Information-processing system, information-processing apparatus, and information-processing method

A method for controlling the operation of video display apparatus of the type that wirelessly receives video content information and remote-control build up data transmitted from a base station that is remote from said video display apparatus, said video content being supplied to the base station from video information providing apparatus that is remote from said video display apparatus and that is remote-controlled in response to remote-operation information generated by the video display apparatus and transmitted to the video information providing apparatus from said base station, said remote-control build up data being stored at said base station and wirelessly transmitted to said video display apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:

• operating an input unit to request remote-control build up data associated with said video information providing apparatus and including a remote-controller user interface that provides operating functions for remote-controlling the video information providing apparatus connected to said base station, said requested remote-control build up data being stored in a non-volatile memory in said base station and being transmitted from said non-volatile memory to a storage unit in said video display apparatus in response to user operation of said input unit;
• receiving said remote-control build-up data downloaded to said non-volatile memory from an external data base;
• storing in said video display apparatus said remote-control build up data transmitted from said non-volatile memory in said base station, including said remote-controller user interface, whereby substantially the same remote-control build-up data is stored in both the non-volatile memory in said base station and said storage unit in said video display apparatus, said remote-controller user interface in said remote-control build-up data including display information for displaying on a touch-panel of said video display apparatus a remote-operation screen, said remote-operation screen displaying the image of a user operated remote control unit having touch-sensitive buttons operable by a user to control functions of said video information providing apparatus as represented by said buttons of said remote control unit image for producing remote-operation information inputted by operations of the touch-sensitive buttons of the displayed image of the remote control unit on the touch-panel;
• transmitting to said base station said remote-operation information in response to user-operation of said displayed remote control unit for remotely-controlling the operating functions of said video information providing apparatus through said base station with said remote-operation information generated by said user operation of said touch-sensitive buttons on the remote control unit displayed on said touch-panel, whereby the remote-operation information transmitted by said transmit unit of said video display apparatus is sent to said base station which controls said operating functions of said video information providing apparatus directly;
• receiving video content information from said video information providing apparatus, through said base station, controlled by said remote-operation information;
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• displaying on said video display apparatus said video content information received by said video display apparatus in response to the remote control of said video information providing apparatus by the user via said base station, along with, and superposed thereon, the image of said displayed remote control unit including said touch-sensitive buttons.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is stored computer-readable instructions for controlling a processor to implement a method that determines the operation of video display apparatus of the type that wirelessly receives video content information and remote-control build up data transmitted from a base station that is remote from said video display apparatus, said video content being supplied to the base station from video information providing apparatus that is remote from said video display apparatus and that is remote-controlled in response to remote-operation information generated by the video display apparatus and transmitted to the video information providing apparatus from said base station, said remote-control build up data being stored at said base station and wirelessly transmitted to said video display apparatus, said method implemented by said instructions comprising the steps of:

• operating an input unit to request remote-control build up data associated with said video information providing apparatus and including a remote-controller user interface that provides operating functions for remote-controlling the video information providing apparatus connected to said base station, said requested remote-control build up data being stored in a non-volatile memory in said base station and being transmitted from said non-volatile memory to a storage unit in said video display apparatus in response to user operation of said input unit;
• receiving said remote-control build-up data downloaded to said non-volatile memory from an external data base;
• storing in said video display apparatus said remote-control build up data transmitted from said non-volatile memory in said base station, including said remote-controller user interface, whereby substantially the same remote-control build-up data is stored in both the non-volatile memory in said base station and said storage unit in said video display apparatus, said remote-controller user interface in said remote-control build-up data including display information for displaying on a touch-panel of said video display apparatus a remote-operation screen, said remote-operation screen displaying the image of a user operated remote control unit having touch-sensitive buttons operable by a user to control functions of said video information providing apparatus as represented by said buttons of said remote control unit image for producing remote-operation information inputted by operations of the touch-sensitive buttons of the displayed image of the remote control unit on the touch-panel;
• transmitting to said base station said remote-operation information in response to user-operation of said displayed remote control unit for remotely-controlling the operating functions of said video information providing apparatus through said base station with said remote-operation information generated by said user operation of said touch-sensitive buttons on the remote control unit displayed on said touch-panel, whereby the remote-operation information transmitted by said transmit unit of said video display apparatus is sent to said base station which controls said operating functions of said video information providing apparatus directly;
• receiving video content information from said video information providing apparatus, through said base station, controlled by said remote-operation information;
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• displaying on said video display apparatus said video content information received by said video display apparatus in response to the remote control of said video information providing apparatus by the user via said base station, along with, and superposed thereon, the image of said displayed remote control unit including said touch-sensitive buttons.