PARALLEL TELEVISION BASED MEDIA INTERACTION
A control device for interacting with a television system that displays media information. The control device is adapted to cause a change in an audio and/or a video portion of the media information on receiving an input from a user. The control device may further, for example, be adapted to govern actions of elements selected from the media information. At least one module is adapted to receive a movement selection from the user. The at least one module may also be adapted to send a control signal directing application of a movement corresponding to the movement selection to an element from the media information. The at least one module may further be adapted to display supplemental media information that guides the user to enter the movement selection. The control device may, for example, be adapted to interact with the Internet, which may provide audiovisual streams to the television system.
1 . A home entertainment system that receives video information from a plurality of video sources, the home entertainment system comprising:
a television comprising a first screen that displays video information received from at least one of the plurality of video sources; and
a remote control device comprising a second screen that displays supplemental video information corresponding to the video information displayed on the first screen.
2 . The home entertainment system of claim 1 , wherein the remote control device further comprises a user input interface adapted to receive a video selection, and the displayed video information corresponds to the video selection.
3 . The home entertainment system of claim 2 , wherein:
the user input interface of the remote control device is adapted to receive a user selection; and
the remote control device is adapted to, in response to the user selection, send a control signal triggering an alteration in the video information and directing display of the altered video information on the first screen.
4 . The home entertainment system of claim 3 , wherein the user selection is based on the supplemental video information displayed on the second screen.
5 . The home entertainment system of claim 3 , wherein the user selection causes the display of second video information on the first screen and corresponding second supplemental video information on the second screen.
6 . The home entertainment system of claim 3 , wherein the user selection causes applying a movement to an element of the video information and subsequent display of the altered video information on the first screen.
7 . The home entertainment system of claim 6 , further comprising a set top box that is communicatively coupled to the remote control device, wherein the set top box applies the movement to the element of the video information in response to the control signal from the remote control device.
8 . The home entertainment system of claim 1 , further comprising a memory that stores the video information displayed on the first screen.
9 . A control device for use with a television having a first video display that displays media information, the control device comprising:
a second video display;
at least one module adapted to display, on the second video display, a list of a plurality of elements of the media information;
a user input interface adapted to receive an element selection, where the element selection identifies an element from the displayed list of the plurality of elements; and
a communication interface;
wherein the at least one module is further adapted to send a control signal via the communication interface, where the control signal is adapted to direct execution of an action by the selected element.
10 . The control device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one module is adapted to send the control signal to set top box circuitry.
11 . The control device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one module is adapted to receive the list of the plurality of elements from a media source that provides the media information to the television.
12 . The control device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one module is adapted to display, on the second video display, a phlrality of actions, and the action executed by the selected element is selected from the plurality of actions.
13 . The control device of claim 9 , wherein the control device is located at a first premises, and the television is located a second premises.
14 . The control device of claim 9 , wherein the media information is adapted for the first video display of the television.
15 . The control device of claim 9 , further comprising a speaker, and wherein the at least one module is adapted to play an audio portion of the media information displayed on the television.
16 . A control device for interacting with a video source that provides a video stream to a television system, the control device comprising:
a communication interface adapted to receive user interaction information from the video source, where the user interaction information identifies a plurality of actions that may be applied on the video stream;
a user interface adapted to:
present the user interaction information to a user; and
receive a user input that identifies an action from the plurality of actions; and
at least one module adapted to transmit a control signal, where the control signal is adapted to trigger application of the identified action on the video stream.
17 . The control device of claim 16 , wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of buttons, and the user interaction information comprises a mapping between the plurality of buttons and the plurality of actions.
18 . The control device of claim 16 , wherein the user interface is further adapted to receive selection of the video stream from a plurality of video streams available with the video source.
19 . The control device of claim 16 , wherein the control device is located at a first premises, and the video source is located at a second premises.
20 . The control device of claim 16 , further comprising a memory, and wherein the at least one module is adapted to store, in the memory, the user interaction information received by the communication interface.