HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY AND GESTURE RECOGNITION
First Claim
1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen display that receives media system remote control gestures from a user;
processing circuitry that generates remote control command information for a media system based on the gestures; and
wireless communications circuitry with which the processing circuitry transmits the remote control command information to the media system to control the media system remotely.
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Abstract
Handheld electronic devices are provided that have remote control functionality and gesture recognition features. The handheld electronic device may have remote control functionality in addition to cellular telephone, music player, or handheld computer functionality. The handheld electronic devices may have a touch sensitive display screen. The handheld electronic devices may recognize gestures performed by a user on the touch sensitive display screen. The handheld electronic devices may generate remote control signals from gestures that the handheld electronic device may recognize. A media system may receive the remote control signals and may take appropriate action. The touch sensitive display screen may be used to present the user with information about the media system such as the current volume.
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28 Claims
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1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a touch screen display that receives media system remote control gestures from a user; processing circuitry that generates remote control command information for a media system based on the gestures; and wireless communications circuitry with which the processing circuitry transmits the remote control command information to the media system to control the media system remotely. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of remotely controlling a media system with a handheld electronic device that has a touch screen display and wireless communications circuitry, the method comprising:
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at the handheld electronic device, receiving media system remote control gestures from a user with the touch screen display; at the handheld electronic device, generating remote control command information based on the received media system remote control gestures; and wirelessly transmitting the remote control command information to the media system with the wireless communications circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of wirelessly controlling a media system with a user device having a touch screen display on which a user makes a gesture, comprising:
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receiving the gesture with the touch screen display; wirelessly transmitting media system remote control command information that is based on the gesture to the media system from the user device; and at the media system, taking an action in response to the media system remote control command information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method in which a media system is remotely controlled with a handheld electronic device that has a touch screen display, wherein the media system has a media system status, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving gesture-based remote control command information from the handheld electronic device; taking an action in response to the received gesture-based remote control command information that changes the media system status; displaying information on the media system that reflects the change media system status; and wirelessly transmitting the information on the changed media system status to the handheld electronic device from the media system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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