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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2003
Chad Andrew Lefevre, Indianapolis, IN (US);
James Duane Tenbarge, Fishers, IN (US);
Khelan Maheshchandra Modi, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Chad Andrew Lefevre, Indianapolis, IN (US);
James Duane Tenbarge, Fishers, IN (US);
Khelan Maheshchandra Modi, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus enables a user to assign a given key on an input device to any specific device on a data bus network connected to the apparatus, and thereby enables the user to quickly select the specific device for control using the given key. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of enabling a user to assign a key on an input device of the apparatus to a device on the data bus network that is indirectly connected to the apparatus, and enabling the user to select the device for control responsive to an input of the assigned key.