Convenient and easy to use button layout for a remote control
First Claim
1. A remote control comprising:
- a screen configured to display a plurality of soft buttons in a first order, each soft button having a corresponding activity from a plurality of activities, at least one activity of the activities including presentation of content collectively by a plurality of consumer electronic devices and having a corresponding soft button that, when selected, causes each of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to change state; and
a memory configured to store use information for the plurality of soft buttons wherein the use information includes a number of button presses for each of the plurality of soft buttons;
a processor configured to;
determine whether one of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed a number of times that exceeds a threshold number of times and that is greater than a number of times a second of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed, and, as a result of determining that the one of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed the number of times that exceeds the threshold number of times and that is greater than the number of times the second of the plurality of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed, to change the display of the plurality of soft buttons to a second order where the one of the plurality of soft buttons is displayed in the second order at a higher position than in the first order; and
change the display of the plurality of first buttons based at least in part on use information of a second remote control.
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Abstract
A remote control includes a screen configured to display a plurality of soft buttons in a first order. The remote control further includes a memory configured to store use information for the plurality of soft buttons. The use information includes a number of button presses for each of the plurality of soft buttons. The remote control further includes a processor configured to determine whether one of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed a great number of times than a second of the plurality of soft buttons, and to change the display of the plurality of soft buttons to a second order where the one of the plurality of soft buttons is displayed in the second order at a higher position than in the first order.
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20 Claims
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1. A remote control comprising:
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a screen configured to display a plurality of soft buttons in a first order, each soft button having a corresponding activity from a plurality of activities, at least one activity of the activities including presentation of content collectively by a plurality of consumer electronic devices and having a corresponding soft button that, when selected, causes each of the plurality of consumer electronic devices to change state; and a memory configured to store use information for the plurality of soft buttons wherein the use information includes a number of button presses for each of the plurality of soft buttons; a processor configured to; determine whether one of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed a number of times that exceeds a threshold number of times and that is greater than a number of times a second of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed, and, as a result of determining that the one of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed the number of times that exceeds the threshold number of times and that is greater than the number of times the second of the plurality of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed, to change the display of the plurality of soft buttons to a second order where the one of the plurality of soft buttons is displayed in the second order at a higher position than in the first order; and change the display of the plurality of first buttons based at least in part on use information of a second remote control. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A remote control system comprising:
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a first remote control having a screen configured to display a plurality of soft buttons in a first order and a second order, each of the soft buttons corresponding to a corresponding activity involving one or more consumer electronic devices controllable using the first remote control, at least one of the activities involving collective participation by a plurality of the consumer electronic devices in the activity, and wherein the first remote control is configured to collect tracking information for the soft buttons wherein the tracking information includes a number of button presses for each soft button; a remote database configured to receive the tracking information from the first remote control, wherein the remote database is configured to determine whether one of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed a number of times that exceeds a threshold number of times and that is greater than a number of times a second of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed, and, based at least in part on the determination, send a command to the first remote control to change the display of the plurality of soft buttons from the first order to the second order where the one of the plurality of soft buttons is displayed in the second order at a higher position than in the first order; and a second remote control configured to change a display of soft buttons based at least in part on tracking information of the first remote control. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A remote control system comprising:
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a first remote control having a screen configured to display a plurality of soft buttons in a first order and a second order, each of the soft buttons corresponding to a corresponding activity involving one or more consumer electronic devices controllable using the first remote control, at least one of the activities involving collective participation by a plurality of the consumer electronic devices in the activity, and wherein the first remote control is configured to collect tracking information for a subset of the plurality of soft buttons wherein the tracking information includes a number of button presses for each of the subset of the plurality of soft buttons; a host configured to receive the tracking information from the first remote control, wherein the host is configured to determine whether one of the subset of the plurality of soft buttons is pressed a number of times that exceeds a threshold number of times and that is greater than a number of times a second of the subset of the plurality of soft buttons has been pressed, and, based at least in part on the determination, send a command to the remote control to change the display of the plurality of soft buttons from the first order to the second order where the one of the subset of the plurality of soft buttons is displayed in the second order at a higher position than in the first order; and a second remote control configured to change a display of soft buttons based at least in part on tracking information of the first remote control. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A remote control facilitating blind navigation of a user'"'"'s home-entertainment system, the remote control comprising:
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a display; a plurality of zones placed underneath the display, each zone comprising a plurality of buttons, wherein a most frequently used one of the plurality of zones is placed in an easily accessible location on the remote control, and wherein a most frequently used of the plurality of buttons for the most frequently used one of the plurality of zones is placed in a central location within the most frequently used one of the plurality of zones; and a processor configured to change the display of the plurality of first buttons based at least in part on use information of a second remote control. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for providing a user with an easily usable remote control, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of zones on a first remote control, the first remote control having a housing that is contoured to encourage a particular grip of the first remote control and each zone serving a specific purpose, each zone comprising a plurality of buttons; placing the plurality of zones on the first remote control such that a more frequently used one of the plurality of zones is naturally touched by the user gripping the first remote control according to the encouraged particular grip; placing the plurality of buttons within one of the plurality of zones such that the user can more easily access a more frequently used of the plurality of buttons; formatting the plurality of buttons within the one of the plurality of zones such that the user can easily tactilely distinguish between the plurality of buttons; and adjusting a display of soft buttons on a second remote control based at least in part on use information of the first remote control. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A remote control system comprising:
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a plurality of elements of a user interface, each of the elements corresponding to an activity involving one or more consumer electronic devices controllable using a first remote control, at least one of the activities involving collective participation by a plurality of the consumer electronic devices in the activity; a processor configured to manipulate the plurality of the elements of the user interface, based at least in part upon usage information for a subset of the plurality of elements of the user interface indicating that the subset has been selected a number of times that is greater than a threshold and that is greater than a number of times a second subset of the plurality of elements has been pressed; and a communications module configured to send information to a second remote control for changing a display of a plurality of soft buttons on the second remote control based at least in part on the usage information of the first remote control. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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