Patent ID: 7170429

Claim:
A customizable interface comprising: a user interface including a plurality of actuatable input elements, each input element adapted for association with control of at least one of a plurality of functions of an associated device; sensing means adapted for sensing actuation of one of the plurality of actuatable elements; means adapted for receiving selection data representative of a selected subset of the plurality of functions corresponding to a sensed actuation by the sensing means, wherein the selection data is defined by at least one of a commonly used function and a most recently invoked function; means adapted for associating the selected subset of the plurality of functions with a second of the plurality of actuatable elements such that the selected subset is invoked upon user selection thereof; means adapted for generating an indicator representative of the selected subset of being associated with the specified input element; and means adapted for communicating data representative of a selected subset of the plurality of functions to the associated device for control thereof.