Remote control with feedback for blind navigation
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1. A control device that controls a viewing experience, the control device comprising:
- at least one button and a plurality of interaction modes for interacting with the at least one button, the plurality of interaction modes including a select mode and a proximity mode, the control device is configured to;
initiate a display of at least one on-screen indicator on a viewing device, when the proximity mode is detected via a button on the control device, wherein the at least one on-screen indicator represents a function associated with the button;
generate a first haptic feedback, when the proximity mode is detected via the button; and
generate a second haptic feedback different from the first haptic feedback and execute the function associated with the button, when activation of the button is detected;
wherein when a given button is programmable and not configured, and the proximity mode or select mode of the given button has been activated, the control device is further configured to display on the viewing device one or more possible functions of the given button in a programmed state.
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Abstract
A user is provided with an indication of a button'"'"'s functionality on a viewing device before the button is actually selected. The user receives haptic/tactile feedback to let the user know that they are about to select a button and that its functionality indicator is shown on the viewing device. Thus, the haptic or tactile feedback in combination with on-screen display elements is utilized in a remote control device to eliminate the need for shifting focus away from a viewing device.
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1. A control device that controls a viewing experience, the control device comprising:
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at least one button and a plurality of interaction modes for interacting with the at least one button, the plurality of interaction modes including a select mode and a proximity mode, the control device is configured to; initiate a display of at least one on-screen indicator on a viewing device, when the proximity mode is detected via a button on the control device, wherein the at least one on-screen indicator represents a function associated with the button; generate a first haptic feedback, when the proximity mode is detected via the button; and generate a second haptic feedback different from the first haptic feedback and execute the function associated with the button, when activation of the button is detected; wherein when a given button is programmable and not configured, and the proximity mode or select mode of the given button has been activated, the control device is further configured to display on the viewing device one or more possible functions of the given button in a programmed state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7)
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4. A method for controlling a viewing experience with a control device having at least one button, which comprises a plurality of interaction modes for interacting with the at least one button, including a select mode and a proximity mode, the method comprising:
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initiating, by the control device, a display of at least one on-screen indicator on a viewing device when the proximity mode of a button on the control device is detected, wherein the at least one on-screen indicator represents a function associated with the button; generating, by the control device, a first haptic feedback, when the proximity mode is detected via the button; generating, by the control device, a second haptic feedback different from the first haptic feedback, when activation of the button is detected; executing, by the control device, the function associated with the button, when activation of the button is detected; and displaying on the viewing device one or more possible functions of a given button in a programmed state, when the given button is programmable and not configured, and the proximity mode or select mode of the given button has been activated. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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5. A system that controls a viewing experience, the system comprising:
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a control device for selecting a function associated with controlling the viewing experience, the control device having at least one button and a plurality of interaction modes for interacting with the at least one button, the plurality of interaction modes including a select mode and a proximity mode, the control device is configured to; initiate a display of at least one on-screen indicator on a viewing device when the proximity mode is detected via a button on the control device, wherein the at least one on-screen indicator represents a function associated with the button; generate a first haptic feedback, when the proximity mode is detected via the button; generate a second haptic feedback different from the first haptic feedback and execute the function associated with the button, when activation of the button is detected; and when the proximity mode is activated and the button is programmable and not configured, display on the viewing device a list of possible functionality indicators of the button, wherein the proximity mode is activated without depressing the button. - View Dependent Claims (6, 8)
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