Patent ID: 7471281

Claim:
A remote control device, comprising: a display formed using a flexible electroluminescent panel comprised of a plurality of individually illuminable electroluminescent segments, the display having a first area by which selection is made of an intended target, located remotely from the remote control device, for commands to be transmitted from the remote control device and a second area for displaying function keys by which the remote control device is caused to transmit one or more commands; and a transmission circuit linked to the display for transmitting one or more commands from the remote control device in response to activation of a displayed function key; wherein the remote control device uses a selection via the first display area of an at least one device as the intended target for commands to be transmitted from the remote control device to thereupon cause a select one or more of the plurality of individually illuminable electroluminescent segments to be illuminated to thereby display only those function keys in the second area which correspond to functions supported by the at least one device selected as the intended target for commands to be transmitted from the remote control device via the first display area.