Methods, systems, and media for providing a remote control interface for a media playback device

US9367144B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9367144-B2
Application numberUS-201313800020-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 13, 2013
Priority dateMar 13, 2013
Publication dateJun 14, 2016
Grant dateJun 14, 2016

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In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for providing a remote control interface are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing a remote control interface is provided, the method comprising: receiving an image of a user input interface associated with a media playback device; identifying the user input interface from a plurality of user input interfaces based on image recognition; determining a code library associated with the identified user input interface; and transmitting the code library to a mobile device that provided the image of the user input interface, wherein the code library allows a mobile device to control the media playback device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing remote control interfaces, the method comprising: receiving, using one or more hardware processors, a first image of a first user input interface associated with a first media playback device from a first mobile device; identifying the first user input interface from a plurality of user input interfaces based on image recognition; determining a first code library associated with the identified first user input interface; determin…

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What does patent US9367144B2 cover?
In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for providing a remote control interface are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing a remote control interface is provided, the method comprising: receiving an image of a user input interface associated with a media playback device; identifying the user input interface from a plurality of user…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Oztaskent Ant, Google Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G08C23/04. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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