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Details

Inventors: Staller, Joshua D.;
Assignee: Qwest Communications International, Inc. (Denver, CO)
Primary Examiner: Horabik; Michael
Assistant Examiner: Shimizu; M
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP

A remote control, particularly for a home entertainment system, includes a display screen generating a query regarding the status of the components. The status may include whether the component is on or off or whether media is in a media player. The remote control receives user input indicating the status of the components in response to the query from the remote control. The remote control further includes a transmitter for generating the control signal to the component based upon the indication of the component status from the user.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides a controller for a home entertainment system that provides more consistent results by generating a status query regarding the initial status of the components and services.
Based upon a response to the status query, the controller of the present invention operates the components and services consistently and reliably.
In a preferred embodiment, the controller is a remote control for a home entertainment system.
The remote control includes an output device, such as a display screen, generating the status query regarding the status of at least one component.
The remote control further includes a user input device by which the user responds to the query from the remote control to indicate the status of the components.
The remote control further includes a transmitter for generating the control signal to the component based upon the indication from the user of the status of the component.
In this manner, the controller generates a consistent, reliable result and is easier to use than the known control device.

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