Remote control with status indicator

• US 6,985,069 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2000
• Issued: 01/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Marmaropoulos, George
• Primary Examiner(s): Hofsass, Jeffery
• Assistant Examiner(s): Blount, Eric
• Application Number:
  US09/730,658
• Publication Number:
  US 20020067283A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,861 Days
• Field of Search: 340/999, 340/3.1, 340/3.7, 340/3.71, 340/3.9, 340/825.22, 340/825.69, 348/734, 398107-108, 341175-176
• US Class Current: 340/12.26
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/50 Receiving or transmitting feedback, e.g. replies, status updates, acknowledgements, from the controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/202 by remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47805 Electronic banking banking in general G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration

Abstract

A remote control for controlling consumer electronic devices and/or PC'"'"'s. The remote control including a progress/status indicator for indicating the status of a download process or the status of an e-wallet.

Claims

1. A remote control for controlling a consumer electronic device comprising:

a transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal to the consumer electronic device to cause the consumer electronic device to download information to the consumer electronic device;

a receiver for receiving an electromagnetic signal from the consumer electronic device which indicates the status of a download process; and

a progress/status indicator for indicating the status of the download process.

2. The remote control according to claim 1, wherein the progress/status indicator is a bar which indicates the percent completion of the download process.

3. The remote control according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the progress/status indicator includes alphanumeric characters for indicating the percent completion of the download process.

4. The remote control according to claim 1 or 2, further including an alarm for indicating completion of the download process.

5. The remote control according to claim 1 or 2, further including a personalization feature which personalizes the progress/status indicator.

6. A data storage access device, comprising:

a remote control;

a transmitter for communicating with the remote control;

a progress/status indicator located on the remote control which indicates the status of a download process.