US 11,843,816 B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for adding functionalities to a circular button on a remote control device
Dale Lynn Shepherd, Lindon, UT (US); Andrew Lynn, American fork, UT (US); and Curtis Delon Archibald, Mona, UT (US)
Assigned to Sling TV L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by Sling TV L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/457,958.
Prior Publication US 2023/0179821 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4221 (2013.01) [H04N 21/42212 (2013.01); H04N 21/42224 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus to control a display of media content, the apparatus comprising:
a media player device;
a remote control device in wireless communication with the media player device;
a keypad disposed on the remote control device and including a plurality of buttons for controlling the media player device; and
a circular button of the plurality of buttons configured to generate movement data in response to a rotational motion,
wherein the media player device intercepts the movement data and performs an adjustable operation on a playback position of streamed media content in response to the rotational motion of the circular button,
wherein the media player device translates an angular displacement and a velocity of the circular button during the rotational motion to a magnitude of change applied to the playback position by the adjustable operation.