Multi-function remote control device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a remote control device, a user command;
transmitting, by the remote control device to a first media device, information associated with the user command, the user command transmitted by the remote control device being directed to a target media device that is unspecified in the information associated with the user command but that is to be identified by the first media device;
receiving, by the remote control device from the first media device, signal information associated with a signal to operate the target media device, the first media device automatically selecting the target media device associated with the user command based on an operation state of the target media device determined by the first media device;
transmitting, by the remote control device to the target media device, the signal to operate the target media device.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a method for operating a target media device is described. The method includes receiving a user command by a remote control device for operating a target media device, where a signal to operate the target media device is not stored on the remote control device when the user command is received. Data associated with the user command is transmitted by the remote control device to a second media device and signal information, associated with the signal to operate the target media device, is received by the remote control device from the second media device. The signal to operate the target media device is transmitted by the remote control device to the target media device, where the target media device performs a function based on the signal received from the remote control device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a remote control device, a user command; transmitting, by the remote control device to a first media device, information associated with the user command, the user command transmitted by the remote control device being directed to a target media device that is unspecified in the information associated with the user command but that is to be identified by the first media device; receiving, by the remote control device from the first media device, signal information associated with a signal to operate the target media device, the first media device automatically selecting the target media device associated with the user command based on an operation state of the target media device determined by the first media device; transmitting, by the remote control device to the target media device, the signal to operate the target media device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 22)
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5. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a first media device from a remote control device, data associated with a user command received by the remote control device, the user command transmitted by the remote control device being directed to a target media device that is unspecified in the information associated with the user command but that is to be identified by the first media device; automatically selecting, at the first media device, the target media device associated with the user command based on an operation state of the target media device determined by the first media device; transmitting, to the remote control device, a signal to operate the target media device based on the user command. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 23)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware on a remote control device, that receives a user command; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware on the remote control device, that transmits to a first media device, information associated with the user command, the user command transmitted by the remote control device being directed to a target media device that is unspecified in the information associated with the user command but that is to be identified by the first media device; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware on the remote control device, that receives, from the first media device, signal information associated with a signal to operate a target media device, the first media device automatically selecting the target media device associated with the user command based on an operation state of the target media device determined by the first media device; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware on the remote control device, that transmits, to the target media device, the signal to operate the target media device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 24)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that receives, by a first media device from a remote control device, data associated with a user command received by the remote control device, the user command transmitted by the remote control device being directed to a target media device that is unspecified in the information associated with the user command but that is to be identified by the first media device; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that automatically selects, at the first media device, a target media device associated with the user command based on an operation state of the target media device determined by the first media device; a subsystem, implemented at least partially in hardware, that transmits to the remote control device, a signal to operate the target media device based on the user command. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 25)
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15. A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, performs steps comprising:
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receiving, by a remote control device, a user command;
transmitting, by the remote control device to a first media device, information associated with the user command, the user command transmitted by the remote control device being directed to a target media device that is unspecified in the information associated with the user command but that is to be identified by the first media device;receiving, by the remote control device from the first media device, signal information associated with a signal to operate a target media device, the first media device automatically selecting the target media device associated with the user command based on an operation state of the target media device determined by the first media device; transmitting, by the remote control device to the target media device, the signal to operate the target media device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 26)
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19. A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, performs steps comprising:
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receiving, by a first media device from a remote control device, data associated with a user command received by the remote control device, the user command transmitted by the remote control device being directed to a target media device that is unspecified in the information associated with the user command but that is to be identified by the first media device; automatically selecting, at the first media device, a target media device associated with the user command based on an operation state of the target media device determined by the first media device; transmitting, to the remote control device, a signal to operate the target media device based on the user command. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 27)
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