System and method for providing an adaptive user interface on an electronic appliance
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorsOlav B. M. Pouw, Patrick H. Hayes
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Abstract
A controllable device, such as a set top box, responds to a transmission received from a one of a plurality of controlling devices of differing capabilities by entering into a one of a plurality of operating modes wherein the one of the plurality of operating modes entered into corresponds to the capabilities of the controlling device from which the transmission originated.
Claims13
A computer implemented method performed by a multimedia access device having access to a plurality of media content, comprising:
- in response to receiving a command communication for causing the multimedia access device to execute a commandable action from a mobile device:
- determining if the command communication includes a device identifier data in addition to a command data and a system code data;
- when it is determined that the command communication includes the device identifier:
- using the device identifier in the command communication to identify a type for the mobile device;
- identifying one or more preferences associated with the type for the mobile device;
- receiving the one or more identified preferences;
- configuring the multimedia access device based on the one or more identified preferences associated with the type for the mobile device;
- and
- executing the commandable action;
- and
- when it is determined that the command communication fails to include any device identifier, configuring the multimedia access device with a default set of preferences and executing the commandable action.
A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions, the instructions, when executed by a multimedia access device having access to a plurality of media content, cause the multimedia access device to perform steps comprising:
- in response to receiving a command communication for causing the multimedia access device to execute a commandable action from a mobile device:
- determining if the command communication includes a device identifier data in addition to a command data and a system code data;
- when it is determined that the command communication includes the device identifier:
- using the device identifier in the command communication to identify a type for the mobile device;
- identifying one or more preferences associated with the type for the mobile device;
- receiving the one or more identified preferences;
- configuring the multimedia access device based on the one or more identified preferences associated with the type for the mobile device;
- and
- executing the commandable action;
- and
- when it is determined that the command communication fails to include any device identifier, configuring the multimedia access device with a default set of preferences and executing the commandable action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.