User interface for a remote control application
First Claim
1. A readable media having instructions for displaying capabilities of a hand-held device used to remotely control the operation of different types of devices of different manufacturers, the instructions performing steps comprising:
- displaying a representation of a soft key with a first appearance indicative of a state wherein the hand held device needs to be setup to perform a function in response to activation of the soft key; and
displaying the representation of the soft key with a second appearance indicative of a state wherein the hand held device is setup to perform the function in response to activation of the soft key.
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Abstract
A hand-held electronic device having a remote control application user interface that functions to displays operational mode information to a user. The graphical user interface may be used, for example, to setup the remote control application to control appliances for one or more users in one or more rooms, to perform activities, and to access favorites. The remote control application is also adapted to be upgradeable. Furthermore, the remote control application provides for the sharing of operational mode information.
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24 Claims
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1. A readable media having instructions for displaying capabilities of a hand-held device used to remotely control the operation of different types of devices of different manufacturers, the instructions performing steps comprising:
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displaying a representation of a soft key with a first appearance indicative of a state wherein the hand held device needs to be setup to perform a function in response to activation of the soft key; and
displaying the representation of the soft key with a second appearance indicative of a state wherein the hand held device is setup to perform the function in response to activation of the soft key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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3. The readable media as recited in claim 3, wherein the overlay comprises an image of a wrench.
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11. A readable media having instructions for displaying information to a user of a hand-held device, comprising:
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displaying to the user in a circular queue arrangement a plurality of iconic representations each corresponding to a home appliance which the hand-held device can be setup to remotely control;
accepting input from the user for setting up the hand-held device to control the operation of a home appliance; and
changing the appearance of the iconic representation corresponding to the home appliance after the user sets up the hand-held device to control the operation of the home appliance. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for displaying operational mode information to a user of a hand held device, comprising:
displaying a plurality of mode soft-keys each activatable to place the hand held device in a mode to remotely control the operation of one or more home appliances while simultaneously displaying an add soft-key activatable to automatically allow a user to setup the hand held device to control the operation of one or more additional home appliances and, once the setup is completed, adding an additional mode soft-key to the plurality of mode soft-keys, the additional soft-key activatable to place the hand held device in a mode to remotely control the operation of the one or more additional home appliances. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for displaying operational information to a user of a remote control, comprising:
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displaying to the user in a circular queue arrangement iconic representations of every device which the remote control is setup to control;
accepting input from the user indicating one of the devices which the user desires to control; and
rotating the iconic representations in the circular queue such that the iconic representation of the selected devices moves from its current location within the circular queue to a predetermined location within the circular queue, the movement being in a direction that moves the iconic representation the shortest distance. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A readable media having instructions for displaying information to a user of a hand-held device, the instructions performing steps comprising:
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displaying to the user a plurality of iconic representations of sources of programming each having mapped thereto a channel number such that selection of one of the iconic representations causes the hand-held device to transmit a command to cause a home appliance to tune to the channel mapped to the selected iconic representation; and
using an electronic program guide downloaded to the hand-held device to automatically update the mapping between the channel numbers and the iconic representations in the hand-held device such that the mapping of the channel numbers to the iconic representations within the hand-held device correspond to an assignment of channel numbers to sources of programs with the electronic program guide.
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