Method for remotely controlling a display of information from a storage media
First Claim
1. A method for using information resident in a storage media, said method comprising:
- removing said storage media from a housing;
inserting said storage media in a peripheral of a host device;
pressing a button on said housing;
transmitting a wireless signal encoded with a button code corresponding to said pressed button;
receiving said wireless signal;
retrieving information from said storage media; and
displaying said information at a host device physically separated from said housing.
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Abstract
In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control includes a printed publication (such as a book, magazine or a catalog) and one or more buttons physically attached to the printed publication to allow users to remotely control use of associated electronic content by a host device. Another embodiment of a remote control has a housing capable of removably holding a storage media encoded with electronic content associated with a button of the remote control. Yet another embodiment of a remote control has at least one data button which permits the user to select the data to be displayed by the host device. An autostart driver in the host device detects insertion of a storage media into a peripheral and automatically starts an application. The application interprets button codes transmitted by the remote control and displays the results or initiates other events. An application development system allows an author to quickly create interactive media applications.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for using information resident in a storage media, said method comprising:
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removing said storage media from a housing; inserting said storage media in a peripheral of a host device; pressing a button on said housing; transmitting a wireless signal encoded with a button code corresponding to said pressed button; receiving said wireless signal; retrieving information from said storage media; and displaying said information at a host device physically separated from said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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