Methods, systems, and media for providing a remote control interface
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorAnt Oztaskent
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Abstract
In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for providing a remote control interface are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing a remote control interface is provided, the method comprising: receiving an image of a user input interface associated with a media playback device; identifying the user input interface from a plurality of user input interfaces based on image recognition; determining a code library associated with the identified user input interface; and transmitting the code library to a mobile device that provided the image of the user input interface, wherein the code library allows a mobile device to control the media playback device.
Claims21
A method for providing remote control interfaces, the method comprising:
- identifying, using a hardware processor, a user input interface based on a received image of a user input interface associated with a media playback device from a mobile device, wherein the user input interface is configured to transmit first wireless signals to the media playback device;
- transmitting, using the hardware processor, a representation of the identified user input interface to the mobile device;
- determining, using the hardware processor, network connection information indicating that the mobile device is configured to transmit second wireless signals to the media playback device;
- and
- in response to determining that the mobile device is connected to the media playback device via a wireless communications network and in response to determining that the mobile device is configured to transmit the second wireless signals to the media playback device over the wireless communications network that are different than the first wireless signals, transmitting, using the hardware processor, a code library to the media playback device for use with commands inputted into the representation of the identified user input interface and received as the second wireless signals.
A method for providing remote control interfaces, the method comprising:
- identifying, using a mobile device that includes a hardware processor, a user input interface based on a captured image of the user input interface associated with a media playback device, wherein the user input interface is configured to transmit first wireless signals to the media playback device over a wireless communications network;
- causing, using the mobile device, a representation of the user input interface to be presented on the mobile device, wherein a code library associated with the identified user input interface is mapped to a plurality of interface elements in the representation of the user input interface;
- receiving, using the mobile device, an input to one or more of the plurality of interface elements in the representation of the user input interface;
- and
- in response to determining that the mobile device is configured to transmit second wireless signals to the media playback device over the wireless communications network that are different than the first wireless signals and in response to receiving the input to the one or more of the plurality of interface elements in the representation of the user input interface, transmitting, using the mobile device, instructions to the media playback device over the wireless communications network in the second wireless signals, wherein the instructions include the input to the one or more of the plurality of interface elements and corresponding information from the code library.
A system for providing remote control interfaces, the system comprising:
- a hardware processor that:
- identifies a user input interface based on a received image of a user input interface associated with a media playback device from a mobile device, wherein the user input interface is configured to transmit first wireless signals to the media playback device;
- transmits a representation of the identified user input interface to the mobile device;
- determines network connection information indicating that the mobile device is configured to transmit second wireless signals to the media playback device;
- and
- in response to determining that the mobile device is connected to the media playback device via a wireless communications network and in response to determining that the mobile device is configured to transmit the second wireless signals to the media playback device over the wireless communications network that are different than the first wireless signals, transmits a code library to the media playback device for use with commands inputted into the representation of the identified user input interface and received as the second wireless signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.