Remote control for indicating specific information to be displayed by a host device
First Claim
1. A remote control for remotely controlling a display of information by a host device comprising:
- a housing capable of removably holding a removable storage media, said removable storage media being suitable for use in a host device;
remote control circuitry supported by said housing, said remote control circuitry comprising a signal transmitter capable of transmitting a wireless signal, said signal controlling information displayed by said host device; and
a button physically attached to said housing, said button operatively coupled to a switch;
a switch output line connecting said switch to said remote control circuitry; and
a label formed of at least one of text and graphic content, said label being located on one of said housing and said button, said label being visually associated with said button, said label being indicative of specific information;
wherein said specific information is retrieved from said removable storage media and displayed by the host device in response to said wireless signal.
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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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41 Claims
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1. A remote control for remotely controlling a display of information by a host device comprising:
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a housing capable of removably holding a removable storage media, said removable storage media being suitable for use in a host device; remote control circuitry supported by said housing, said remote control circuitry comprising a signal transmitter capable of transmitting a wireless signal, said signal controlling information displayed by said host device; and a button physically attached to said housing, said button operatively coupled to a switch; a switch output line connecting said switch to said remote control circuitry; and a label formed of at least one of text and graphic content, said label being located on one of said housing and said button, said label being visually associated with said button, said label being indicative of specific information; wherein said specific information is retrieved from said removable storage media and displayed by the host device in response to said wireless signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A remote control for remotely controlling a display of information by a host device, said remote control comprising:
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a housing; remote control circuitry supported by said housing, said remote control circuitry comprising a signal transmitter capable of transmitting a wireless signal, said signal controlling information displayed by the host device; and a button physically attached to said housing, said button operatively coupled to a switch; a switch output line connecting said switch to said remote control circuitry; and a label formed of at least one of text and graphic content, said label being located on one of said housing and said button, said label being visually associated with said button, said label being indicative of specific information; wherein said specific information is retrieved from a source external to said host device for display by the host device in response to said wireless signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A remote control for remotely controlling a display of information by a host device, said remote control comprising:
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a housing having a label indicative of specific information content to be displayed by said host device, said housing being capable of removably holding a storage media; and remote control circuitry supported by said housing, wherein on operation said remote control circuitry transmits a wireless signal to control the display of said specific information contents by the host device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A remote control for remotely controlling a display of information by a host device, said remote control comprising:
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a housing remote control circuitry supported by said housing; and a button connected to said remote control circuitry, said button being physically attached to said housing, said button having a visual association with a label formed on one of said housing and said button, said label being indicative of specific information content from an external source to be displayed by the host device; wherein said remote control circuitry transmits a wireless signal to control the display of said specific information content by the host device in response to operation of said button. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A remote control for remotely controlling a display of information by a host device, said remote control comprising:
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a structure; remote control circuitry supported by said structure, said remote control circuitry comprising a signal transmitter capable of transmitting a wireless signal, said wireless signal controlling information displayed by said host device; and a button physically attached to said structure, said button comprising a switch; a switch output line connecting said switch to said remote control circuitry; and a label formed of at least one of text and graphic content, said label being located on one of said structure and said button, said label being visually associated with said button, said label being descriptive of specific information content to be supplied by a source external to the host device for display said specific information content by the host device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A remote control for remotely controlling a display of information by a host device, said remote control comprising:
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a structure; remote control circuitry supported by said structure, wherein during operation said remote control circuitry transmits a wireless signal carrying a predetermined code that identifies specific information content to be retrieved from a storage media and displayed by the host device. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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Specification