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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2014
Applicant:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);

Inventor:

George M. Higa, Plano, TX (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G09B 21/006 (2013.01); H04N 21/42213 (2013.01); H04N 21/42222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exemplary method includes a user interface navigation assistance system detecting user input representative of an impending selection of a button of a remote control device associated with a media content processing device while a navigable user interface is being displayed by the media content processing device on a display screen, determining a current position of a selector object within the navigable user interface, and providing, based on the current position of the selector object, audio feedback that indicates an action that will occur if the user selects the button of the remote control device while the selector object is in the current position. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.


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