SETTING AND MODIFYING METHOD OF USER OPERATING INTERFACE FOR USE IN DIGITAL AUDIO/VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM

• US 20100241967A1
• Filed: 03/22/2010
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alpha Networks Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Alpha Networks Incorporated
• Inventors: LEE, TUNG-CHOU
• Granted Patent: US 8,554,884 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/744
• 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 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

A setting and modifying method of a user operating interface is used between a user device and a digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device through a network. The setting and modifying method includes the following steps. Firstly, the user device acquires a first user operating interface setting information from the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device. Then, the contents of the first user operating interface setting information are modified to generate a second user operating interface setting information. Afterwards, the second user operating interface setting information is transmitted from the user device to the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device through the network for setting the user operating interface.

Claims

1. A setting and modifying method of a user operating interface for use between a user device and a digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device through a network, the setting and modifying method comprising steps of:

allowing the user device to acquire a first user operating interface setting information from the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device, and modifying the contents of the first user operating interface setting information to generate a second user operating interface setting information; and

transmitting the second user operating interface setting information from the user device to the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device through the network for setting the user operating interface.

2. The setting and modifying method according to claim 1 wherein the step of generating the second user operating interface setting information further comprises steps of:

executing a user operating interface editing program in the user device, thereby generating an editing interface; and

modifying the contents of the first user operating interface setting information via the editing interface, thereby generating the second user operating interface setting information.

3. The setting and modifying method according to claim 2 further comprising steps of:

storing the second user operating interface setting information in the user device; and

previewing the contents of the second user operating interface setting information.

4. The setting and modifying method according to claim 1 wherein the step of generating the second user operating interface setting information further comprises steps of:

allowing the user device to login into a server through the network; and

modifying the contents of the first user operating interface setting information via a user operating interface setting web page provided by the server, thereby generating the second user operating interface setting information.

5. The setting and modifying method according to claim 4 further comprising steps of:

storing the second user operating interface setting information in the server; and

previewing the contents of the second user operating interface setting information.

6. The setting and modifying method according to claim 1, further comprising steps of:

storing the second user operating interface setting information in the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device;

providing a user operating interface setting selection menu by the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device; and

reading out the second user operating interface setting information from the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device in response to a selection from the user operating interface setting selection menu, and setting the user operating interface according to the second user operating interface setting information.

7. The setting and modifying method according to claim 6 wherein the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device further provides a user operating interface preview function to preview the contents of the second user operating interface setting information.

8. The setting and modifying method according to claim 1 wherein the user device is a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, a personal computer or a mobile phone, which is communicable with the network.

9. The setting and modifying method according to claim 1 wherein the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device includes a digital set-top box or a digital television.

10. A digital audio/video playback system for use with a network, the digital audio/video playback system comprising:

a digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device in communication with the network for receiving a digital audio/video signal through the network, and decoding the digital audio/video signal for playback, the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device providing a user operating interface; and

a user device in communication with the network for acquiring a first user operating interface setting information from the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device, and modifying the contents of the first user operating interface setting information to generate a second user operating interface setting information, wherein the second user operating interface setting information is transmitted from the user device to the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device through the network for setting the user operating interface.

11. The digital audio/video playback system according to claim 10 wherein the user device executes a user operating interface editing program to generate an editing interface, the contents of the first user operating interface setting information are modified by the user device via the editing interface to generate the second user operating interface setting information, and the second user operating interface setting information is stored in the user device.

12. The digital audio/video playback system according to claim 10, further comprising a server in communication with the network for providing a user operating interface setting web page, wherein when the user device logins into the server through the network, the user device modifies the contents of the first user operating interface setting information via the user operating interface setting web page, thereby generating the second user operating interface setting information, wherein the second user operating interface setting information is further stored in the server.

13. The digital audio/video playback system according to claim 10 wherein the second user operating interface setting information is stored in the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device, and the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device provides a user operating interface setting selection menu, wherein the user operating interface is set according to the second user operating interface setting information in response to a selection from the user operating interface setting selection menu.

14. The digital audio/video playback system according to claim 13 wherein the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device further provides a user operating interface preview function to preview the contents of the second user operating interface setting information.

15. The digital audio/video playback system according to claim 14 wherein the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device further comprises a remote controller for selecting from the user operating interface setting selection menu or selecting the user operating interface preview function.

16. The digital audio/video playback system according to claim 10 wherein the user device is a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, a personal computer or a mobile phone, which is communicable with the network.

17. The digital audio/video playback system according to claim 10 wherein the digital audio/video signal receiving and processing device includes a digital set-top box or a digital television.