Global Patent Index - EP 1936581 A2

EP 1936581 A2 20080625 - Favourite channel remote

Title (en)

Favourite channel remote

Title (de)

Fernansteuerung eines gewünschten Kanals

Title (fr)

Commande à distance de canal préféré

Publication

EP 1936581 A2 20080625 (EN)

Application

EP 07123930 A 20071221

Priority

  • US 61588106 A 20061222
  • US 83254207 A 20070801
  • EP 07110166 A 20070613
  • EP 07123930 A 20071221

Abstract (en)

A remote control and methods of configuring the remote control are provided. The remote control includes a plurality of favorite channel buttons, an icon holding member having at least one surface positioned adjacent to at least one of the favorite channel buttons, and a transmitter that transmits signals, such as a channel corresponding to an icon located on the icon holding member, to a media device in response to a favorite channel button being pressed by a user. The method of configuring the remote control includes placing an icon on the icon holding member adjacent to one of the favorite channel buttons and programming the remote control to send a signal representing a desired channel that corresponds to the icon using the transmitter when the favorite channel button adjacent to the icon is pressed.

IPC 8 full level

G08C 23/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08C 17/02 (2013.01); G08C 23/04 (2013.01); G08C 2201/20 (2013.01); G08C 2201/21 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1936581 A2 20080625

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07123930 A 20071221