Hand held remote control device having an improved user interface
CA 2467712 A1 · Owner: Scott, Cheryl · Inventors: Smith-Kielland, Ingvald Alain; Louie, Alex; Scott, Wayne
Overview
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A user interface (12) for displaying graphical operational mode information to a user of a universal remote control (10). The user interface (12) displays to the user in a circular queue arrangement iconic representations of every home appliance, which the universal remote control (10) is setup to control. The user may then interact with the user interface (12) to select an iconic representation of the one of the home appliances which the user desires to , control. In response to this selection the user interface (12) will display , the iconic representation of the home appliances such that the iconic representation of the home appliance indicated by the user is moved to a …
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- Filed November 12, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 12, 2022.
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