US 11,687,170 B2
Systems, methods, and media for providing an enhanced remote control having multiple modes
Alok Chandel, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Pierre-Yves Laligand, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/665,892.
Application 17/665,892 is a continuation of application No. 16/894,044, filed on Jun. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,243,615.
Application 16/894,044 is a continuation of application No. 16/188,219, filed on Nov. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,678,345, issued on Jun. 9, 2020.
Application 16/188,219 is a continuation of application No. 15/682,063, filed on Aug. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,126,840, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Application 15/682,063 is a continuation of application No. 13/800,891, filed on Mar. 13, 2013, granted, now 9,740,304, issued on Aug. 22, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0155882 A1, May 19, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G08C 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0346 (2013.01) [G08C 17/00 (2013.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01); G08C 2201/32 (2013.01); G08C 2201/40 (2013.01); G08C 2201/92 (2013.01); G08C 2201/93 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A remote control device for controlling a media device, the remote control device comprising:
a voice command button;
a depressible directional input region disposed around a selectable touch sensor;
an audio input device; and
a hardware processor connected to the voice command button, the depressible directional input region disposed around the selectable touch sensor, and the audio input device, wherein the hardware processor:
detects that the voice command button has been selected;
initiates a voice command function corresponding to the voice command button that activates the audio input device and prompts a user of the remote control device to provide a voice command;
receives, via the audio input device, a voice input from the user;
transmits the voice input to the media device for interpreting the voice input in which a function is performed on the media device based on the interpreted voice input; and
after the function being performed on the media device, transmits a plurality of navigation inputs to the depressible directional input region disposed around the selectable touch sensor in connection with the function being performed on the media device and transmits one or more inputs received by the selectable touch sensor to the media device.