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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 28, 2011
Applicants:

Jean-michel Chardon, Toronto, CA;

Mark Connolly, Toronto, CA;

Steven Heintz, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Ian Crowe, Toronto, CA;

Ashish Arora, Los Altos, CA (US);

Adrien Lazzaro, Fremont, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jean-Michel Chardon, Toronto, CA;

Mark Connolly, Toronto, CA;

Steven Heintz, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Ian Crowe, Toronto, CA;

Ashish Arora, Los Altos, CA (US);

Adrien Lazzaro, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Logitech Europe S.A., Lausanne, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G08C 19/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/4786 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30011 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 17/30017 (2013.01); H04N 21/4222 (2013.01); H04N 21/42209 (2013.01); H04N 21/42224 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); G06F 17/30026 (2013.01); G06F 17/3074 (2013.01); G06F 17/30781 (2013.01); H04N 21/4781 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/4786 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods utilize a display to provide universal remote control functionality. A menu of options appears on a display of a display device. A user can navigate the various options to control devices that are separate from the display device. The menu may be dynamically configured according to the context in which the display device is being used. The menu may be activated using a remote control device or other device and the menu may include options for controlling one or more devices that are absent from the remote control device.


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