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Digital interconnect of entertainment equipment

US7319409B2 · kind B2 · utility

18Cited by
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5Claims
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Filing dateAug 3, 2005
Grant dateJan 15, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/92
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A remote control for communicating commands to a target device having first data that specifies a function supported by the target device. The remote control includes a set of command key indicias, stored within the universal remote control prior to any communications with the target device, each command key indicia being assigned a function identifier. The remote control is adapted to receive the first data from the target device and select a command key indicia from the set of command key indicias that has a function identifier that corresponds to the function specified by the first data. The selected command key indicia is displayable on a display of the universal remote control in association with a command key actuatable to communicate one or more commands to the target device to control the function supported by the target device that is represented by the first data.

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