System and method for controlling appliances with a wireless data enabled remote control

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APP PUB NO 20040203387A1
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10403796

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A remote control apparatus includes a hand-held housing, an antenna, a user interface, a wireless data interface, a display device, and a processing unit. The antenna is coupled to the hand-held housing. The user interface includes input selection elements accessible to a user. The user may access these elements from a surface of the hand-held housing. The wireless data interface is located within the hand-held housing and coupled to the antenna. The wireless data interface communicated using a wireless data protocol to a residential gateway system. The display device is capable of being updated by program logic. The processing unit may control the display device, manage the wireless data interface, and process speech input for transmission over the wireless data interface.

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SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES L P645 E PLUMB LANE RENO NV 89502

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Grannan, Michael Austin, TX 30 1203

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