INTELLIGENT TASK BASED USER INTERFACE FOR TELEVISION
Systems and methods for the implementation of a task or activities based user interface on a television on screen display (OSD) and a remote control unit. As provided in the embodiments described herein, the embodiments utilize the device auto detect mechanisms incorporated in HDMI 1.3 (CEC) and 1394 compliant televisions and other audio-video components to provide a user interface on the OSD or remote control unit providing activities or tasks based control.
1 . A television system comprising comprising
a television having a control system adapted to detect an HDMI/CEC or 1394 compliant audio-video (A-V) device connected to the television and prompt the A-V device to transmit its task-based control features to the television, and
a remote control unit bi-directionally wirelessly coupled to the television and having a display screen and a control system coupled to the display screen, where the television control system is configured to cause the task-based control features received from an A-V device coupled to the television to be transmitted to the remote control unit, and wherein the remote control unit control system is configured to add the task-based control features from the A-V devise the user interface displayed on the display screen of the remote control unit.
2 . The television system of claim 1 wherein the control system of the television comprises a central processing unit, an image display system couple to a screen, and an onscreen display controller.
3 . The television system of claim 2 where in the central processing unit includes non-volatile memory.
4 . The television system of claim 3 where in the control system further comprises system software stored in the non-volatile memory and executable on the central processing unit, wherein the system software includes a set of instructions.
5 . The television system of claim 2 where in the television further comprises a bi-directional transmitter-receiver coupled to the control system.
6 . The television system of claim 5 where in the remote control unit comprises a bi-directional transmitter-receiver coupled to the control system and wirelessly coupled to the bi-direction transmitter-receiver in the television.
7 . The television system of claim 6 where in the control system of the remote control unit comprises a central processing unit and a display controller coupled to the central processing unit.
8 . The television system of claim 7 where in the central processing unit includes non-volatile memory.
9 . The television system of claim 8 where in the control system further comprises system software stored in the non-volatile memory and executable on the central processing unit, wherein the system software includes a set of instructions.
10 . A method of implementing task based control in a television system comprising a television, a remote control bi-directionally wirelessly coupled to the television, and one or more HDMI/CEC or 1394 compliant audio-video input devices coupled to the television, comprising the steps of
detecting the one or more HDMI/CEC or 1394 compliant audio-video input devices coupled to the television,
prompting the one or more HDMI/CEC or 1394 compliant audio-video input devices to transmit its task based control features to the television,
transmitting the task based control features of the one or more HDMI/CEC or 1394 compliant audio-video input devices to the remote control device,
incorporating the task based control features of the one or more HDMI/CEC or 1394 compliant audio-video input devices into the user interface displayable on a screen of the remote control device, and
displaying the user interface with the incorporated task based control features of the one or more HDMI/CEC or 1394 compliant audio-video input devices on the screen of the remote control unit.
11 . The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of transmitting a task based activity selected by a user and corresponding to the task based control feature of one of the one or more HDMI/CEC or 1394 compliant audio-video input devices to the television.
12 . The method of claim 11 further comprising the step of implementing the task based activity.