System and methods for device control and multiple input handling

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018376096-A1
Application number	US-201816121378-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 4, 2018
Priority date	Aug 15, 2016
Publication date	Dec 27, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to device control and multiple input event handling. In one embodiment, a process includes detecting a plurality of input commands for control of a display device, determining a multiple input event based on the plurality of input commands, and determining a multiple input control function for the display device based on the multiple input event. The multiple input control function is determined based on input type of the multiple input event and a function of the input type of the multiple input event. The process can also includes controlling operation of the display device based on the multiple input control function, wherein controlling includes modifying display device operation from a control function associated with the plurality of input commands to a multiple input event control function

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for processing device control commands by a display device, comprising:
detecting a plurality of input commands received at the display device; prior to responding to any one of the plurality of input commands, determining that the plurality of input commands are intended for a single aggregated control event based on a pattern and timing of the plurality of input commands; determining a single aggregated control function associated with the single aggregated control event based on the pattern of the plurality of input commands and one or more control functions associated with the plurality of input commands; and performing the single aggregated control function rather than the one or more control functions associated with the plurality of input commands.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of input commands are transmitted from a remote control to the display device.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of input commands are generated as a result of repetitive pressing of a single control key.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the single aggregated control function is of a same type of control function associated with the single control key with at least one modification.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the single control key is a volume change key and the at least one modification comprises a rate for volume change in the display device.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of input commands are generated as a result of long pressing of a single control key and the single aggregated control function is of a same type of control function associated with the single control key with at least one modification.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of input commands are generated as a result of rapid pressing of multiple control keys.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein determining the single aggregated control function comprises: determining a probability that a single control function is intended among the one or more control functions associated with the plurality of input commands based on comparative number of key presses among the multiple control keys.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the plurality of input commands are intended for the single aggregated control event comprises determining that the plurality of input commands are intended for the single aggregated control event when the plurality of input commands are received at the display device within a predetermined period of time and a number of plurality of input commands exceeds a predetermined threshold number of commands.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined period of time is between 1 to 5 seconds and the predetermined threshold number of commands is 5.

11 . A device comprising:
a display; and a controller configured to control the display, wherein the controller is configured to detect a plurality of input commands received at the device;
prior to responding to any one of the plurality of input commands, determine that the plurality of input commands are intended for a single aggregated control event based on a pattern and timing of the plurality of input commands;
determine a single aggregated control function associated with the single aggregated control event based on the pattern of the plurality of input commands and one or more control functions associated with the plurality of input commands; and
perform the single aggregated control function rather than the one or more control functions associated with the plurality of input commands.

12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of input commands are transmitted from a remote control to the device.

13 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of input commands are generated as a result of repetitive pressing of a single control key.

14 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the single aggregated control function is of a same type of control function associated with the single control key with at least one modification.

15 . The device of claim 14 , wherein the single control key is a volume change key and the at least one modification comprises a rate for volume change in the device.

16 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of input commands are generated as a result of long pressing of a single control key and the single aggregated control function is of a same type of control function associated with the single control key with at least one modification.

17 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of input commands are generated as a result of rapid pressing of multiple control keys.

18 . The device of claim 17 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the single aggregated control function by determining a probability that a single control function is intended among the one or more control functions associated with the plurality of input commands based on comparative number of key presses among the multiple control keys.

19 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to determine that the plurality of input commands are intended for the single aggregated control event by determining that the plurality of input commands are intended for the single aggregated control event when the plurality of input commands are received at the device within a predetermined period of time and a number of plurality of input commands exceeds a predetermined threshold number of commands.

20 . The device of claim 19 , wherein the predetermined period of time is between 1 to 5 seconds and the predetermined threshold number of commands is 5.

Assignees

• Hisense Usa Corp
• Hisense Electric Co Ltd
• Hisense Int Co Ltd

Inventors

• Duan Hongtao
• Shang Xiuyuan
• Zhang Jianchun

Classifications

• G06F3/165

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title

• H04N5/4403 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N2005/4417

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04N21/42204 Primary

  User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor (constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205) · CPC title

• G06F3/02 Primary

  Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials · CPC title