System and method for providing foreign language support for a remote control device
US6559866B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In response to an interactive option becoming available, an icon sharing visual characteristics with a corresponding button of a remote control is displayed. A description of the interactive option in the language of the user may also be presented visually or audibly. The icon and description may be displayed alone or in a configuration of a map of the remote control. The description may be audibly output using voice synthesis techniques.
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