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The present invention solves the foregoing problems and disadvantages with a system and method for assisting a speaker of a first language in operating a remote control device designed for a speaker of a second language. In one implementation, an icon representing each of a number of interactive options periodically available within an interactive television system is stored within an icon repository. Each interactive option corresponds to a button on a remote control device, and each icon shares a common visual characteristic with a corresponding button on the remote control device. Examples of shared visual characteristics include shape, color, text markings, graphical markings, as well as a combination of these.

Added by DJM 12 2021