Patent ID: 8908109

Claim:
A remote control unit, comprising: a processor; a local display; a transmitter operable to communicate with a modem; and a memory including: a stored plurality of profiles, each of the plurality of profiles associated with a corresponding content set and identified with a user profile name and a display icon; and instructions, executable by the processor, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: displaying an interface including a synchronization control, a local control, and a search control; setting a current content set as one of a plurality of content sets corresponding to the plurality of profiles; prompting the modem to display a first predetermined content set; and requesting first content from the modem, the first content allowed by the current content set; responsive to assertion of the synchronization control, synchronizing a set of profiles stored on the modem with the plurality of profiles stored in the memory; responsive to assertion of the local control: disabling the transmitter; and displaying commands, user profile data, and content sets on the local display; and responsive to assertion of the search control: requesting a search for an object selected from: a profile; and a menu; and displaying a result of the search; wherein the search is performed and the result is displayed: locally when the local control is selected; and remotely when the local control is not selected.