| US 7,564,369 B1 | ||
| Methods and interactions for changing a remote control mode | ||
| Aditha M Adams, Seattle, Wash. (US); Adrian M Chandley, Sammamish, Wash. (US); Carl J Ledbetter, Mercer Island, Wash. (US); Dale C Crosier, Kirkland, Wash. (US); Pasquale DeMaio, Bellevue, Wash. (US); Taryn K Beck, Seattle, Wash. (US); and Steven T Kaneko, Medina, Wash. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 16, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/942,461. | ||
| Application 10/942461 is a continuation of application No. 10/919023, filed on Aug. 16, 2004. | ||
| Int. Cl. G08C 19/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—825.69 [340/825.72; 340/5.64; 340/5.61; 340/5.82; 340/5.83; 455/419; 455/420] | 20 Claims |
| 1. A method for using a handheld remote control device to communicate in a telephony system, comprising:
(a) determining a first mode of the handheld remote control device, wherein the remote control device includes a plurality
of buttons;
(b) receiving an incoming telephone call indicating to change the first mode of the handheld remote control device to a telephone
mode for communication in a telephony system; and
(c) automatically changing the mode of the handheld remote control device from the first mode to the telephone mode to enable
communication in the telephony system upon receiving the incoming telephone call, wherein more than one of the same buttons
are used for input in both the first mode and the telephone mode, and wherein when the handheld remote control device is in
the telephone mode, upon actuation of numerical buttons located on the handheld remote control device, a telephone signal
is output;
(d) wherein the handheld remote control device is functional to control a Media Computing Device including a plurality of
audio/visual devices and wherein the telephone mode changes to the first mode automatically when communication in the telephone
mode is complete.
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