USER INTERFACE FOR A PERIPHERAL DEVICE
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting an activation of an application control input key of a peripheral device to open an initial application, the peripheral device having a single application control input key, the initial application becoming an active application;
providing an application identification signal; and
detecting a command to execute at least one function related to the active application or a command to open a next application.
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Abstract
A system and method that includes detecting an activation of an input application control key of a peripheral device, the peripheral device having a single application control input key, to open a initial application, the initial application becoming an active application, providing an identifier of the open application, and detecting a speech prompt to activate at least one function related to the active application.
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29 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting an activation of an application control input key of a peripheral device to open an initial application, the peripheral device having a single application control input key, the initial application becoming an active application; providing an application identification signal; and detecting a command to execute at least one function related to the active application or a command to open a next application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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an application control module or unit configured to open an application upon detection of a command from an application control input key of a peripheral device coupled to the application control unit; an application indication module configured to provide an identifier of the open application for identifying the open application; and wherein the application control module is further configured to detect a further command to execute a function related to the open application or to open a next application. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a device including at least one processor configured to store and execute at least one application; a peripheral unit configured to be coupled to the device to provide and receive command prompts and communications, the peripheral unit having a single application control input key; an application control unit configured to open an application upon detection of a command from the application control input key; an application indication module configured to provide an identifier of the open application; and wherein the application control unit is further configured to detect a command to execute a function related to the open application or open a next application. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer useable medium stored in a memory having computer readable program code means embodied therein, the computer readable program code means in the computer program product comprising; computer readable program code means for causing a processing device to detect an activation of an application control input key of a peripheral device, the peripheral device having a single application control input key; computer readable program code means for causing a processing device to open an initial application, the initial application becoming an active application; computer readable program code means for causing a processing device to provide an application identification signal; and computer readable program code means for causing a processing device to detect a voice command to activate at least one function related to the active application or a command to open a next application. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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