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WO2007110809A1
WO2007110809A1 PCT/IB2007/050967 IB2007050967W WO2007110809A1 WO 2007110809 A1 WO2007110809 A1 WO 2007110809A1 IB 2007050967 W IB2007050967 W IB 2007050967W WO 2007110809 A1 WO2007110809 A1 WO 2007110809A1
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Laurent Gardes
Emmanuel J. Schwarz
Patrice G. R. Gaudichon
Laurent Vincent
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L12/2807—Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/436—Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
    • H04N21/43615—Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
    • H04N21/44227—Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/43—Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware
    • H04N21/443—OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
    • H04N21/4432—Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/475—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
    • H04N21/4755—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L2012/2847—Home automation networks characterised by the type of home appliance used
    • H04L2012/2849—Audio/video appliances
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/2803—Home automation networks
    • H04L2012/2847—Home automation networks characterised by the type of home appliance used
    • H04L2012/285—Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators

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  • Today audio-visual systems are often composed of several devices that are purchased and delivered to the customer as individual components.
  • Examples of such components are signal processing devices such as set top boxes, TV sets, radio broadcast receivers, video projectors, video cassette recorders (VCR), camcorders, digital video disc (DVD) players and recorders, compact disc (CD) players, game machines, audio power amplifiers, speaker boxes, headphones connections to the Internet, a local area network (LAN), an antenna or a satellite dish etc.
  • VCR video cassette recorders
  • DVD digital video disc
  • CD compact disc
  • speaker boxes headphones connections to the Internet, a local area network (LAN), an antenna or a satellite dish etc.
  • LAN local area network
  • a multitude of general purpose and specialized cables will have to be used for interconnecting the devices, and the user will have to read user manuals that are individual to each component.
  • a similar situation occurs when a user has a computer with several peripheral devices such as screen, printer, scanner, fax, web camera, Internet connection, speakers, headset, all of which is to
  • a set top box (also referred to as a digibox) is a device that connects to a screen, e.g. of a television set, and to some external signal source, and turns the received signal into content which is displayed on the screen.
  • the signal source can be an ethernet cable, a local area network (LAN), a satellite dish, a coaxial cable, a telephone line, or an ordinary VHF or UHF antenna.
  • content means any or all of video, audio, Internet web pages, interactive games etc.
  • WO 02/35838 discloses a system with a set top box and a plurality of units, where the user builds a system of selected units and interconnects the selected units. During or after power-up the set top box determines which units are interconnected. No intelligent or interactive system or even a wizard for assisting the user. A similar solution is known from computers where the operating system determines when a new unit or device has been electrically connected to the computer and installs the new unit or device to be operatively connected to the computer.
  • the present invention addresses the above problems and provides a solution thereto.
  • the invention provides a controller device such as a set top box or a computer for interconnecting with other devices to form a system of interconnected devices, such as an audio-visual system or a computer system.
  • a controller device such as a set top box or a computer for interconnecting with other devices to form a system of interconnected devices, such as an audio-visual system or a computer system.
  • the controller device is capable of determining possible interconnections of the controller device and the other devices to form the system and to present instructions to a user on how to interconnect the devices.
  • Such functionality is referred to as a wizard.
  • Figure 1 illustrates an example of individual devices to be interconnected to form an audio -visual system
  • Figure 2 illustrates an example of how a system can be configured using some or all of the individual devices in Figure 1.
  • the controller device is a set top box 10 with a remote control 11.
  • Other individual devices are a TV set 12, a game apparatus 13, a video camera or camcorder 14, a video cassette recorder or DVD recorder 15, one or more microphones 16, cable connections to a local area network (LAN) 17, a coaxial cable connection 18 to an antenna or other signal source, the Internet 19, a power amplifier 20, and one or more loudspeakers 21 and a headphone 22.
  • the user will first have to connect an output device such as a TV set to the set top box.
  • the set top box may prompt the user to identify which devices he desires to constitute the final AV system. This may take place in a guided dialogue between the user and the set top box.
  • the user can input his choices to the set top box by any suitable means e.g. via an alphanumeric keyboard, a remote control or a touch screen.
  • the user can thus enter his own list of devices, or the set top box may offer a list or catalogue of possible other devices from which the user can make a selection corresponding to what is actually available.
  • the term "device” covers not only electrical or electronic apparatuses but also cables and accessories having electrical and/or mechanical functions.
  • each of the other devices may have an individual machine readable code such as a bar code, a magnetic strip, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with each device and that can be read by a reader associated with the controller device and identifies each device to the controller device.
  • RFID radio frequency identification
  • the set top box may check whether the devices are interconnectable and compatible with each other. Such checking may include whether the devices operate according to the same or compatible standards or to different standards, and if e.g. adapters or converters are necessary or recommended. Further, the set top box may check whether some devices are redundant or if further devices are needed or recommended. The set top box will then determine one or more possible configurations as sets of interconnections of the set top box with the actual set of other devices. The possible configurations will be presented to the user. For each configuration the available functions may be presented to the user, and differences and limitations can also be presented as well as suggested and recommended further devices, which are not (yet) present. The set top box may ask the user if he wants a standard configuration or a custom configuration where the user can influence the configuration by selecting or deselecting options that are offered.
  • the set top box When the user has accepted a configuration the set top box will display and illustrate on the screen step by step how to make each connection. This can be done by giving a description or showing an illustration of the actually needed cable and the socket on each of the devices to be interconnected by the cable. The user may then confirm to the set top box that this particular step has been performed, and the set top box will continue with the next step to be performed.
  • Figure 2 is illustrated an example of a system made up of selected ones of the individual devices shown in Figure 1, where some of the devices are not used for the particular configuration.
  • the user may wish to modify the configuration as shown in Figure 2 to leave some devices out and include other devices, or he may have acquired new devices with new functionalities to be included in the setup. He may then activate the setup wizard mode of the set top box to guide him through the procedure of setting up the new configuration. The user may also be given the choice of functionalities in the chosen configuration. Once the choice of configuration and functionalities has been made, the set top box can offer the user to automatically adopt the optimal settings of the individual devices to give the desired results. The user will thus only have a single source of information and only one source to consult to find guidance for setting up the system, and the user sees only an intelligent set-up wizard and not a complex collection of individual devices.
  • the set top box wizard may also have a trouble shooting facility that the user may consult in case of problems.
  • a controller device such as a set top box or a computer for interconnecting with other devices to form a system of interconnected devices, such as an audio-visual system or a computer system.
  • the controller device is capable of determining possible interconnections of the controller device and the other devices to form the system and to present to the user recommendations and/or instructions on how to interconnect the devices.
  • Such functionality is referred to as a wizard.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif de contrôleur tel qu'un décodeur ou un ordinateur à interconnecter avec d'autres dispositifs pour former un système de dispositifs interconnectés, comme un système audiovisuel ou un système informatique. Selon les informations des autres dispositifs comprenant leurs entrées acceptées, leurs fonctions ou rôles que les autres dispositifs peuvent réaliser dans le système et leurs sorties, le dispositif de contrôleur peut déterminer les interconnexions possibles du dispositif de contrôleur et des autres dispositifs pour former le système et présenter à l'utilisateur des recommandations ou des instructions sur la manière d'interconnecter les dispositifs. Cette fonctionnalité est appelée assistant.
PCT/IB2007/050967 2006-03-28 2007-03-20 Assistant pour configurer un systeme avec un dispositif de controleur Ceased WO2007110809A1 (fr)

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