SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN AUDIO INDICATOR VIA A REMOTE CONTROL
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1. A remote control comprising:
- a sound emitting device;
a wireless transceiver that transmits a query message to a controlled device and that receives a reply message from the controlled device responsive to the query message;
control logic communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and communicatively coupled to the output interface, the control logic operable to;
identify that the reply message includes a request to activate the sound emitting device; and
activate the sound emitting device responsive to the request.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems and methods are described for outputting audible or visual indicators via a remote control for a controlled device. A remote control queries an associated controlled device for information. The controlled device generates a request for the remote control to activate an audio or visual indicator. The request is integrated with a response to the query that is transmitted to the remote control. The remote control outputs an audio or visual indicator responsive to the request.
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20 Claims
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1. A remote control comprising:
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a sound emitting device; a wireless transceiver that transmits a query message to a controlled device and that receives a reply message from the controlled device responsive to the query message; control logic communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and communicatively coupled to the output interface, the control logic operable to; identify that the reply message includes a request to activate the sound emitting device; and activate the sound emitting device responsive to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of locating a lost remote control, the method comprising:
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receiving user input, at a controlled device, the user input requesting to locate a lost remote control for the controlled device; receiving a first query message at the controlled device from the remote control; transmitting a first reply message to the remote control from the controlled device responsive to the first query message, the first reply message referencing the user input requesting to locate the lost remote control; and activating a sound emitting device of the remote control responsive to the reply message received from the controlled device by the remote control. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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an entertainment device including; a first wireless transceiver; first control logic communicatively coupled to the first wireless transceiver that outputs a presentation stream for presentation on a presentation device; a remote control including; user input circuitry that receives first user input; a sound emitting device; second control logic communicatively coupled to the user input circuitry and the sound emitting device, the second control logic operable to generate a control command that controls the output of the presentation stream by the first control logic responsive to the first user input; and a second wireless transceiver coupled to the second control logic that transmits the control command to the first wireless transceiver and that further transmits a first query message to the first wireless transceiver and responsively receives a first reply message responsive to the first query message; wherein the second control logic processes the first reply message and responsively activates the sound emitting device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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