Remote control with local, screen-guided setup
US7471281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2025 |
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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