Touch sensitive wireless navigation device for remote control

A method for remote control of a plurality of electronic devices, the method comprising:

• retrieving descriptions of a plurality of control surfaces associated with the plurality of electronic devices;
• rendering a graphical representation of a portion of the control surfaces associated with the plurality of electronic devices on a screen in accordance with the retrieved descriptions, the graphical representation comprising a plurality of controls, wherein rendering the graphical representation of a portion of the control surfaces comprises rendering a graphical representation of a subset of the plurality of controls, wherein the subset of the plurality of controls is selected based on a selected mode of operation, and wherein the selected mode of operation is operable to control a predefined set of the plurality of electronic devices;
• receiving a selection of a control of the plurality of controls on a navigation device;
• and
• operating one or more of the predefined set of the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the selected control.

A method for remote control of a plurality of electronic devices, the method comprising:

• retrieving a description of a control surface associated with the plurality of electronic devices;
• rendering a graphical representation of a portion of the control surface on a screen in accordance with the description, the graphical representation comprising a plurality of controls;
• receiving a selection of a control of the plurality of controls on a navigation device, wherein the plurality of controls comprises a subset of the controls associated with the plurality of electronic devices, wherein the subset of controls is selected based on a selected mode of operation, and wherein the selected mode of operation is operable to control a predefined set of the plurality of electronic devices;
• and
• operating the the predefined set of the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with the selected control,
• wherein rendering a graphical representation of a portion of the control surface comprises rendering a graphical representation of a windowed view of the control surface displayed on a remote screen.

A wireless navigation device comprising:

• a display screen;
• a memory operable to store a description of a control surface for a plurality of electronic devices to be controlled;
• a graphics processor operable to render an image of a portion of the control surface based on a selected mode of operation, and wherein the selected mode of operation is operable to control a predefined set of the plurality of electronic devices, the image of the portion of the control surface corresponding to a windowed portion of the control surface displayed on a remote screen;
• a navigation interface operable to enable a user to interact with the rendered image to control operation of the predefined set of the plurality of electronic devices;
• and
• a wireless interface operable to enable communication between the navigation device and the predefined set of the plurality of electronic devices to be controlled.

A wireless navigation device comprising:

• a navigation interface operable to present a graphical representation of a plurality of controls of a physical control surface displayed on a remote screen for controlling operation of a plurality of electronic devices;
• and
• a wireless interface operable to establish communication between the wireless navigation device and the plurality of electronic devices,
• wherein a subset of the plurality of controls are selected based on a selected mode of operation, and wherein the selected mode of operation is operable to control a predefined set of the plurality of electronic devices.