US 12,309,463 B2
Remote control having hotkeys with dynamically assigned functions
Sanjiv Sirpal, Oakville (CA); Mohammed Selim, Oakville (CA); Salvador Soto, Toronto (CA); Alexander de Paz, Burlington (CA); Saulo Correia Dourado, Oakville (CA); and Ron Cassar, Burlington (CA)
Assigned to Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd., Qingdao (CN)
Filed by Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong (CN)
Filed on Jul. 3, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/763,673.
Application 18/763,673 is a continuation of application No. 18/490,423, filed on Oct. 19, 2023.
Application 18/490,423 is a continuation of application No. 17/678,737, filed on Feb. 23, 2022, granted, now 11,974,022.
Application 17/678,737 is a continuation of application No. 15/931,141, filed on May 13, 2020, granted, now 11,294,471, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Application 15/931,141 is a continuation of application No. 15/722,790, filed on Oct. 2, 2017, abandoned.
Application 15/722,790 is a continuation of application No. 14/739,955, filed on Jun. 15, 2015, granted, now 9,807,446, issued on Oct. 31, 2017.
Application 14/739,955 is a continuation of application No. 13/863,814, filed on Apr. 16, 2013, granted, now 9,060,152, issued on Jun. 16, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/805,042, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/804,971, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/805,003, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/805,027, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/804,998, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/805,038, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/805,053, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/804,990, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/804,942, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/805,030, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/798,821, filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/736,692, filed on Dec. 13, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/702,650, filed on Sep. 18, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/700,182, filed on Sep. 12, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/697,710, filed on Sep. 6, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/684,672, filed on Aug. 17, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/659,626, filed on Jun. 14, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0397163 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/488 (2011.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/45 (2011.01); H04N 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 5/64 (2006.01); H04N 17/04 (2006.01); H04N 21/2187 (2011.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/24 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/2543 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/40 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/426 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/432 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/437 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/441 (2011.01); H04N 21/4415 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/4725 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/8358 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/85 (2011.01); H04N 21/8545 (2011.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 21/4882 (2013.01) [G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04N 1/00448 (2013.01); H04N 5/44 (2013.01); H04N 5/445 (2013.01); H04N 5/45 (2013.01); H04N 5/50 (2013.01); H04N 5/64 (2013.01); H04N 17/04 (2013.01); H04N 21/2187 (2013.01); H04N 21/23109 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/24 (2013.01); H04N 21/25 (2013.01); H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/2543 (2013.01); H04N 21/258 (2013.01); H04N 21/25808 (2013.01); H04N 21/25883 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/26291 (2013.01); H04N 21/40 (2013.01); H04N 21/41265 (2020.08); H04N 21/414 (2013.01); H04N 21/422 (2013.01); H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/4221 (2013.01); H04N 21/42222 (2013.01); H04N 21/42225 (2013.01); H04N 21/426 (2013.01); H04N 21/42684 (2013.01); H04N 21/43 (2013.01); H04N 21/4302 (2013.01); H04N 21/4307 (2013.01); H04N 21/43072 (2020.08); H04N 21/43074 (2020.08); H04N 21/43079 (2020.08); H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/432 (2013.01); H04N 21/433 (2013.01); H04N 21/4332 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/437 (2013.01); H04N 21/4396 (2013.01); H04N 21/441 (2013.01); H04N 21/4415 (2013.01); H04N 21/442 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44213 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/44226 (2020.08); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/462 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/47205 (2013.01); H04N 21/4725 (2013.01); H04N 21/475 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/4756 (2013.01); H04N 21/478 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/4823 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/485 (2013.01); H04N 21/4858 (2013.01); H04N 21/488 (2013.01); H04N 21/6125 (2013.01); H04N 21/6175 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/8126 (2013.01); H04N 21/8133 (2013.01); H04N 21/8166 (2013.01); H04N 21/8173 (2013.01); H04N 21/8358 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/85 (2013.01); H04N 21/8545 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04804 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04N 21/42206 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An intelligent television comprising:
a display;
a memory configured to store instructions and data associated with the display;
one or more input ports configured to connect to one or more external devices;
a remote controller comprising one or more color hotkeys and one or more shortcut keys, the one or more shortcut keys being associated with one or more content applications that provide media content from content sources other than the one or more external devices;
at least one processor in connection with the display, the memory and the one or more input ports and configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to cause the intelligent television to:
receive a designation for a silo, wherein the silo is a logical representation of a content source for the intelligent television;
determine the silo based on the designation;
based on that the silo is associated with one of the one or more external devices:
present in a first user interface a watermark for identifying the silo;
activate the one of the one or more external devices;
determine whether a signal error associated with the silo occurs; and
based on an occurrence of the signal error associated with the silo, present a second user interface for indicating the signal error, and based on no occurrence of the signal error, present a content associated with the silo;
based on that the silo is a first content application of the one or more content applications:
determine whether the first content application is in an error state; and
based on that the first content application is in an error state, present a third user interface indicating the first content application is in the error state, otherwise, provide a content from the first content application; and
in response to a command for information about the content from the first content application via the remote controller, present a fourth user interface comprising at least one of: a first indicator having a first color of a first hotkey of the one or more color hotkeys indicating a first assigned function for the first hotkey, a second indicator having a second color of a second hotkey of the one or more color hotkeys indicating a second assigned function for the second hotkey, a third indicator having a third color of a third hotkey of the one or more color hotkeys indicating a third assigned function for the third hotkey.