Method and apparatus for interactive control of media players

摘要

A method and system are provided in which a wireless controller, such as a smart remote controller or smartphone, for example, may interact with a media device through an adaptive, two-way feedback control scheme. The wireless controller may receive signals from a media player that comprise control information associated with an application on the media player. The wireless controller may then display a control page or user interface on a touch screen. A layout of the control page may be configured based on the control information received by the wireless controller. Once displayed, the control page may enable a user to provide one or more instructions to the wireless controller through the touch screen. The wireless controller may communicate to the media player the instructions provided to the wireless controller. Those instructions are communicated to the media player to control the operation of the application on the media player.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
in a wireless controller comprising a touch screen:
transmitting identification information and capacity information including a display area of the touch screen of the wireless controller to a transmitter module of a media player for verification that the wireless controller is a valid control device based on the identification information;receiving, from the media player, a control description associated with the identification information that describes a configuration of a layout of a user interface control associated with a function of the media player, comprising layout attributes specifying horizontal and vertical coordinates and key width and height of individual keys for the user interface control within the layout, adapted by the media player to fit the display area of the touch screen of the wireless controller via calculated templates for different control pages for applications supported by the media player;generating a user interface based on the received control description;presenting the user interface on the wireless controller; andcontrolling operation of the media player based on input received via the user interface.