Transformer remote control
First Claim
1. A remote control comprising:
- a touch pad operable in at least two touch pad modes; and
a switching mechanism operable with the touch pad for switching the touch pad between the at least two touch pad modes.
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Abstract
A remote control includes a touch pad operable in two or more touch pad modes and a switching mechanism for controlling devices having display screens such as home entertainment (HE) devices, slide projectors, and computers. The switching mechanism is operable with the touch pad for switching the touch pad between the touch pad modes. The touch pad modes include an absolute touch pad mode, a relative touch pad mode, and an annotate touch pad mode. The remote control includes a control button operable in two or more control button modes. Each of the control button modes corresponds to a respective touch pad mode. The switching mechanism is operable with the control button for switching the control button to the control button mode corresponding to the respective touch pad mode. The remote control also includes an indicator operable for displaying control button indicator modes each indicative of a respective control button mode. The switching mechanism is operable with the indicator for switching the indicator to the control button indicator mode corresponding to the control button mode. The touch pad may include two control icons representative of remote control commands. The control icons are enabled when the touch pad is in a first touch pad mode and disabled when the touch pad is in a second touch pad mode.
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21 Claims
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1. A remote control comprising:
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a touch pad operable in at least two touch pad modes; and
a switching mechanism operable with the touch pad for switching the touch pad between the at least two touch pad modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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12. A remote control for controlling a device having a display screen, the remote control comprising:
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a touch pad operable in at least two touch pad modes, wherein in a first touch pad mode the touch pad is mapped relatively to a display screen of a device such that each location of the touch pad corresponds to a respective location of the display screen, wherein in a second touch pad mode the touch pad is mapped absolutely to the display screen as a function of the dimensions of the touch pad and the display screen such that each location of the touch pad corresponds to a respective object displayed on the display screen; and
a switching mechanism operable with the touch pad for switching the touch pad between the at least two touch pad modes.
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15. A remote control for controlling a slide projector device having a display screen, the remote control comprising:
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a touch pad operable in at least two touch pad modes, wherein the touch pad includes two control icons respectively representative of a forward slide projector remote control command for forwarding a slide displayed on the display screen upon actuation and a backwards slide projector remote control command for reversing a slide displayed on the display screen, wherein the two control icons are enabled when the touch pad is in a first touch pad mode and disabled when the touch pad is in a second touch pad mode; and
a switching mechanism operable with the touch pad for switching the touch pad between the at least two touch pad modes.
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18. A remote control for controlling a device, the remote control comprising:
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a touch pad operable in at least two touch pad modes, wherein the touch pad includes at least two control icons respectively representative of device control commands, wherein the at least two control icons are enabled when the touch pad is in a first touch pad mode and disabled when the touch pad is in a second touch pad mode; and
a switching mechanism operable with the touch pad for switching the touch pad between the at least two touch pad modes.
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21. A remote control for controlling a slide projector device having a display screen, the remote control comprising:
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a touch pad operable in at least two touch pad modes, wherein the touch pad includes a control icon representative of a slide projector remote control command for moving a slide displayed on the display screen upon actuation, wherein the control icon is enabled when the touch pad is in a first touch pad mode and disabled when the touch pad is in a second touch pad mode; and
a switching mechanism operable with the touch pad for switching the touch pad between the at least two touch pad modes.
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Specification