Systems and methods for saving and restoring scenes in a multimedia system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-007/00
H04N-005/44
G08C-017/00
H04N-007/035
H04N-021/258
H04N-021/41
H04N-021/422
H04N-021/436
H04N-021/485
H04N-021/6543
H04N-021/6547
H04N-021/658
H04N-021/84
H04N-005/60
H04N-007/08
H04N-021/482
출원번호
US-0970292
(2015-12-15)
등록번호
US-9794505
(2017-10-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Cannistraro, Alan
출원인 / 주소
Apple Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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초록▼
Systems and methods for saving and restoring scenes in a multimedia system with minimal configuration are provided. The techniques of the present invention can allow the states of the components in the multimedia system to be captured in a scene. Once the scene has been saved, the scene can be resto
Systems and methods for saving and restoring scenes in a multimedia system with minimal configuration are provided. The techniques of the present invention can allow the states of the components in the multimedia system to be captured in a scene. Once the scene has been saved, the scene can be restored at a later time. A remote control system for recommending scenes by comparing states of components in the current scene with states of components in saved scenes is also provided. The remote control system can also recommend scenes based on usage patterns. Moreover, the remote control system can allow users to designate one or more saved scenes as favorite scenes.
대표청구항▼
1. A method implemented in one or more electronic devices, the method comprising: receiving current state information from each of a plurality of components controllable by the one or more electronic devices;receiving a user input to save a scene;determining a location for each of the plurality of c
1. A method implemented in one or more electronic devices, the method comprising: receiving current state information from each of a plurality of components controllable by the one or more electronic devices;receiving a user input to save a scene;determining a location for each of the plurality of components;automatically identifying, based at least in part on the determined locations, a subset of the plurality of components to be included in the scene; andsaving the current state information received from each component in the subset of components as the scene. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the location for each of the plurality of components is based on one or more of: an internal map stored in the one or more electronic devices;location information received by the one or more electronic devices from at least one of the plurality of components; orstrength of signals received by the one or more electronic devices from at least one of the plurality of components. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the subset of components includes at least two of: a television;a speaker;a light fixture;a media device;a window shade; ora fireplace. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the current state information includes one or more of: an on/off state of one or more of the plurality of components;metadata associated with media content that is playing on one or more of the plurality of components; ora volume setting for one or more of the plurality of components. 5. The method of claim 1 further comprising, subsequently to saving the scene: receiving a user input to restore the scene; andin response to the user input to restore the scene, restoring the scene, wherein restoring the scene includes sending a control command to at least one of the components to change a current state of the component to correspond to the saved state information associated with the scene. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein restoring the scene further includes: detecting that a first component for which saved state information is associated with the scene is not available; andproviding a recommendation to the user for one or more alternative components to substitute for the first component. 7. The method of claim 1 further comprising, subsequently to saving the scene: determining a usage pattern associated with the saved scene; andrecommending to the user that the saved scene be restored based on the usage pattern. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the usage pattern is based at least in part on a frequency of restoring the saved scene as a function of one or more of a particular time of day, a particular day of week, or a particular day of year. 9. The method of claim 8 further comprising: receiving a user input indicating that the recommended saved scene should be restored; andrestoring the recommended saved scene in response to the user input, wherein restoring the recommended saved scene includes sending a control command to at least one of the components to change a current state of the component to correspond to the saved state information associated with the recommended saved scene. 10. The method of claim 1 further comprising, subsequently to saving the scene: determining a current state of at least some of the plurality of components;comparing the current state to the saved state information associated with the saved scene;determining, based on a result of the comparing, whether to recommend the saved scene to a user; andin response to determining to recommend the saved scene to the user, presenting a user interface that includes an option to restore the recommended saved scene. 11. A system comprising: a user interface;communications circuitry;at least one memory device; andat least one processor coupled to the user interface, the communications circuitry, and the at least one memory device, the at least one processor being configured to: receive, using the communications circuitry, current state information from each of a plurality of controllable components;receive, using the user interface, a user input to save a scene;determine a location for each of the plurality of components;automatically identify, based at least in part on the determined locations, a subset of the plurality of components to be included in the scene; andsave, to the at least one memory device, the current state information received from each component in the subset of components as the scene. 12. The system of claim 11 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine the location for each of the plurality of components based on one or more of: an internal map stored in the at least one memory device;location information received by the system from at least one of the plurality of components; orstrength of signals received by the system from at least one of the plurality of components. 13. The system of claim 11 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: receive, subsequently to saving the scene, an instruction to restore the scene; andrestore the scene in response to the instruction, wherein restoring the scene includes sending a control command to at least one of the components to change a current state of the component to correspond to the saved state information associated with the scene. 14. The system of claim 13 wherein the at least one processor is further configured such that restoring the scene includes: detecting that a first component for which saved state information is associated with the scene is not available; andproviding a recommendation to the user for one or more alternative components to substitute for the first component. 15. The system of claim 11 wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: determine, subsequently to saving the scene, a usage pattern associated with the saved scene; andrecommend that the saved scene be restored based on the usage pattern. 16. The system of claim 15 wherein the usage pattern is based at least in part on a frequency of restoring the saved scene as a function of one or more of a particular time of day, a particular day of week, or a particular day of year.
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