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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
May. 10, 2002
Eric G. Engstrom, Kirkland, WA (US);
Tyrol R. Graham, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter Zatloukal, Duvall, WA (US);
Eric G. Engstrom, Kirkland, WA (US);
Tyrol R. Graham, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter Zatloukal, Duvall, WA (US);
Varia Holdings LLC, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to associating a received command with a control such as a push button on a mobile telecommunication device, and enabling an action associated with the command to be performed when the control is later activated. The command may be received from another mobile device or remote computer. The actions that may be associated with the performance instruction include tuning to a broadcast such as a radio or television, browsing a web site or hyperlinked text, and tuning to a streamed broadcast over a network, such as the Internet. The command button can be a physical element such as the '*' key on a keypad or a virtual button on a display.