Method system software and signal for automatic generation of macro commands
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1. A method in a convergence system using commands, said method comprising:
- selecting, from a plurality of user interfaces active within the system, a sequence of at least one command associated with a remote control input device for carrying out a preselected remote control function defined within the system and at least one command associated with a user interface input device within the system other than a remote control input device for carrying out a preselected user interface control function defined within the system; and
assigning the sequence of commands to a user interface element.
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Abstract
A method, signal, system, software, and user interface for selecting command sequences and saving the sequences as a macro. The invention includes sourcing input devices and graphical user interfaces for both input commands and referencing macro elements. Macro elements consist of macro keys such as hard keys and soft keys. The command sequence may be automatically detected, saved, and evaluated for both economy and threshold.
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39 Claims
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1. A method in a convergence system using commands, said method comprising:
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selecting, from a plurality of user interfaces active within the system, a sequence of at least one command associated with a remote control input device for carrying out a preselected remote control function defined within the system and at least one command associated with a user interface input device within the system other than a remote control input device for carrying out a preselected user interface control function defined within the system; and
assigning the sequence of commands to a user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A convergence system comprising:
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at least one processor;
memory operably associated with said processor;
a plurality of user interfaces active within the system, including;
at least one remote control device for carrying out a preselected remote control function defined within the system; and
at least one user interface other than a remote control input device, the at least one user interface being configured to carry out a preselected user interface control function defined within the system;
a program of instructions configured to be executed by said processor and stored in said memory, said program including instructions configured to;
select a sequence of at least one command associated with the remote control input device and at least one command associated with the user interface input device; and
assign the sequence of commands to a user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27)
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26. A graphical user interface (GUT) comprising:
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means for selecting, from a plurality of user interfaces active within a convergence system, a sequence of at least one command associated with a remote control input device for carrying out a preselected remote control function defined within the system and at least one command associated with a user interface input device within the system other than a remote control input device for carrying out a preselected user interface control function defined within the system; and
means for assigning the sequence of commands to a user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A computer readable medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions, the program of instructions implementing the method of:
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selecting, from a plurality of user interfaces active within a convergence system, a sequence of at least one command associated with a remote control input device for carrying out a preselected remote control function defined within the system and at least one command associated with a user interface input device within the system other than a remote control input device for carrying out a preselected user interface control function defined within the system; and
assigning the sequence of commands to a user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A signal embodied in a propagation medium, said signal comprising:
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at least one instruction configured to select, from a plurality of user interfaces active within a convergence system, a sequence of at least one command associated with a remote control input device for carrying out a preselected remote control function defined within the system and at least one command associated with a user interface input device within the system other than a remote control input device for carrying out a preselected user interface control function defined within the system; and
at least one instruction configured to assign the sequence of commands to a user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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