Systems and methods for saving and restoring scenes in a multimedia system
OwnerAlan Cannistraroinventor
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Abstract
Recommending and activating scenes in a multimedia system are provided. The techniques of the present disclosure can allow the states of the components in the multimedia system to be captured in a scene. Once the scene has been saved, the scene can be activated at a later time. A controller device for recommending scenes by comparing the current state with states of components in saved scenes is also provided. The controller device can also determine if media is playing in a current scene, and activate a selected scene without playing the media content. Once the selected scene is activated, the media playing in the current scene can be switched, and the media playing in the selected scene can be played.
Claims20
A method for managing scenes, the method comprising, by a computing device:
- accessing one or more scenes, wherein each scene of the one or more scenes:
- is associated with one or more components, and
- defines respective state settings for the one or more components;
- receiving a request to activate a particular scene of the one or more scenes;
- transmitting, to the one or more components associated with the particular scene, instructions to apply the respective state settings;
- determining, for at least one component of the one or more components, that the respective state settings were incorrectly applied;
- and
- causing the at least one component to reapply the respective state settings until the respective state settings are correctly applied by the at least one component.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by at least one processor included in a computing device, cause the computing device to manage scenes, by carrying out steps that include:
- accessing one or more scenes, wherein each scene of the one or more scenes:
- is associated with one or more components, and
- defines respective state settings for the one or more components;
- receiving a request to activate a particular scene of the one or more scenes;
- transmitting, to the one or more components associated with the particular scene, instructions to apply the respective state settings;
- determining, for at least one component of the one or more components, that the respective state settings were incorrectly applied;
- and
- causing the at least one component to reapply the respective state settings until the respective state settings are correctly applied by the at least one component.
A computing device configured to manage scenes, the computing device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to carry out steps that include:
- accessing one or more scenes, wherein each scene of the one or more scenes:
- is associated with one or more components, and
- defines respective state settings for the one or more components;
- receiving a request to activate a particular scene of the one or more scenes;
- transmitting, to the one or more components associated with the particular scene, instructions to apply the respective state settings;
- determining, for at least one component of the one or more components, that the respective state settings were incorrectly applied;
- and
- causing the at least one component to reapply the respective state settings until the respective state settings are correctly applied by the at least one component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.