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Remote control having a display with multi-function EL segments

  • US 7,412,653 B2
  • Filed: 11/06/2003
  • Issued: 08/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote control, comprising:

  • a plurality of keys in a key matrix; and

    an electroluminescent (EL) display comprising a plurality of flexible (EL) segments disposed in cooperating relation above the key matrix, each EL segment being individually illuminable and each EL segment having a plurality of image fragments such that the plurality of EL segments are illuminable in various combinations to cause interleaved ones of the plurality of image fragments of illuminated EL segments to be combined in various combinations to form various complete images over corresponding ones of the plurality of keys in the key matrix whereby the remote control is provided with the ability to have various remote control user interfaces.

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