SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN INTERNET TELEVISION REMOTE CONTROL
First Claim
1. A handheld electronic apparatus communicatively coupling a user and an Internet Television, the apparatus comprising:
- a first interface and a second interface configured to accept an user input via a keypad and a touchpad, respectively, wherein the user input comprises a request to navigate the Internet via the Internet Television to locate a multimedia content;
a processor configured to generate a signal by processing the user input;
a keypad controller communicatively coupled with the processor via an input/output (I/O) lines of the processor and configured to control the keypad; and
a transmitter configured to transmit the signal to a display device of the Internet Television, wherein a receiver of the display device of the Internet Television is adapted to receive the signal transmitted by the transmitter.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic apparatus for communicatively coupling a user and a display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the handheld electronic apparatus includes a user interface configured to accept an user input, the user interface further includes a first interface configured to accept the user input via a keypad, and a second interface configured to accept the user input via a touchpad. The handheld electronic apparatus also includes a processor configured to generate a signal by processing the user input, and a transmitter adapted to transmit the signal generated by the processor to the display device.
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25 Claims
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1. A handheld electronic apparatus communicatively coupling a user and an Internet Television, the apparatus comprising:
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a first interface and a second interface configured to accept an user input via a keypad and a touchpad, respectively, wherein the user input comprises a request to navigate the Internet via the Internet Television to locate a multimedia content; a processor configured to generate a signal by processing the user input; a keypad controller communicatively coupled with the processor via an input/output (I/O) lines of the processor and configured to control the keypad; and a transmitter configured to transmit the signal to a display device of the Internet Television, wherein a receiver of the display device of the Internet Television is adapted to receive the signal transmitted by the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A handheld electronic apparatus for communicatively coupling a user and an Internet Television, the apparatus comprising:
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a first interface, a second interface, and a third interface configured to accept an user input via a keypad, a touchpad, and a trackball, respectively, wherein the user input comprises a request to navigate the Internet via the Internet Television to locate a multimedia content; a processor configured to generate a signal by processing the user input; a touchpad controller communicatively coupled with the processor via an universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART) link and configured to control the touchpad; and a transmitter configured to transmit the signal to a display device of the Internet Television, wherein a receiver of the display device of the Internet Television is adapted to receive the signal transmitted by the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A handheld electronic apparatus for communicatively coupling a user and an Internet Television, the apparatus comprising:
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a first interface, a second interface, and a third interface configured to accept an user input via a QWERTY®
keypad, a touchpad, and a trackball respectively;a processor configured to generate a signal by processing the user input; a trackball controller communicatively coupled with the processor via a set of input/output (I/O) lines and configured to control the trackball; and a transmitter configured to transmit the signal to a display device of the Internet Television, wherein a receiver of the display device of the Internet Television is adapted to receive the signal transmitted by the transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of communicatively coupling a user and a display device of an Internet Television using a handheld electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
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accepting an user input via a first interface and a second interface of the handheld electronic apparatus that are configured to accept the user input via its keypad and touchpad; generating a signal by processing the user input by a processor of the handheld electronic apparatus; and transmitting the signal by a transmitter of the handheld electronic apparatus to the display device, wherein the user input comprises a request to navigate the Internet via the Internet Television to locate a multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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