Patent ID: 6574083
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: G06F,G08C,H01H,H04N

Abstract:
Reduced-error command-entry apparatus for use with a display device, comprising:a hand-held remote control unit physically separate from the display device, the remote unit including a keypad having a plurality of keys, wherein at least one of the keys is coupled to first and second electrical switches, with the first switch being used to confirm the identity of a command associated with that key, and the second switch being used to execute that command; and a physically separate associated unit in electrical communication with the display device, the associated unit including display generation circuitry operative to display, upon activation of the first switch, a visual representation of at least a portion of the keypad, including the key coupled to the first and second switches, enabling a user to confirm the identity of the command prior to the activation of the second switch.