Intelligent remote control

摘要

A multimedia device processes a remote control signal that includes a unique identifier. A profile associated with the identifier is provided to the remote control over a bi-directional link that includes a cellular connection between the remote control and a cellular base station. A display mode instruction from the remote control may control a display mode determining whether content is sent only to a remote control display, only to a television display, or to both. A content mode instruction may determine whether all content is displayed or commercial-free content only is displayed. An interactive display may be provided in accordance with the display mode instruction and the content mode instruction. The multimedia device may provide a notification message indicating a change in content status of a multimedia program to the remote control.

主权项

1. A remote control, comprising:
a processor; a user input device coupled to the processor via an input adapter; a remote control display coupled to the processor via a display adapter; a speaker coupled to the processor via a sound adapter; a communication adapter, coupled to the processor, to establish a bi-directional connection with a multimedia handling device comprising a cellular connection between the remote control and a cellular base station; and a storage medium including:
storage data, comprising:
a user identifier uniquely identifying a particular user;a user profile indicative of channel preferences and viewing permissions of the particular user; andinstructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
synchronizing the user profile with a corresponding user profile on the multimedia handling device;receiving input from the particular user via the user input device, the input comprising commands to control the multimedia handling device;sending a display mode instruction to the multimedia handling device, the display mode instruction being indicative of a display mode selected from a group consisting of: remote display mode, television display mode, and remote and television display mode, wherein output from the multimedia handling device is sent:
only to the remote control display in the remote display mode;only to a television display in a television display mode; andto the remote control display and the television display in the remote and television display mode;sending a user-selectable content mode instruction to the multimedia handling device, the user-selectable content mode being selected from a group consisting of a display all content mode and a display commercial-free content only mode;providing an interactive display in accordance with the display mode and the content mode; anddisplaying, by the remote control, notification messages from the multimedia handling device, wherein the notification messages include a change in content status of a multimedia program based on the multimedia handling device receiving the content mode instruction.