Patent ID: 8938753
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer system comprising: a base station having a communication interface adapted to communicate with an external network; an external display device coupled to the base station and configured to receive output display signals from the base station; a user interface displayed on the external display device and generated in response to the output display signals, wherein the user interface is selectively configurable into at least one of a streamlined mode of content and a full mode of content; and a remote control configured to communicate with the base station and to permit a user to interact with the user interface displayed by the external display device, wherein the remote control is physically manipulable into at least two input mode configurations including a first physical configuration corresponding to the streamlined mode of content of the user interface and a second physical configuration corresponding to the full mode of content of the user interface, wherein the remote control is further configured to transmit a signal to the base station, the signal indicating whether the remote control is in the first physical configuration or the second physical configuration, and wherein the user interface is configured in one of the streamlined mode of content and the full mode of content responsive to the signal from the remote control indicating whether the remote control is in the first physical configuration or the second physical configuration.