System and methods for enhanced remote control functionality
US9520056B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C2201/92
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hand-held device has a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, at least one transmitter, a first user interface associated with the top surface of the housing having first user interface input elements which, when active, are actuatable to cause the at least one transmitter to transmit communications to an external device, and a second user interface associated with the bottom surface of the housing having second user interface input elements which, when active, are actuatable to cause the at least one transmitter to transmit communications to an external device. The hand-held device is programmed to selectively make one of the first user interface input elements of the first user interface and the second user interface input elements of the second user interface active while making the other of the first user interface input elements of the first user interface and the second user interface input elements of the second user interface inactive.
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