Patent ID: 7427941

Claim:
A method for guiding a user in the use of a remote control (RC) device, wherein the RC device includes a plurality of input mechanisms, comprising: determining a current state of a user's interaction with an application, to provide a determined state; determining at least one input mechanism of the RC device that is relevant to the determined state, to provide at least one relevant input mechanism capable of performing an operational function specific to the determined state; displaying a representation of said at least one relevant input mechanism on a user interface presentation of a presentation device, wherein the representation resembles a physical layout of said at least one relevant input mechanism on the RC device, and wherein the representation de-emphasizes irrelevant input mechanisms of the RC device, distinguishing irrelevant input mechanisms from relevant input mechanisms, wherein irrelevant input mechanisms are not capable of performing an operational function specific to the determined state, and wherein the displaying comprises: a media program or a display of digital pictures for user consumption, on a first part of the user interface presentation, and the at least one relevant input mechanism on a second part of the user interface presentation.