Patent ID: 8884745

Claim:
A remote control device, comprising: a first portion, the first portion including a plurality of selection members associated with functionality of an entertainment device; a second portion including a keyboard with a plurality of alphabet keys, the second portion rotatably connected to the first portion, the second portion operable to rotate with respect to the first portion between at least a first and second position wherein in the first position the first portion at least partially covers the keyboard of the second portion; and a control circuit configured to wirelessly control the entertainment device, to transmit a first position signal to the entertainment device in response to the second portion rotating to the first position, and to transmit a second position signal to the entertainment device in response to the second portion rotating to the second position, the first and second position signals respectively indicating that the second portion has rotated to the first or second position; wherein the keyboard and the plurality of selection members share an orientation when the second portion is in the second position and wherein at least a first alphabet key of the plurality of alphabet keys is disposed to a first side of the first portion and at least a second alphabet key of the plurality of alphabet keys is disposed to a second side of the first portion when the second portion is in the second position, the control circuit configured to cause the entertainment device to display, on a display coupled to the entertainment device, symbols corresponding to the alphabet keys of the second portion pressed by a user.