36results about "Remote-control tuning" patented technology

Apparatus and method which integrates and automates AV system to control peripheral devices with one remote control including wireless bridge connected to peripheral devices through a network and a host device which receives a remote control input of a user, transmits a control signal to wireless bridge wirelessly, receives a video and an audio from the wireless bridge wirelessly, and displays received video and audio to user. A video device includes a wireless bridge transmitting a control signal for controlling a peripheral device to the peripheral device through a communication cable, receiving a response signal for the control signal from the peripheral device and receiving an AV signal from the peripheral device through an AV cable according to the control signal, and a host device for wirelessly receiving the inputted AV signal from the wireless bridge and displaying a video or an audio restored from the AV signal to user.

An automatically configurable multifunctional modular portable device and a method for configuring the same are provided. The portable device 10 includes a transceiver 20 for wireless communication with the primary user device 100 . The portable device 10 also includes a processor 40 for configuring the portable device 10 and the modular components 50 based on communications received wirelessly from the primary user device 100. A connection point 30 is provided on the portable device 10 for connecting one or more modular components 50 . Depending on the desired function, the corresponding modular component 50 (eg, cellular phone, personal digital assistant, pager, etc.) can be attached to the portable device 10. The modular portable device can be configured to communicate wirelessly with other smart devices, such as Internet-enabled appliances and entertainment devices. Additionally, when not attached to the portable device 10, the modular component 50 can be wirelessly configured to provide independent functionality.

A television-watchable refrigerator system and a method for operating the same. A Web pad is detachably mounted on the outer surface of a refrigerator and a television (TV) module or TV antenna module is provided to receive a television signal and wirelessly transmit the received television signal to the Web pad, thereby removing a need for wiring to provide a wired connection of the refrigerator with a television antenna terminal. The TV module or TV antenna module is connected with a television set or television antenna terminal to receive a television signal therefrom and wirelessly transmit the received television signal to the Web pad. The Web pad is detachably mounted on the outer surface of the refrigerator to wirelessly receive the television signal from the TV module or TV antenna module and display it.

A control device has an activity-based user interface for controlling a system with a renderer and multiple sources. The renderer is configured for rendering content available from the multiple sources. The user interface provides a first set of user controls for control of the system in a first activity, and a second set of further user controls for control of the system in a second activity. The control device controls switching the system from the first activity to the second activity upon detecting a validating user interaction with the user interface to validate the switching.

A channel switching method in a broadcast recorder integrating a set-top box and a hard disk recorder. At the request of the user, channels tuned to by a secondary tuner (27) are switched and other broadcast programs received therethrough are output, while a broadcast program being received through a primary tuner (20) is recorded on a recording medium (26). If the channel recorded on the medium (26) is identical to the channel to which the user has requested channel switching, a time shift operation is performed to reproduce the stored broadcast program while storing the broadcast program being received through the primary tuner (20). Accordingly, if the user desires to return to a channel providing a desired program when viewing programs of other channels, the user can easily resume viewing the desired program, without missing any part of the desired program, which has been received while the user views the programs of the other channels.

A display control apparatus includes an input unit which has plural types of keys and accepts an operation of a key from the user, a display unit which displays a screen which allows the user to operate the input unit, and a display controller which selectively displays plural screens of the display unit in accordance with the types of keys operated on the input unit. When the display controller controls the display unit to display a screen for making the user make a key operation using any one type of key of the plural types of keys, and accepts an operation of a key of a type other than the any one type of key, it switches the screen to another screen for making the user make an operation using the other type of key.

In a broadcasting signal processor, an automatic channel memory device for determining whether a broadcasting signal is present in a channel tuned according to user's selection, and for automatically memorizing the tuned channel if a broadcasting signal is present in the tuned channel, is provided. A user's selected broadcasting channel can be accurately stored in a memory without using a separate memory button, thereby simplifying key operation.

A display control apparatus includes an input unit which has plural types of keys and accepts an operation of a key from the user, a display unit which displays a screen which allows the user to operate the input unit, and a display controller which selectively displays plural screens of the display unit in accordance with the types of keys operated on the input unit. When the display controller controls the display unit to display a screen for making the user make a key operation using any one type of key of the plural types of keys, and accepts an operation of a key of a type other than the any one type of key, it switches the screen to another screen for making the user make an operation using the other type of key.

A service is provided to program a consumer's remote control device to display logos or call signs of the broadcast stations as soft buttons instead of the conventional channel numbering. The broadcast channels available to the consumer depend on the consumer's geographic location and / or service provider. The service determines the proper available channels with a minimum of user intervention, and then supplies software code to properly configure the remote control device.

This invention relates to a quick search and tune method for TV factions, in which, TV functions are displayed on the screen by master menu and sub-menus of various levels, related hardware buttons are set for the master and sub-menu screen displays controlling the TV functions. The menu items are activated by related buttons of the quick button zone on the remote controller under a given interface.

In a broadcasting signal processor, an automatic channel memory device for determining whether a broadcasting signal is present in a channel tuned according to user's selection, and for automatically memorizing the tuned channel if a broadcasting signal is present in the tuned channel, is provided. A user's selected broadcasting channel can be accurately stored in a memory without using a separate memory button, thereby simplifying key operation.

The method includes: when switching TV channels, first decides if the channel currently watched by user belongs to the appointed selection channels; if yes, the variable value representing the selection frequency will be renewed; when user inputs an instruction of selection channel, the channel with highest selection frequency will be become the channel to be switched to.

Methods and apparatus for configuring a physical control panel (120). In some embodiments, detecting at least one characteristic (128) of the physical control panel (120) at the mobile device (150); identifying a plurality of events (122, 124, 126) that may be generated by the physical control panel (120); at The one or more control actions (154) are associated at the mobile device (150) with the one or more identified events; and those associations are transmitted (159) to the controller (130).

A network element (200) of a cable television (CATV) network, comprising an input (204) for upstream signal transmission; at least two diplex filters (210, 212, 214) configured to be connected to said input (204), a first diplex filter (210) comprising a bandpass filter for a first upstream frequency band and a second diplex filter (212) comprising a bandpass filter for a second upstream frequency band; a switch (208) for connecting one of said at least two diplex filters to said input; wherein the network element is configured to be remotely controlled by a headend of the CATV network for selecting the diplex filter.