Remote control with local, screen-guided setup
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorsMichael D. Masters, Alex Louie, Lily Tsong-Chou Knowles, Stephen Brian Gates
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Abstract
A system and method for setting up a user interface of a remote control. The remote control displays a logical group of function keys the activation of which will cause the remote control to transmit a command to a target device and a plurality of indicators representative of devices. A user input functions to select one of the plurality of indicators and the device represented by the selected indicator is assigned as the target device for the logical group of function keys.
Claims28
A method for setting up a user interface of a remote control comprised of a plurality of function keys, comprising:
- causing at least one function key from the plurality of function keys to be presented such that a first logical group of functions keys that includes the at least one function key is emphasized relative to the remaining plurality of function keys wherein function keys within the first logical group of function keys are activatable to cause the remote control to transmit a command to a target device;
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- accepting in the remote control user input that functions to assign a device as the target device for the first logical group of function keys.
The method as recited in 1, wherein the remote control comprises a plurality of indicators representative of a device and wherein a selection of one of the plurality of indicators functions to assign the device as the target device for the first logical group of function keys.
A readable medium having instructions for setting up a user interface of the remote control comprised of a plurality of function keys, the instructions performing steps comprising:
- causing at least one function key from the plurality of function keys to be presented such that a first logical group of functions keys that includes the at least one function key is emphasized relative to the remaining plurality of function keys wherein function keys within the first logical group of function keys the activation of which will are activatable to cause the remote control to transmit a command to a target device;
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- accepting in the remote control user input that functions to assign a device as the target device for the first logical group of function keys.
The readable medium as recited in 15, wherein the remote control comprises a plurality of indicators representative of a device and selection of one of the plurality of indicators functions to assign the device as the target device for the first logical group of function keys.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.