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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2011
Applicant:
Nigel Waites, Lakeville, MN (US);
Inventor:
Nigel Waites, Lakeville, MN (US);
Assignee:
BBY Solutions, Richfield, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44 (2011.01); G08C 19/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A remote control is described that with at least two faces that have at least one touch-based input. The remote control also includes an orientation sensor that determines the orientation of the remote control. A processor on the remote ignores signals from inputs on certain faces of the remote based upon the orientation of the remote control.