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outputting the description using a voice synthesis technique on a speaker associated with the interactive television system. |
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Claim 10.The method of claim 1, further comprising: |
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audibly instructing a user, in the first language, to activate the button associated with the icon. |
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Claim 11.The method of claim 1, wherein at least one shared visual characteristic is selected from the group consisting of color, shape, text markings, graphical markings, relative size, and relative position. |
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Claim 12.The method of claim 1, wherein at least one icon shares a plurality of visual characteristics in common with a corresponding button on the remote control. |
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Claim 13.The method of claim 1, further comprising: |
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displaying a map of the remote control device including the displayed icon, wherein the map comprises a plurality of icons representing buttons, each icon having a same relative location as a corresponding button on the remote control. |
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Claim 14.The method of claim 13, further comprising: |
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switching between a view of the displayed icon and a view of the map in response to a user command. |
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Claim 15.The method of claim 1, further comprising: |
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producing an audible confirmation in response to a user activating the corresponding button. |
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Claim 16.A system for assisting a speaker of a first language in operating a remote control designed for a speaker of a second language, the system comprising: |
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an icon repository configured to store an icon for each of a plurality of interactive options periodically available within an interactive television system, each interactive option corresponding to a button on the remote control device, each icon sharing a common visual characteristic with a button on the remote control device; |
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a language module configured to store a description, in the first language, of a corresponding interactive option associated with each icon; |
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an icon display component configured to display an icon on a display device associated with the interactive television system in response to a corresponding interactive option becoming available; and |
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a language assistant configured to present with the icon a description of the interactive option in the first language. |
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Claim 17.The system of claim 16, wherein the remote control device includes text markings in the second language, and wherein the description comprises a translation of the text markings into the first language. |
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Claim 18.The system of claim 16, wherein the language assistant is further configured to display the description on the display device. |
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Claim 19.The system of claim 18, wherein the language assistant is further configured to visually emphasize the description on the display device. |
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