Patent ID: 7487000
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: G05B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for presenting a plurality of navigation screens to a user of a remote control comprising the steps of: (a) constructing a network including a plurality of navigation screens; (b) constructing a matrix of cells that associates the plurality of navigation screens with a plurality of buttons from the remote control; (c) associating a first action with each cell of the matrix; (d) choosing a first navigation screen from the plurality of navigation screens from the network; (e) sensing the depression of a first button; (f) performing the first action associated with the cell that is associated with the first button and the first navigation screen; (g) choosing a further navigation screen from the plurality of navigation screens from the network based on the first action; (h) sensing the depression of a further button; (i) performing the first action associated with the cell that is associated with the further button and the further navigation screen; (j) repeating steps (g)-(i) while the remote control presents the navigation screen to the user of the remote control which is used to control a display; creating the matrix in two dimensions having matrix rows represent screen numbers from the network and having matrix columns represent the plurality of buttons; and generating indices into the matrix.