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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
May. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hubert E. Kolde, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Kory D. Christensen, Kaysville, UT (US);
David J. McKenzie, West Valley City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Digeo, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 ; H04N 5/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 ; H04N 5/44 ;
Abstract
In response to an interactive option becoming available, an icon sharing visual characteristics with a corresponding button of a remote control is displayed. A description of the interactive option in the language of the user may also be presented visually or audibly. The icon and description may be displayed alone or in a configuration of a map of the remote control. The description may be audibly output using voice synthesis techniques.