Wireless control of stored media presentation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10616860-B2
Application number	US-201916529435-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2019
Priority date	Dec 31, 2007
Publication date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020

Abstract

A system for wireless control of stored media presentations is provided. In some examples, a media player is operative to wirelessly communicate with an associated portable electronic device and control presentation of a stored media content file according to a control signal converted from an audio signal received by the associated portable electronic device. In another example, a portable electronic device is operative to generate and wirelessly transmit a signal to control presentation of a stored media content file by an associated media player according to audio data received via a microphone. In yet another example, a system for using a portable electronic device to control a media presentation device includes the portable electronic device that generates and wirelessly transmits a signal according to audio data received via a microphone and a media player that receives the signal and controls presentation of a stored media content file.

First claim

We claim:

1. A media player, comprising:
a housing;
communication circuitry disposed in the housing; and
processing circuitry, disposed in the housing, that is operative to:
wirelessly communicate with an associated portable electronic device using the communication circuitry; and
control presentation of a stored media content file according to a control signal converted from an audio signal received by the associated portable electronic device.

2. The media player of claim 1 , wherein the stored media content file includes video.

3. The media player of claim 1 , wherein the stored media content file includes audio.

4. The media player of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry plays the stored media content file in response to the control signal.

5. The media player of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry pauses the stored media content file in response to the control signal.

6. The media player of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry stops the stored media content file in response to the control signal.

7. The media player of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry skips to a later portion of the stored media content file in response to the control signal.

8. The media player of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry skips to a previous portion of the stored media content file in response to the control signal.

9. The media player of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry presents information regarding the stored media content file in response to the control signal.

10. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a housing;
a microphone disposed in the housing;
communication circuitry, disposed in the housing; and
processing circuitry, disposed in the housing, that is operative to:
generate a signal to control presentation of a stored media content file by an associated media player according to audio data received via the microphone; and
wirelessly transmit the signal to the associated media player using the communication circuitry.

11. The portable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises a remote control.

12. The portable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises a cellular telephone.

13. The portable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises an earbud.

14. The portable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises a wearable device.

15. The portable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein:
the signal comprises a control signal that controls the presentation of the stored media content file; and
the processing circuitry converts the audio data into the control signal.

16. The portable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the signal includes the audio data that the associated media player converts into a control signal that controls the presentation of the stored media content file.

17. The portable electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the portable electronic device further includes at least one of a button, a keypad, a dial, a click wheel, or a touch sensor.

18. A system for using a portable electronic device to control a media presentation device, comprising:
the portable electronic device that:
generates a signal according to audio data received via a microphone; and
wirelessly transmits the signal; and

a media player that:
receives the signal from the portable electronic device; and
controls presentation of a stored media content file according to the signal.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the portable electronic device transmits the signal to the media player using a Bluetooth communication protocol.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein:
the signal is a first signal; and
the media player presents a user interface operable to control the media player in response to a second signal received from the portable electronic device.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Fadell Anthony
• Hodge Andrew Bart
• Zadesky Stephen P
• Lindahl Aram
• Guetta Anthony

Classifications

• G06F3/0412

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title

• G06F2203/014

  Force feedback applied to GUI · CPC title

• G06F3/04855

  Interaction with scrollbars · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G08B6/00

  Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems · CPC title