Patent ID: 7329021

Claim:
An illuminated keyed remote control device, comprising: a housing having an outer surface and a cavity therein, the housing defining at least one translucent portion adapted for the transmission of light from the cavity to the outer surface, wherein the housing comprises a first side and a second side defining an aperture there between about a perimeter edge, the housing defining a first edge; at least one control feature adjacent the outer surface; transmitter electronics adapted for wireless communication and operable by the at least one control feature; a key extending from the first edge; and at least one light source operable by the at least one control feature and adapted to emit light in the visible spectrum into the cavity, the cavity adapted to contain the transmitter electronics and the at least one light source therein, the at least one translucent portion adapted to provide a conduit to guide light from the cavity to the outer surface and adjacent the first edge adapted to illuminate the key.