Two-Sided Remote Control
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1. A remote control for controlling a display device comprising:
- a) a first and second face, the first face being generally upwardly facing when the remote is in a first position, and the second face being generally upwardly facing when the remote is in a second position;
b) a orientation sensor able to distinguish when the remote is held in the first and second positions;
c) a first touch-based input located on the first face of the remote;
d) a second touch-based input located on the second face of the remote;
e) a transmitter for transmitting commands to the display device;
f) a processor receiving inputs from the first and second inputs,i) the processor forwarding commands from the first input to the transmitter for transmission to the display device and blocking commands from the second input to the transmitter when the remote is in the first position, andii) the processor forwarding commands from the second input to the transmitter for transmission to the display device and blocking commands from the first input to the transmitter when the remote is in the second position.
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Abstract
A remote control is described that with at least two faces that have at least one touch-based input. The remote control also includes an orientation sensor that determines the orientation of the remote control. A processor on the remote ignores signals from inputs on certain faces of the remote based upon the orientation of the remote control.
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1. A remote control for controlling a display device comprising:
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a) a first and second face, the first face being generally upwardly facing when the remote is in a first position, and the second face being generally upwardly facing when the remote is in a second position; b) a orientation sensor able to distinguish when the remote is held in the first and second positions; c) a first touch-based input located on the first face of the remote; d) a second touch-based input located on the second face of the remote; e) a transmitter for transmitting commands to the display device; f) a processor receiving inputs from the first and second inputs, i) the processor forwarding commands from the first input to the transmitter for transmission to the display device and blocking commands from the second input to the transmitter when the remote is in the first position, and ii) the processor forwarding commands from the second input to the transmitter for transmission to the display device and blocking commands from the first input to the transmitter when the remote is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for operating a remote control comprising:
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a) using an orientation sensor to detect the orientation of the remote control; b) activating a first input found on the remote control and deactivating a second input found on the remote control when the orientation indicates a first orientation of the remote control; c) activating the second input and deactivating the first input when the orientation indicates a second orientation of the remote control; and d) transmitting signals received from the active input while blocking the transmission of signals received from the inactive input. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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