Television and system and method for providing a remote control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11516530-B2
Application number	US-202117346507-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 14, 2021
Priority date	Jun 20, 2011
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

A television and system and method for providing a remote control device are disclosed. In one embodiment of the television, the television includes a processor, a memory, a tuner, a panel, and an audio driver therein in an interconnected architecture. The television may establish a pairing with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device, such as a proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device having a touch screen display, whereby formatted parallel audiovisual experience instructions, including virtual buttons, may be transmitted to the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device for display on the touch screen display to create an experience parallel to the experience on the television. The television receives and processes virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device to control amenities associated with the television.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A television comprising:
a housing located in a lodging establishment;
a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device, the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device being a non-television remote control;
a processor, the wireless transceiver, memory, a tuner, a panel configured to display content, and an audio driver disposed in an interconnected architecture;
the memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
perform a search operation to identify the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device,
establish a pairing between the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device and the television,
provide instructions for virtual buttons on a touch screen display associated with the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device, the virtual buttons being associated with a particular amenity,
receive and process virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device based on the location of a touch-and-click operation on the touch screen display,
translate the location of the touch-and-click operation into a command associated with a plurality of proximate amenities based on the location of the touch-and-click operation, and
send a command to the particular amenity;
a configuration profile associated with the memory and processor-executable instructions that enables the television to control the plurality of proximate amenities, the plurality of proximate amenities including the particular amenity, the plurality of amenities being selected from the group consisting of lighting, thermostats, and shades; and
the configuration profile, for each amenity of the plurality of amenities, including instructions for virtual buttons on a touch screen display, and instructions for associating virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the touch screen display with commands;
wherein the plurality of amenities further comprises an amenity selected from the group consisting of check in/check out, maid service, spa service, room service, and front desk.

2. The television as recited in claim 1 , wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to communicate with a standard selected from the group consisting of infrared (IR), 802.11, 3G, 4G, Edge, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, near field communications (NFC), and Bluetooth.

3. The television as recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor-executed instructions further comprise instructions that scale an image on the television to the touch screen display on the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device.

4. The television as recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor-executed instructions further comprise instructions that scale, on a frame-by-frame basis, an image on the television to the touch screen display on the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device.

5. The television as recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor-executed instructions further comprise instructions that scale, on a streaming basis, an image on the television to the touch screen display on the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device.

6. The television as recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor-executed instructions further comprise instructions that display virtual buttons on a second portion of the touch screen display.

7. The television as recited in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of amenities further comprises an amenity selected from the group consisting of CD/DVD players, tuners, hospitality suite services, Internet service, pay-per-view terminals, room control devices, and televisions.

8. The television as recited in claim 1 , wherein the processor being caused to receive and process virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device further comprises receiving and processing the location of a touch-and-click operation on the touch screen display.

9. A television comprising:
a housing located in a lodging establishment;
a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device, the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device being a non-television remote control;
a processor, the wireless transceiver, memory, a tuner, a panel configured to display content, and an audio driver disposed in an interconnected architecture; and
the memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
perform a search operation to identify the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device,
establish a pairing between the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device and the television,
receive and process virtual remote control functionality input instructions from the proximate wireless-enabled interactive programmable device based on the location of a touch-and-click operation on the touch screen display,
translate the location of the touch-and-click operation into a command associated with an amenity based on the location of the touch-and-click operation, the amenity being selected from the group consisting of lighting, thermostats, and shades, and
send the command to the amenity;
wherein the plurality of amenities further comprises an amenity selected from the group consisting of check in/check out, maid service, spa service, room service, and front desk.

10. The television as recited in claim 9 , wherein the processor-executed instructions further comprise instructions that scale an image on the television to the touch screen display on the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device.

11. The television as recited in claim 9 , wherein the processor-executed instructions further comprise instructions that scale, on a frame-by-frame basis, an image on the television to the touch screen display on the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device.

12. The television as recited in claim 9 , wherein the processor-executed instructions further comprise instructions that scale, on a streaming basis, an image on the television to the touch screen display on the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device.

13. The television as recited in claim 9 , wherein the processor-executed instructions further comprise instructions that display virtual buttons on a second portion of the touch screen display.

14. The television as recited in claim 9 , wherein the plurality of amenities further comprises an amenity selected from the group consisting of CD/DVD players, tuners, hospitality suite services, Internet service, pay-per-view terminals, room control devices, and televisions.

15. A television comprising:
a housing located in a lodging establishment;
a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device, the proximate wireless-enabled interactive handheld device being a non-television remote control;
a processor, the wireless transceiver, memory, a tuner, a panel configured to display content, and an audio driver disposed in an interconnected architecture; and
the memory accessible to the processor, the memory including processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
establish a pairing between a plurality of amenities and the television such that the television is configured to control each of the plurality of amenities, the plurality of amenities

Assignees

• Enseo Llc

Inventors

• Ogle Vanessa
• Fang William C

Classifications

• H04N21/4751

  for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children · CPC title

• H04N21/47214

  for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market (stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224) · CPC title

• H04N21/4367

  Establishing a secure communication between the client and a peripheral device or smart card · CPC title

• H04N21/42226

  Reprogrammable remote control devices · CPC title

• H04L65/762

  at the source  (reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355) · CPC title