US 20030103088A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2003/0103088 Al
Dresti et al. (43) Pub. Date: Jun. 5,2003
(54) USER INTERFACE FOR A REMOTE CONTROL APPLICATION
(75) Inventors: Mauro Dresti, West Covina, CA (US);
Patrick H. Hayes, Mission Viejo, CA
(US); Robert Campbell, Costa Mesa,
CA (US); Steve LanPing Huang,
Placentia, CA (US); Weidong William
Wang, Tustin, CA (US); Han-Sheng
Yuh, Walnut, CA (US); James N.
Conway JR., Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Sandro David Klein, Cypress, CA
(US); Ingvald Alain Smith-Kielland,
Diamond Bar Boulevard, CA (US);
Alex Louie, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Cheryl Scott, Austin, TX (US); Wayne
Scott, Austin, TX (US)
Correspondence Address:
ALTHEIMER & GRAY
TEN SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4000
CHICAGO, IL 60606-7482 (US)
(73) Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc., Cypress, CA
90630-4841 (US)
A hand-held electronic device having a remote control application user interface that functions to displays operational mode information to a user. The graphical user interface may be used, for example, to setup the remote control application to control appliances for one or more users in one or more rooms, to perform activities, and to access favorites. The remote control application is also adapted to be upgradeable. Furthermore, the remote control application provides for the sharing of operational mode information.
