Remote control unit for a programmable multimedia controller

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9541910
APP PUB NO 20140143810A1
SERIAL NO

14166287

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In one embodiment, a menu is semi-transparently overlaid upon a portion of a video being shown on a television coupled to a programmable multimedia controller. The menu has a plurality of selectable options and a selection cursor disposed on one of the plurality of selectable options. Input is received from a user on the remote control unit indicating a direction. In response to the input indicating the direction, the selection cursor is moved in a corresponding direction within the semi-transparently overlaid menu to bring the selection cursor to be disposed on a designated selectable option to permit selection of the designated selectable option. In response to selection of the designated selectable option, the programmable multimedia controller issues one or more control commands to a lighting system, a heating ventilation and air/conditioning (HVAC) system, and/or to an automatic shade system, to control operation of lighting, HVAC or window shades.

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SAVANT SYSTEMS INC45 PERSEVERANCE WAY HYANNIS MA 02601

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Corsini, Peter H East Sandwich, US 32 854
Jacobson, Arthur A Centerville, US 25 1437
Madonna, Robert P Osterville, US 72 2958
Noonan, Michael E Sandwich, US 21 528
Silva, Michael C Hyannis, US 50 2197

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