Remote control devices and related devices and systems
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorsJonathan Christopher Sevigny, Vikram Singh, Anthony John Marino, Trevor Lai
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Abstract
A remote control device is provided for controlling an audio playback device. The remote control device includes an input region that is operable to select from a plurality of entities for providing audio content to the audio playback device, and a display for displaying information associated with the entities for providing audio content. The remote control device is configured to request image files from the audio playback device for display on the display. The image files correspond to the entities for providing audio content.
Claims20
A remote control device for controlling an audio playback device, the remote control device comprising:
- an input region operable to select from a plurality of entities for providing audio content to the audio playback device;
- a display for displaying information associated with the entities for providing audio content,
- wherein the remote control device is configured to request image files from the audio playback device for display on the display, and
- wherein the image files correspond to the entities for providing audio content,
- wherein the image files comprise text that has been rendered as an image by the audio playback device.
An audio playback device configured to operably connect to a plurality of digital audio sources and controllable via a remote control device, the audio playback device comprising:
- a digital-to-analog converter configured to receive a digital representation of audio content from the digital audio sources and convert to analog form;
- an electro-acoustic transducer;
- wherein the audio playback device is configured to send image files to the remote control device for storage and display on the remote control device;
- wherein the image files comprise text that has been rendered as an image by the audio playback device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.