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Systems and methods for controlling a display

  • US 8,194,034 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2006
  • Issued: 06/05/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a remote control device including;

    a motion sensor for detecting and providing an indication of multiple types of movement of said remote control device;

    a transmitter for receiving the indication of the multiple types of movement and transmitting multiple signals corresponding to the multiple types of movement of said remote control device; and

    a processing device configured to receive the multiple signals and initiate display changes in data displayed by a display device;

    wherein said processing device;

    receives the multiple signals transmitted by said remote control device while the data displayed by the display device includes program guide data of a program guide; and

    initiates one or more changes to the displayed program guide data in response to the multiple signals transmitted by said remote control device while the data displayed by the display device includes the program guide data of the program guide, the one or more changes including a magnification of a plurality of channels and times included in the program guide data displayed before the magnification, the magnification eliciting display of further details related to programming associated with the magnified plurality of channels and times.

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