Patent · US Expired

Remote control with local, screen-guided setup

US7013434B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2003
Grant dateMar 14, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/92
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

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.

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