel with which the audio track is associated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A first computer device, wherein the first computer device is coupled to a media device and facilitates the media device to output media content provided by a plurality of media content sources including one or more Internet-based media content sources, comprising:
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one or more processors; memory storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are configured to be executed by the one or more processors and include instructions for, at the first computer device; executing an application that accesses the one or more Internet-based media content sources and outputs media items provided thereby, wherein the application operates interactively with a remote control application executed on a second computer device; obtaining an information item corresponding to one or more media content items that are provided by one of the one or more Internet-based media content sources accessible via the first computer device, wherein the information item is configured to be displayed by the remote control application on the second computer device; obtaining by the first computer device a command associated with the information item; transmitting the information item and the command from the first computer device to the second computer device; in response to a user input related to the information item at the second computer device, receiving by the first computer device, from the second computer device, the command to perform a specified action with respect to the one or more media content items; and executing the command in relation to the one or more media content items corresponding to the one or more Internet-based media content sources, wherein the one or more media content items include an audio track, and the one or more Internet-based media content sources include an Internet-based audio channel with which the audio track is associated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor of a first computer device, cause the first computer device to perform operations for:
at the first computer device, wherein the first computer device is coupled to a media device and facilitates the media device to output media content provided by a plurality of media content sources including one or more Internet-based media content sources; executing an application that accesses the one or more Internet-based media content sources and outputs media items provided thereby, wherein the application operates interactively with a remote control application executed on a second computer device; obtaining an information item corresponding to one or more media content items that are provided by one of the one or more Internet-based media content sources accessible via the first computer device, wherein the information item is configured to be displayed by the remote control application on the second computer device; obtaining by the first computer device a command associated with the information item; transmitting the information item and the command from the first computer device to the second computer device; in response to a user input related to the information item at the second computer device, receiving by the first computer device, from the second computer device, the command to perform a specified action with respect to the one or more media content items; and executing the command in relation to the one or more media content items corresponding to the one or more Internet-based media content sources, wherein the one or more media content items include an audio track, and the one or more Internet-based media content sources include an Internet-based audio channel with which the audio track is associated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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