Remote control based output selection

摘要

Remote control based output selection techniques are described in which an output to a display device is selected based on identification of a remote control device that is manipulated by a user. In an implementation, each of a plurality of remote control devices is associated with a respective client device in an audio visual system. When a user manipulates one of the plurality of remote control devices, the manipulated remote control device is detected and a corresponding client device is determined. Then, an output to a display device is set to present audio visual data from the determined client device. In another implementation, when a manipulated remote control device is identified, a user interface for output on the display device is configured according to the identified remote control device and/or the functional capabilities of the identified remote control device.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
associating each of a plurality of remote control devices with a respective one of a plurality of client devices, each of the plurality of client devices being arranged to provide a corresponding audio visual output to a common display device; detecting user manipulation other than operation of a key of a remote control of the plurality of remote control devices; automatically in response to the user manipulation switching an output to the common display device to present the said corresponding audio visual output of the client device that is associated with the manipulated remote control; determining a particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control; and configuring a user interface for presentation via said corresponding audio visual output to include customized features that match the determined particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control by changing one or more visual features of the user interface to match the determined particular functional capability of the manipulated remote control.