1. A method for setting a scene comprising:
receiving a television signal by an electronic device, the television signal including a content signal, metadata describing the content signal, and state information describing a television setting and settings of one or more additional components that can be controlled by the electronic device;
examining the metadata describing the content signal;
determining whether a previously stored saved scene configuration is suitable for use with the content signal by comparing metadata of the previously stored saved scene configuration with the metadata describing the content signal; and
controlling the television setting and the settings of the one or more additional components based on the previously stored saved scene configuration.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the previously stored saved scene configuration comprises a collection of television volume settings, external speaker settings, audio balance settings, equalizer settings, television brightness settings, contrast settings, room lighting settings, channel settings, playback control settings, playback speed settings, fireplace settings, speaker settings, and combinations thereof.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata is indicative of a commercial break, wherein the television setting comprises a volume setting, the method further comprising:
detecting a commercial break in the television signal, wherein controlling the television setting further comprises automatically lowering the volume setting upon detection of the commercial break.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata is indicative of a commercial break, wherein the television setting comprises a channel setting, the method further comprising:
detecting a commercial break in the television signal, wherein controlling the television setting further comprises automatically changing the channel setting upon detection of the commercial break.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the settings of the one or more additional components includes a room lighting setting, and wherein controlling the settings of the one or more additional components further includes adjusting the room lighting setting.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining, with the electronic device, that one or more of the additional components are in the same location as the electronic device based on at least one of an internal map, a received state of the one or more components, and a signal strength between the electronic device and the one or more components.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more additional components include devices and applications.
8. An electronic device configured to set a scene comprising:
memory;
a network interface configured to receive a television signal, the television signal including a content signal, metadata describing the content signal, and state information describing a television setting and settings of one or more additional components that can be controlled by the electronic device; and
a processor configured to:
examine the metadata describing the content signal;
determine whether a previously stored saved scene configuration is suitable for use with the content signal by comparing metadata of the previously stored saved scene configuration with the metadata describing the content signal; and
construct a control signal configured for controlling the television setting and the settings of the one or more additional components based on the previously stored saved scene configuration, and
wherein the network interface is further configured to send the control signal to a television and the one or more additional components.
9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the saved scene configuration comprises a collection of television volume settings, external speaker settings, audio balance settings, equalizer settings, television brightness settings, contrast settings, room lighting settings, channel settings, playback control settings, playback speed settings, fireplace settings, speaker settings, and combinations thereof.
10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the metadata is indicative of a commercial break, wherein the television setting comprises a volume setting, and wherein the processor is further configured to detect a commercial break in the television signal, and wherein the television setting is constructed to automatically lower the volume setting upon detection of the commercial break.
11. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the metadata is indicative of a commercial break, wherein the television setting comprises a channel setting, and wherein the processor is further configured to detect a commercial break in the television signal, and wherein the television setting is constructed to automatically change the channel setting upon detection of the commercial break.
12. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the settings of the one or more additional components includes a room lighting setting, and wherein the processor is configured to construct a control signal configured for adjusting the room lighting setting.
13. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine that one or more of the additional components are in the same location as the electronic device based on at least one of an internal map, a received state of the one or more components, and a signal strength between the electronic device and the one or more components.
14. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the one or more additional components include devices and applications.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
receive a television signal including a content signal, metadata describing the content signal, and state information describing a television setting and settings of one or more additional components;
examine the metadata describing the content signal;
determine whether a previously stored saved scene configuration is suitable for use with the content signal by comparing metadata of the previously stored saved scene configuration with the metadata describing the content signal; and
control the television setting and the settings of the one or more additional components based on the previously stored saved scene configuration.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further containing instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
determine that the metadata is indicative of a commercial break; and
automatically lower a volume setting upon detection of the commercial break.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further containing instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
determine that the metadata is indicative of a commercial break; and
automatically change a channel setting upon detection of the commercial break.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further containing instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:
determine that one or more of the additional components are in the same location as the electronic device based on at least one of an internal map, a received state of the one or more components, and a signal strength between the electronic device and the one or more components.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the previously stored saved scene configuration comprises a collection of television volume settings, external speaker settings, audio balance settings, equalizer settings, television brightness settings, contrast settings, room lighting settings, channel settings, playback control settings, playback speed settings, fireplace settings, speaker settings, and combinations thereof.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the settings of the one or more additional components includes a room lighting setting, and wherein the electronic device is configured to construct a control signal configured for adjusting the room lighting setting.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Roof module of a motor vehicle roof which is mounted on a fixed body structure and which forms the top of the motor vehicle roof, wherein the roof module comprises guide rails for movable attachment of at least one roof module component; wherein the roof module comprises two outer side edge areas that are connected to a front area to form a U-shaped part that is open to the rear and has an open middle part in a rear working section which extends between the two outer side edge areas, surfaces of the side edge areas laterally bordering the open middle part forming facing inner flanks on each of which a respective one of the guide rails is located and wherein a front cover is fixed, recessed between the outer side edge areas at the height of said guide rails in a front working section of the roof module, said at least one roof module component being receivable in said guide rails in the rear working section of the roof module.
2. Roof module as claimed in claim 1, wherein said guide rails comprise two opposed guide rails which extend on the roof module in a lengthwise direction thereof.
3. Roof module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the outer side edge areas are elevated relative to an interposed middle part.
4. Roof module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the roof module component is one of a plurality of different parts which are interchangeably mountable on the roof module.
5. Roof module as claimed in claim 4, wherein the plurality of different parts comprise a cover, a closed cargo box and an open carrier.
6. Roof module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the roof module component covers a one of the working sections which has a roof module opening.
7. Roof module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the roof module is mounted on roof members of the fixed body structure.
8. Roof module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the roof module is mounted on lateral lengthwise roof members, on a front roof apron and on a rear transverse roof member.
9. Roof module as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front working section of the roof module is an openable roof part.
10. Roof module as claimed in claim 1, further comprising additional mounting receivers for load carriers.
11. Roof module of a motor vehicle roof which is mounted on a fixed body structure and which forms the top of the motor vehicle roof, wherein the roof module comprises a receiving means with guide rails for receiving an interchangeable roof module component which is pushed-in from a rear end of the module and first bearing receivers for exchangeable load carriers disposed above said guide rails; wherein the roof module has an open middle part which extends between two outer side edge areas, surfaces of the side edge areas laterally bordering the open middle part forming facing inner flanks on each of which a respective one of the guide rails and respective first bearing receivers are located and wherein a front cover is mounted in said middle part in a front working area of the roof module and second bearing receivers for exchangeable load carriers are disposed above said front cover, and wherein the interchangeable roof module component is receivable in said guide rails below said first bearing receivers in a rear working area of the roof module.
12. Roof module as claimed in claim 11, wherein said guide rails comprise two opposed guide rails which extend on the roof module in a lengthwise direction thereof.
13. Roof module as claimed in claim 11, wherein the outer side edge areas are elevated relative to an interposed middle part.
14. Roof module as claimed in claim 11, wherein the roof module component is one of a plurality of different parts which are interchangeably mountable on the roof module.
15. Roof module as claimed in claim 14, wherein the plurality of different parts comprise a cover, a closed cargo box and an open carrier.
16. Roof module as claimed in claim 11, wherein the roof module has two outer side edge areas and an inside area which lies between the edge areas and wherein the inside area is divided at least into a front working section and a rear working section.
17. Roof module as claimed in claim 16, wherein the roof module component covers a one of the working sections which has a roof module opening.
18. Roof module as claimed in claim 11, wherein the roof module is mounted on roof members of the fixed body structure.
19. Roof module as claimed in claim 11, wherein the roof module is mounted on lateral lengthwise roof members, on a front roof apron and on a rear transverse roof member.
20. Roof module as claimed in claim 16, wherein the front working section of the roof module is an openable roof part.