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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2005
Edward a Ludvig, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniel Danker, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Hendler Sloo, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Edward A Ludvig, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniel Danker, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Hendler Sloo, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Improved last channel button functionality is described. A remote control device for interacting with a media system includes a mechanism (e.g., a button) by which a user can direct the media system to automatically access a previously tuned (but not immediately previously tuned) channel; or a list of previously tuned channels. A previously tuned channel to be selected may be determined based on an amount of time that the media system was previously tuned to the channel and/or based on receipt of user command indicating user interest in the channel.