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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2010
Aaron Tang, Somerville, MA (US);
Robert Sanford Havoc Pennington, Asheville, NC (US);
John Chuang, Brookline, MA (US);
Chris Bambacus, Framingham, MA (US);
Eben Eliason, Providence, RI (US);
Chris Moody, Boulder, CO (US);
Johan Bilien, Somerville, MA (US);
Aaron Tang, Somerville, MA (US);
Robert Sanford Havoc Pennington, Asheville, NC (US);
John Chuang, Brookline, MA (US);
Chris Bambacus, Framingham, MA (US);
Eben Eliason, Providence, RI (US);
Chris Moody, Boulder, CO (US);
Johan Bilien, Somerville, MA (US);
LITL LLC, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a computer system comprising a base station having a communication interface adapted to communicate with an external network, an external display device configured to receive output display signals from the base station, a user interface displayed on the external display device and generated in response to the output display signals, wherein the user interface is selectively configurable in one of a plurality of modes of content, and a remote control configured to interact with the user interface displayed by the external display device, wherein the remote control is selectively operable in at least two configurations and wherein the selectively operable remote is configured to permit a user to select for display on the external display device one of the plurality of modes of content of the user interface based on the selected configuration of the remote control.