Systems and methods are provided herein for scheduling a season recording. A series is provided to a user device, the series having a plurality of sequential seasons, and each season having a plurality of episodes. A request for recording the series is received from the user. In response, a last episode of the series watched by the user is identified. A relevant season of the plurality of seasons is then determined, such that the relevant season precedes another season of the plurality of seasons and includes the last episode watched by the user. Then, episodes of the relevant season that follow the last episode watched by the user are scheduled for recording, such that episodes of a season that precedes the relevant season are not scheduled for recording.

Disclosed is a content-based voice output method, including: displaying a user interface comprising at least one item and a selector for indicating that an item is selected; in response to a first instruction, causing the selector to move from a first item to a second item, and playing voice content corresponding to the second item; and in response to a second instruction, playing a first explanation voice related to the voice content.

Provided is a control apparatus including a key input interface including a plurality of keys, a communication interface configured to communicate with an electronic device, a memory storing store one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to detect whether a power of the electronic device is turned on or turned off, and control the control apparatus to operate in a first mode, based on detecting that the power of the electronic device is turned off, wherein the operating in the first mode includes operating a pre-determined first key from among the plurality of keys in an interrupt mode, and not operating a second key other than the first key from among the plurality of keys

Disclosed herein are remote controls with automated selection control. A remote control includes a microcontroller with a provisioned infrared remote library, which are programmed with control codes for a content device, a switch, an infrared light emitter, an indicator device, and a delay knob are connected to the microcontroller. The switch is associated with a selection function on the content device and with control codes. The microcontroller and the library, upon selection of a switch position at the switch, control the infrared light emitter to emit repetitive infrared control codes at the content device at a repetition rate responsive to a reaction time for switching the selection function at the content device, the repetitive infrared control codes automatically incrementing or decrementing the selection function at the content device. The delay knob sets the repetition rate. The indicator device indicates emissions from the infrared light emitter.

The present application discloses a GUI method for providing menu items, which is used to automatically adjust display locations of the menu items according to a setting language of a display device. The method includes: displaying an image content in a content display area of a display in response to a first control instruction input by a user and used for displaying the image content; and calculating a layout location of at least one menu item in a menu display area of the display based on a setting language of the display device, where the at least one menu item is configured for the image content and used to perform functions required for the image content; and displaying the at least one menu item based on the calculated layout location.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a remote control device including a user input interface including a wheel button, a memory including a key buffer, a wireless communication interface, and a processor configured to receive a wheel input signal for the wheel button, generate a wheel input control signal corresponding to the wheel input signal, output the generated wheel input control signal through the wireless communication interface, store a wheel repeat control signal in the key buffer when the wheel input signal is continuously input, and output the wheel repeat control signal stored in the key buffer through the wireless communication interface at each predetermined period.

A configurable input element of a controlling device is configured by using a data representative of an over-the-top (OTT) media app determined to be installed on an OTT device and a data representative of the OTT device to identify at least one command that is required to be transmitted to cause the OTT device to launch the OTT media app. The at least one command is provisioned to the controlling device and assigned to the configurable input element. When the input element is subsequently activated, the controlling device will transmit the at least one command to cause the OTT device to launch the OTT media app.

A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances, via an interactive instruction set and associated programming. The programming is accessible by a STB or other controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions and prompts to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for configuration of another controllable device (e.g., DVD, VCR, DVR, etc) available to the user.

System, method, and various embodiments for providing an automatic audio source selection system are described herein. An embodiment operates by determining a state of a first device configured to output first video to a screen and first audio to one or more speakers. A priority of the first device is determined relative to one or more other devices configured to output second video to the screen and second audio to the one or more speakers. An audio source for the one or more speakers is selected based on both the state of the first device and the priority of the first device. Based on the selected audio source, audio is provided to the one or more speakers for output, wherein the output audio corresponds to video output to the screen from the selected audio source.

Provided are an image display apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The image display apparatus enabling voice recognition includes: a first voice inputter which receives a user-side audio signal; an audio outputter which outputs an audio signal processed by the image display apparatus; a first voice recognizer which recognizes the user-side audio signal received through the first voice inputter; and a controller which decreases a volume of the audio signal output through the audio outputter to a predetermined level if a voice recognition start command is received.