Hand held remote control device having an improved user interface
First Claim
1. A method of using a remote control to provide relevant content to a user, comprising:
- displaying to the user a list having a plurality of items each being associated with one or more devices that can be controlled using the remote control;
accepting input by which the user selects one of the plurality of items from the list; and
causing the remote control to access at least one command code for transmission to at least one device setup within the remote control as being associated with the user selected one of the plurality of items and, simultaneously, retrieve Web content which has also been associated within the remote control to the user selected one of the plurality of items from a Web content server which retrieved Web content is displayed in a display of the remote control.
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Abstract
A user interface for displaying information to a user of a universal remote control. The user interface displays to the user a list having a plurality of items each being associated with one or more devices that can be controlled using the remote control and, in response to the user selecting one of the plurality of items from the list, the remote control is caused to access at least one command code for transmission to at least one device setup within the remote control as being associated with the user selected one of the plurality of items and, simultaneously, retrieve Web content which has also been associated within the remote control to the user selected one of the plurality of items from a Web content server which retrieved Web content is displayed in a display of the remote control.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of using a remote control to provide relevant content to a user, comprising:
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displaying to the user a list having a plurality of items each being associated with one or more devices that can be controlled using the remote control;
accepting input by which the user selects one of the plurality of items from the list; and
causing the remote control to access at least one command code for transmission to at least one device setup within the remote control as being associated with the user selected one of the plurality of items and, simultaneously, retrieve Web content which has also been associated within the remote control to the user selected one of the plurality of items from a Web content server which retrieved Web content is displayed in a display of the remote control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of using a remote control to provide relevant content to a user, comprising:
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displaying to the user a list of favorites associated with a device to be controlled;
accepting input by which the user selects one of the favorites from the list of favorites; and
transmitting command codes to the device to be controlled to cause the device to be controlled to access the user selected favorite and, simultaneously, retrieving and displaying Web content associated with the user selected favorite. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of using a remote control to provide relevant content to a user, comprising:
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displaying to the user a list of modes indicative of devices that can be controlled;
accepting input by which the user selects one of the modes from the list of modes; and
causing the remote control to access command codes capable of controlling a device setup to correspond to the user selected mode and, simultaneously, retrieving and displaying Web content associated with the user selected mode. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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