REMOTE CONTROL UNIT FOR A PROGRAMMABLE MULTIMEDIA CONTROLLER

• Main Authors: NOONAN, Michael, E, CORSINI, Peter, H, JACOBSON, Arthur, A, SILVA, Michael, C, MADONNA, Robert, P
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 05.04.2017
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; SIGNALLING; TESTING; TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILARSIGNALS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

The present invention relates to A method for controlling devices coupled to a programmable multimedia controller comprising: receiving user input on a remote control unit, the remote control unit having a wireless interface for communicating with a plurality of transmitter/receiver units dispersed in various locations in a structure in which the programmable multimedia controller is located; determining a location of the remote control unit; in response to the determined location of the remote control unit, selecting a first menuing capable display located more proximate to the remote control unit than a second menuing capable display; and causing the first menuing capable display located more proximate to the remote control unit than the second menuing capable display to display a menuing system, the menuing system including selectable options for controlling devices coupled to the programmable multimedia controller, wherein each menuing capable display is separate from the remote control unit.