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US 2006/0040638 A1Published application
Hand-held remote personal communicator & controller
OwnerArnold McQuaideinventor
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products are disclosed that describe a multiple mode communications device. This multiple mode communications device may be designed as a remote control device that receives Internet Protocol television signals and Internet Protocol telephony signals, as well as other video, audio, or graphical content. The Internet Protocol television signals are displayed on a display of the remote control device, and the Internet Protocol telephony signals are audibly presented at the remote control device.
Claims18
A method, comprising the steps of:
- receiving Internet Protocol television signals at a remote control device;
- receiving Internet Protocol telephony signals at the remote control device;
- displaying the Internet Protocol television signals on a display of the remote control device;
- and
- audibly presenting the Internet Protocol telephony signals at the remote control device.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a transceiver receiving Internet Protocol television signals and Internet Protocol telephony signals at a remote control device;
- a display of the remote control device displaying the Internet Protocol television signals;
- means for audibly presenting the Internet Protocol telephony signals at the remote control device;
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- means for switching modes of operation between i) a remote mode that controls operation of an electronic device, ii) a monitor mode that displays television signals, and iii) a telephone mode that receives a telephone call.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.