Remote control method and system using control user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10164788-B2
Application number	US-201013392972-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2010
Priority date	Aug 28, 2009
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for remote control, and a remote control method using a control user interface of a remote user interface (UI) client according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving, by the remote UI client, a message requesting a service from a remote device; transmitting a message requesting a control UI related to the requested service to a remote UI server when the remote UI client receives the message requesting the service from the remote device; receiving, by the remote UI client, a control UI corresponding to the message requesting the control UI from the remote UI server; and transmitting, by the remote UI client, the received control UI to the remote device. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a user may easily control a corresponding remote user interface through a control user interface specified for a screen on which the remote user interface is being reproduced.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A remote control method using a control user interface of a remote user interface (UI) client, the remote control method comprising:
receiving, by the remote UI client, a message requesting a service to be displayed to the remote UI client from a remote device;
transmitting a message requesting the service, including a first screen and a second screen, and a control UI related to the first screen and the second screen to a remote UI server when the remote UI client receives the message requesting the service from the remote device;
receiving, by the remote UI client, content information on the first screen and the second screen, control UI information including a first control UI corresponding to the first screen and a second control UI corresponding to a second control UI, and time information on transmission of the control UI based on the message requesting the control UI from the remote UI server, the time information including start notification information and termination notification information of the second control UI;
transmitting, by the remote UI client, the received first control UI to the remote device when the remote UI client displays the first screen of a first playing multimedia content; and
transmitting, by the remote UI client using the start notification information, the received second control UI different from the first control UI to the remote device, when the first screen of the first playing multimedia content on the remote UI client is changed to the second screen of a second playing multimedia content on the remote UI client based on the message requesting the service,
wherein the first control UI is displayed at the remote device while the first screen is displayed at the remote UI client based on the content information,
wherein the second control UI is displayed at the remote device while the second screen is displayed at the remote UI client based on the content information, and
wherein, when the second screen on the remote UI client is changed to the first screen, the termination notification information is transmitted from the remote UI client to the remote device for displaying the first control UI on the remote device.

2. The remote control method according to claim 1 , further comprising, subsequent to the transmitting, by the remote UI client, the received first control UI and the received second control UI to the remote device, transmitting, when the remote UI client receives a control action from the remote device, a response to the remote device by processing the received control action.

3. The remote control method according to claim 1 , further comprising, prior to the receiving, by the remote UI client, the message requesting the service from the remote device,
transmitting a default control UI to the remote device when the remote UI client receives a request for the default control UI from the remote device.

4. A remote control method using a control user interface of a remote device, the remote control method comprising:
transmitting, when the remote device receives a selection input, a message requesting a service to be displayed to a remote user interface (UI) client to the remote UI client, the service including a first screen and a second screen;
receiving, by the remote device, a first control UI corresponding to the first screen in response to the message requesting the control UI from the remote UI client which receives content information on the first screen and the second screen, control UI information including the first control UI and a second control UI and time information on transmission of the control UI from a remote UI server, when the remote UI client displays the first screen of a first playing multimedia content, the time information including start notification information and termination notification information of the second control UI;
rendering, by the remote device, the received first control UI;
receiving, by the remote device, the second control UI different from the first control UI, when the first screen of the first playing multimedia content on the remote UI client is changed to the second screen of a second playing multimedia content on the remote UI client based on the message requesting the service, wherein the second control UI corresponds to the second screen of the second playing multimedia content and wherein the second control UI is transmitted from the remote UI client based on the start notification information used by the remote UI client to transmit the second control UI;
rendering, by the remote device, the received second control UI; and
rendering, by the remote device, the received first control UI, when the termination notification information is transmitted from the remote UI client in response to changing the second screen to the first screen on the remote UI client,
wherein the first control UI is displayed at the remote device while the first screen is displayed at the remote UI client based on the content information, and
wherein the second control UI is displayed at the remote device while the second screen is displayed at the remote UI client based on the content information.

5. The remote control method according to claim 4 , further comprising, transmitting, when the remote device receives a control action input through the control UI, a control action corresponding to the control action input to the remote UI client.

6. The remote control method according to claim 4 , further comprising, prior to the transmitting, when the remote device receives the selection input, the message requesting the service to the remote user interface (UI) client,
searching the remote UI client when the remote device receives a remote control function activation input;
transmitting, by the remote device, a request for a default control UI to the searched remote UI client;
receiving, by the remote device, the default control UI from the searched remote UI client; and
rendering, by the remote device, the received default control UI.

7. A remote control system using a control user interface, the remote control system comprising:
a remote device configured to:
transmit a message requesting a service to be displayed to a remote user interface (UI) client to the remote UI client when a selection input is received, and
receive and render a control UI corresponding to the message requesting the service,

wherein the remote UI client is configured to:
transmit a message requesting the service, including a first screen and a second screen, and a control UI related to the first screen and the second screen to a remote UI server upon receiving the message requesting the service from the remote device,
receive content information on the first screen and the second screen, control UI information including a first control UI corresponding to the first screen and a second control UI corresponding to a second control UI and time information on transmission of the control UI based on the message requesting the control UI from the remote UI server, the time information including start notification information and termination notification information of the second control UI,
transmit the received first control UI based on the time information to the remote device when the remote UI client displays the first screen of a playing multimedia content currently,
transmit the received second control UI different from the first control UI to the remote device based on the start notification information, when the first screen of the currently playing multimedia content on the remote UI client is changed to the second screen of a second playing multimedia content on the remote UI client based on the message requesting the service, and
transmit the termination notification i

Assignees

• Park Ho Yeon
• Hwang Sung Oh
• Jung Bo Sun
• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Ho Yeon
• Hwang Sung Oh
• Jung Bo Sun

Classifications

• H04L12/282 Primary

  based on user interaction within the home (receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204) · CPC title

• H04L12/2814

  Exchanging control software or macros for controlling appliance services in a home automation network (arrangements for maintenance or administration involving configuration of the network and network elements H04L41/08) · CPC title

• H04L12/12 Primary

  Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof · CPC title

• H04L65/00

  Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication (real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00) · CPC title