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Remote control of electronic devices

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  • US 6,469,633 B1
  • Filed: 01/05/1998
  • Issued: 10/22/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus controlling at least one electrical device, comprising:

  • a display device to display representations of controls for a currently selected device and one of video signals from the currently selected device and a representation of the currently selected device;

    a remote control transmitter, including a user interface consisting of only a cursor moving control and buttons to select one of icons and text displayed on said display device and what is displayed at a cursor position, to transmit a user generated signal indicating selection of a position on said display device corresponding to a selected control representation;

    a remote control receiver to receive the user generated signal from said remote control transmitter;

    a processor, coupled to said remote control receiver, to determine the position on said display device selected by the user generated signal and control operations corresponding thereto; and

    a device controller, coupled to said processor and the at least one electrical device, to control operation of the at least one electrical device in accordance with the control operations corresponding to the position selected by the user generated signal.

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