Interface for controlling service actions at a set top box from a remote control
First Claim
1. A method of controlling service actions at a set top box, the method comprising:
- displaying a first graphical user interface, the first graphical user interface including a first set of soft keys;
wherein;
an arrangement of the first set of soft keys corresponds to an arrangement of a first set of service buttons on the remote control device; and
an arrangement of the first set of soft keys corresponds to an arrangement of a second set of service buttons on a set top box that is responsive to one or more signals from the remote control device.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method is provided for controlling service actions at a set top box. When the method is executed, a first graphical user interface is displayed. The first graphical user interface includes a first set of soft keys. An arrangement of the first set of soft keys corresponds to an arrangement of a first set of service buttons on the remote control device. Further, the arrangement of the first set of soft keys corresponds to an arrangement of a second set of service buttons on a set top box that is responsive to one or more signals from the remote control device. Each of the first set of soft keys is linked to a corresponding service button on the remote control device. Also, each of the first set of soft keys is shaped in a corresponding manner to the corresponding service button on the remote control device.
-
Citations
37 Claims
-
1. A method of controlling service actions at a set top box, the method comprising:
-
displaying a first graphical user interface, the first graphical user interface including a first set of soft keys;
wherein;
an arrangement of the first set of soft keys corresponds to an arrangement of a first set of service buttons on the remote control device; and
an arrangement of the first set of soft keys corresponds to an arrangement of a second set of service buttons on a set top box that is responsive to one or more signals from the remote control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A device for managing video content, the device comprising:
-
a housing;
a broadband input connection extending from the housing;
a broadband output connection extending from the housing;
a numerical key pad incorporated into the housing;
a first set of service buttons within the numerical key pad;
a processor, the processor comprising a computer readable medium and a computer program embedded within the computer readable medium, the computer program comprising;
instructions for displaying a graphical user interface at a display device, the graphical user interface comprising a first set of soft keys, wherein;
the first set of soft keys corresponds to the first set of service buttons on the housing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
-
-
30. A system for managing video content, the system comprising:
-
a display device;
a remote control device, the remote control device comprising a first set of uniquely shaped and colored service buttons;
a set top box coupled to the display device and responsive to the remote control device, the set top box comprising;
a housing;
a broadband input connection;
a broadband output connection;
a second set of uniquely shaped and colored service buttons incorporated into the housing, wherein the second set of uniquely shaped and colored service buttons that are substantially similar to the first set of uniquely shaped and colored service buttons at the remote control device; and
a processor, the processor coupled to a computer readable memory, the computer readable memory comprising;
a first graphical user interface to display multiple screens at a display device. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
-
-
33. A method for controlling service actions at a set top box, the method comprising:
-
displaying a first graphical user interface, the first graphical user interface including a first set of soft keys;
linking each one of a first set of service buttons on a remote control device to a corresponding soft key from the first set of soft keys;
linking each one of a second set of service buttons on a set top box to a corresponding soft key from the first set of soft keys;
performing a service action corresponding to any one of the first set of soft keys, when any one of the first set of the service buttons is pressed at the remote control device or when any one of the second set of the service buttons is pressed at the set top box. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
-
Specification