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US 11,445,236 B2Granted
Systems and methods for enhanced remote control
AssigneeArkade, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Allan Fuchs, Bob Steven Berns, Joel Abraham Kort, Michael Harold Pachter
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Abstract
In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for enhanced remote control of diverse appliances or devices with support for “legacy” devices as well as providing enhanced functionality. In some implementations, the remote control may utilize a multi-device communications scheme and partner with a computing device, such as a smartphone or other such device, to provide added functionality, including network functionality.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- a computing device comprising a processor, a first wireless interface, and a second wireless interface;
- wherein the processor is configured to:
- receive, via the first wireless interface from a remote control device, inertial measurement unit (IMU) data,
- receive, via the second wireless interface from a media appliance, media metadata and a screen capture of a media stream, the media metadata and the screen capture of the media stream transmitted by the media appliance responsive to receipt of a command from the remote control device via a third wireless interface,
- identify, via the IMU data and screen capture, a selected entity within the screen capture,
- transmit, to a remote server, an identification of the selected entity and the media metadata, and
- receive, from the remote server, additional data about the selected entity, the remote server retrieving the additional data based on a search of the identification of the selected entity and the media metadata.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device via a first wireless interface from a remote control device, inertial measurement unit (IMU) data;
- receiving, by the computing device via a second first wireless interface from a media appliance, media metadata and a screen capture of a media stream, the media metadata and the screen capture of the media stream transmitted by the media appliance responsive to receipt of a command from the remote control device via a third wireless interface;
- identifying, by the computing device via the IMU data and screen capture, a selected entity within the screen capture;
- transmitting, by the computing device to a remote server, an identification of the selected entity and the media metadata;
- and
- receiving, by the computing device from the remote server, additional data about the selected entity, the remote server retrieving the additional data based on a search of the identification of the selected entity and the media metadata.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.