System and method for providing foreign language support for a remote control device
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1. A method for assisting a speaker of a first language in operating a remote control device designed for a speaker of a second language, the method comprising:
- storing an icon for each of a plurality of interactive options periodically available within an interactive television system, each interactive option corresponding to a button on the remote control device, each icon sharing a common visual characteristic with a button on the remote control device;
storing with each icon a description, in the first language, of a corresponding interactive option;
displaying an icon on a display device associated with the interactive television system in response to a corresponding interactive option becoming available; and
presenting with the icon the description of the interactive option in the first language.
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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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1. A method for assisting a speaker of a first language in operating a remote control device designed for a speaker of a second language, the method comprising:
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storing an icon for each of a plurality of interactive options periodically available within an interactive television system, each interactive option corresponding to a button on the remote control device, each icon sharing a common visual characteristic with a button on the remote control device;
storing with each icon a description, in the first language, of a corresponding interactive option;
displaying an icon on a display device associated with the interactive television system in response to a corresponding interactive option becoming available; and
presenting with the icon the description of the interactive option in the first language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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16. A system for assisting a speaker of a first language in operating a remote control designed for a speaker of a second language, the system comprising:
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an icon repository configured to store an icon for each of a plurality of interactive options periodically available within an interactive television system, each interactive option corresponding to a button on the remote control device, each icon sharing a common visual characteristic with a button on the remote control device;
a language module configured to store a description, in the first language, of a corresponding interactive option associated with each icon;
an icon display component configured to display an icon on a display device associated with the interactive television system in response to a corresponding interactive option becoming available; and
a language assistant configured to present with the icon a description of the interactive option in the first language.
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31. A computer program product for assisting a speaker of a first language in operating a remote control device designed for a speaker of a second language, the computer program product comprising:
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program code for storing an icon for each of a plurality of interactive options periodically available within an interactive television system, each interactive option corresponding to a button on the remote control device, each icon sharing a common visual characteristic with a button on the remote control device;
program code for storing with each icon a description, in the first language, of a corresponding interactive option;
program code for displaying an icon on a display device associated with the interactive television system in response to a corresponding interactive option becoming available; and
program code for presenting with the icon the description of the interactive option in the first language. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method for assisting a speaker of a first language in operating a remote control device designed for a speaker of a second language, the system comprising:
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storing an icon for each of a plurality of interactive options periodically available within an interactive television system, each interactive option corresponding to a button on the remote control device, each icon sharing at least one common visual characteristic with a button on the remote control device, wherein the at least one shared visual characteristic is selected from the group consisting of color, shape, text markings, graphical markings, relative position, and relative size;
determining that an interactive option has become available within the interactive television system;
retrieving an icon corresponding to the available interactive option;
displaying the icon on a display device associated with the interactive television system;
presenting with the icon the description of the interactive option in the first language;
detecting that a user has pressed a button on the remote control corresponding to the available interactive option; and
activating the available interactive option.
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46-1. A method for assisting a speaker of a first language in operating a remote control device designed for a speaker of a second language, the method comprising:
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storing an icon for each of a plurality of interactive options periodically available within an interactive television system, each interactive option corresponding to a button on the remote control device, each icon sharing at least one common visual characteristic with a button on the remote control device;
determining that an interactive option has become available within the interactive television system;
retrieving a first icon corresponding to the available interactive option;
displaying a map of the remote control including the first icon, wherein the map comprises a plurality of other icons representing buttons, each icon having a same relative location as a corresponding button on the remote control;
visually emphasizing the first icon in the map relative to the plurality of icons;
presenting with the first icon the description of the interactive option in the first language;
detecting that a user has pressed a button on the remote control corresponding to the available interactive option; and
activating the available interactive option.
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47. A system for assisting a speaker of a first language in operating a remote control device designed for a speaker of a second language, the method comprising:
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an icon repository configured to store an icon for each of a plurality of interactive options periodically available within an interactive television system, each interactive option corresponding to a button on the remote control device, each icon sharing at least one common visual characteristic with a button on the remote control device, wherein the at least one shared visual characteristic is selected from the group consisting of color, shape, text markings, graphical markings, relative position, and relative size;
an interactive option module configured to determine that an interactive option has become available within the interactive television system;
an icon display module configured to retrieve an icon corresponding to the available interactive option and display the icon on a display device associated with the interactive television system;
a language assistant configured to present with the icon the description of the interactive option in the first language; and
a wireless receiver configured to detect that a user has pressed a button on the remote control corresponding to the available interactive option;
wherein the interactive option module is further configured to activate the available interactive option in response to detecting that the user has pressed the corresponding button on the remote control.
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