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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2011
Joachim Kuciera, Placentia, CA (US);
Kevin Paul Finnegan, Anaheim, CA (US);
Kevin E. Nortrup, Fairland, IN (US);
Joachim Kuciera, Placentia, CA (US);
Kevin Paul Finnegan, Anaheim, CA (US);
Kevin E. Nortrup, Fairland, IN (US);
Anacom Medtek, Anaheim, CA (US);
Abstract
A control device signals user inputs to an audio-video display. The control device may be configured as a pillow speaker and include a speaker for reproducing audio from the audio-video display. The control device is coupled to the audio-video display by wiring. Shared signals in the wiring are used to provide power to operate the control device and are used to signal the user inputs to the audio-video display. A touch panel is used to sense user inputs. The touch panel may be transparent with an underlay containing indicia of user-selectable commands located below the touch panel. The arrangement and selection of commands available to the user may be modified by changing the underlay.