US 2014/0156874 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A MULTIMEDIA DEVICE OPERABLE BY A CONTROL DEVICE

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for disabling control inputs to a multimedia device. More specifically, there is provided a method including determining, in response to receiving a do not interfere (DNI) control input from a control device for the multimedia device, that the multimedia device is operating in a DNI mode. In the DNI mode, the multimedia device persistently maintains a state of the multimedia device. The method also includes operating the multimedia device according to the DNI mode, in response to receiving an operation control input. The operation control input represents a request to change the state.

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Dependent claims

A method for a multimedia device, comprising:

in response to receiving a do not interfere (DNI) control input from a control device for the multimedia device, determining that the multimedia device is operating in a DNI mode, wherein the multimedia device persistently maintains a state of the multimedia device;
and
in response to receiving an operation control input, operating the multimedia device according to the DNI mode, wherein the operation control input represents a request to change the state.

A multimedia device configured to:

receive, by a remote receiver, a do not interfere (DNI) control input from a control device for the multimedia device;
determine, by a processor of the multimedia device, that the multimedia device is operating in a DNI mode, wherein the multimedia device persistently maintains a state of the multimedia device;
receive, by the remote receiver, an operation control input from the control device;
operate, by the processor, the multimedia device according to the DNI mode;
receive, by the remote receiver, a cancel DNI control input after the DNI control input is received;
determine, by the processor, that the multimedia device is operating according to a standard mode, wherein the multimedia device modifies the state based on a future control input received from the control device;
receive, by the remote receiver, the future control input;
and
operate, by the processor, the multimedia device according to the standard mode.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and system for a multimedia device operable by a control device

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