US 9,430,937 B2Granted

Contextual, two way remote control

AssigneeGoogle Inc.

InventorJeff Ting Yann Lu

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Abstract

Methods and systems for allowing interaction between devices are described. At a first device, an application is executed. The application operates interactively with a remote control application executing on a second device. One or more information items are transmitted to the second device for display as one or more selectable display items. Each respective information item is associated with an action definition. The action definition includes a command to be sent by the second device to the first device in response to a user selection of the respective information item. A command is received from the second device in response to a selection of a first one of the selectable display items by the user. A predefined action is performed in response to receiving the command.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for allowing interaction between computer devices, the method comprising:

at a first computer device including a processor and memory, wherein the first computer device is coupled to a display device and facilitates the display device to display media content provided by a plurality of media content sources including one or more Internet-based media content sources:
executing an application that accesses the one or more Internet-based media content sources and displays media items provided thereby, wherein the application operates interactively with a remote control application executed on a second computer device, the second computer device including a touch-screen display, and another processor and memory;
transmitting to the second computer device an information item and an action definition associated with the information item, the action definition including a command, wherein the information item includes a selectable display element corresponding to one of the one or more Internet-based media content sources accessible via the first computer device, and the selectable display element is configured to be displayed by the remote control application on the second computer device;
transmitting to the second computer device a plurality of display instructions in association with the information item and the action definition, wherein each of the plurality of display instructions is tailored for a respective computer device based on one or more of a type, form factors and functionality of the respective computer device, and the second computer device is configured to select and implement one of the plurality of display instructions for displaying the selectable display element of the information item;
and
in response to a user selection of the selectable display element at the second computer device, receiving from the second computer device the command previously transmitted to the second computer device in the action definition associated with the information item;
and
executing the command in relation to the one of the one or more Internet-based media content sources.

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An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors;
memory;
and
one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for, at a first computer device, wherein the first computer device is coupled to a display device and facilitates the display device to display media content provided by a plurality of media content sources including one or more Internet-based media content sources:
executing an application that accesses the one or more Internet-based media content sources and displays media items provided thereby, wherein the application operates interactively with a remote control application executed on a second computer device, the second computer device including a touch-screen display, and another processor and memory;
transmitting to the second computer device an information item and an action definition associated with the information item, the action definition including a command, wherein the information item includes a selectable display element corresponding to one of the one or more Internet-based media content sources accessible via the first computer device, and the selectable display element is configured to be displayed by the remote control application on the second computer device;
transmitting to the second computer device a plurality of display instructions in association with the information item and the action definition, wherein each of the plurality of display instructions is tailored for a respective computer device based on one or more of a type, form factors and functionality of the respective computer device, and the second computer device is configured to select and implement one of the plurality of display instructions for displaying the selectable display element of the information item;
and
in response to a user selection of the selectable display element at the second computer device, receiving from the second computer device the command previously transmitted to the second computer device in the action definition associated with the information item;
and
executing the command in relation to the one of the one or more Internet-based media content sources.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor of a first computer device, cause the first computer device to:

executing an application that accesses one or more Internet-based media content sources and displays media items provided thereby, wherein the application operates interactively with a remote control application executed on a second computer device, the second computer device including a touch-screen display, and another processor and storage medium, wherein the first computer device is coupled to a display device and facilitates the display device to display media content provided by a plurality of media content sources including the one or more Internet-based media content sources;
transmitting to the second computer device an information item and an action definition associated with the information item, the action definition including a command, wherein the information item includes a selectable display element corresponding to one of the one or more Internet-based media content sources accessible via the first computer device, and the selectable display element is configured to be displayed by the remote control application on the second computer device;
transmitting to the second computer device a plurality of display instructions in association with the information item and the action definition, wherein each of the plurality of display instructions is tailored for a respective computer device based on one or more of a type, form factors and functionality of the respective computer device, and the second computer device is configured to select and implement one of the plurality of display instructions for displaying the selectable display element of the information item;
and
in response to a user selection of the selectable display element at the second computer device, receiving from the second computer device the command previously transmitted to the second computer device in the action definition associated with the information item;
and
executing the command in relation to the one of the one or more Internet-based media content sources.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/728,970Filed 27 Dec 2012 · us provisional application
Priority: 3 Jul 2012
Published: US 2015/0194047 A19 Jul 2015
Granted: 30 Aug 2016
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

G08C 17/02
Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link: using a radio link
G06F 3/00
Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable
G08C 23/04
Non-electrical signal transmission systems, e.g. optical systems: using light waves, e.g. infrared
H04L 67/02
Protocols: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

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Application61/667,844Us provisional application · filed 3 Jul 2012
US 2015/0194047 A1Pre-grant publication · published 9 Jul 2015
US 9,430,937 B2This patent

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