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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Erwin Lau, Yuen Long, HK;
Terry Tam, Kowloon, HK;
Kay Chiu, Tai Po, N.T., HK;
Assignee:
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/10 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); H04N 21/4227 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/10 (2013.01); H04N 5/4403 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/44227 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0383 (2013.01); G08C 2201/50 (2013.01); G08C 2201/51 (2013.01); H04N 21/4227 (2013.01); H04N 21/42207 (2013.01); H04N 2005/441 (2013.01); H04N 2005/443 (2013.01); H04N 2005/4407 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wireless communications device provides users with opportunities to access interactive media guidance or other applications and to control interactive media guidance applications running on user equipment. The wireless communications device may have a touch-sensitive screen with controls that are coordinated with the features of the interactive media guidance or other applications. The wireless communications device may function as a remote controller for user equipment.