Patent ID: 7248150

Claim:
A remote control transmitter for enabling a user to control remotely a security system, the security system having a base unit with a communication module, the remote control transmitter comprising: a processor; a display coupled to the processor to display information to the user under control of the processor; a first input device coupled to the processor to allow the processor to read state of the first input device, the state of the first input device being selected by the user; a second input device coupled to the processor to allow the processor to read state of the second input device, the state of the second input device being selected by the user; a transmitter coupled to the processor, the transmitter being capable of sending remote commands to the communication module of the base unit under control of the processor; and a memory module coupled to the processor, the memory module storing code executed by the processor; wherein: the processor under control of the code displays to the user various menu items on the display, enables the user to scroll among the menu items to point to one of the menu items using the first input device, and enables the user to select the menu item that is pointed to by using the second input device; the transmitter sends commands to the communication module of the base unit over a wireless link; the first input device comprises a scroll wheel with an internal push-to-activate switch operable by depressing the scroll wheel in a radial direction of the scroll wheel toward center of the scroll wheel and releasing the scroll wheel; the user selects the state of the first input device by rotating the scroll wheel; the second input device comprises the internal push-to-activate switch of the scroll wheel; the user selects the state of the second user device by depressing and releasing the scroll wheel; each of the menu items corresponds to at least one task of a plurality of tasks, the tasks of the plurality of tasks to be performed by the base unit and the remote control transmitter; each task to be performed by the base unit corresponds to at least one of the remote commands; the menu items comprise a screen inversion menu item, the plurality of tasks comprises a screen inversion task, the screen inversion menu item corresponds to the screen inversion task; and the code executed by the processor causes the processor to perform the screen inversion task and invert the display when the screen inversion menu item is selected.