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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Brian F. Roberts, Dallas, TX (US);
Donald H. Relyea, Jr., Dallas, TX (US);
Greg Johns, Irving, TX (US);
Heath Stallings, Colleyville, TX (US);
Brian F. Roberts, Dallas, TX (US);
Donald H. Relyea, Jr., Dallas, TX (US);
Greg Johns, Irving, TX (US);
Heath Stallings, Colleyville, TX (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A remote control that includes buttons on the side or bottom may be used to control television viewing provided through a set-top box. In one particular implementation, a method may include receiving, by the set-top box, a signal from the remote control indicating entry to an interactive input mode and receiving another signal from the remote control indicating motion of the remote control. The set-top box may identify an intended command based on the second signal and control television programming in response to the command.