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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles William Berthoud, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Lakshmi Narayana Jampanaboyana, Allentown, PA (US);
Mohd Majed Hobbi, Allentown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 1/912 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 1/912 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a remote control device includes a HELP feature which is driven by the activation of the button in question itself. In particular, if a multiple-use button is pressed quickly (i.e., for less than a given duration), or in another embodiment if held for a long time (i.e., for more than another given duration), then the HELP mode is triggered for that key. The help may be spoken and/or displayed from either the remote control device itself, or from the controlled device.