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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
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 remote control comprising a housing comprising a first and second housing portion, wherein the first housing portion is coupled to the second housing portion and is configurable in at least two positions, a touchpad, a keypad, a processor configured to receive control signals from the touch pad and the keypad, and an RF transmitter configured to transmit signals from the processor to the computer system, wherein, in a first configuration of the remote control, the first housing portion is configured to be manipulated to a first position and the remote control is configured to operate in a first mode of operation, and wherein, in a second configuration of the remote control, the first housing portion is configured to be manipulated to a second position, and wherein the remote control is configured to operate in a second mode of operation.