USER INTERFACE FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USED AS A HOME CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device for controlling a plurality of electronic appliances arranged within a local area, comprising:
- a location detection circuit operative to determine a general location of the electronic device within the local area; and
a user interface circuit operative to receive the general location and, based thereon, configure at least one user interface for control of at least one electronic appliance located in the same general location.
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Abstract
A system, device and method for wirelessly controlling a plurality of electronic appliances arranged within a local area include an electronic device having a location detection circuit, a user interface circuit and a display device. The location detection circuit is operative to determine a general location of the electronic device within the local area, and the user interface circuit is operative to receive the determined general location. Based thereon, the user interface circuit configures at least one user interface for control of at least one electronic appliance located in the same general location as the electronic device. The display device may display the user interface configured by the user interface circuit.
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29 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device for controlling a plurality of electronic appliances arranged within a local area, comprising:
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a location detection circuit operative to determine a general location of the electronic device within the local area; and a user interface circuit operative to receive the general location and, based thereon, configure at least one user interface for control of at least one electronic appliance located in the same general location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of using an electronic device to control devices arranged in a local area, comprising:
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automatically determining a general location of the electronic device within the local area; and automatically configuring a user interface of the electronic device based on the determined location, said user interface including a user entry for controlling at least one electronic appliance within the general location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for using an electronic device to control devices arranged in a local area, comprising:
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code that automatically determines a general location of the electronic device within the local area; and code that automatically configures a user interface of the electronic device based on the determined location, said user interface including a user entry for controlling at least one electronic appliance within the general location.
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