Patent ID: 8558675

Claim:
An electronic system comprising: a body; a user interface disposed on the body, the user interface being configured to transmit a control signal in response to manual manipulation of the user interface; a processor coupled to the user interface and configured to adjust an operational parameter of the electronic system in response to receiving the control signal; a switch disposed on the body, the switch having a lock position and an unlock position; and a remote controller including a user-actuatable pushbutton; the electronic system being user-configurable to enable a user to switch between: a first configuration in which when the switch is in the lock position, the user interface remains disabled regardless of the pushbutton of the remote controller being depressed, and when the switch is in the unlock position, the user interface toggles between enabled and disabled states in response to the pushbutton of the remote controller being depressed; and a second configuration in which when the switch is in the unlock position, the user interface remains enabled regardless of the pushbutton of the remote controller being depressed, and when the switch is in the lock position, the user interface toggles between enabled and disabled states in response to the pushbutton of the remote controller being depressed.