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Claim 20.The system of claim 19, wherein the description is visually emphasized using a technique selected from the group consisting of highlighting, animation, and scaling. |
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Claim 21.The system of claim 16, wherein the language assistant is further configured to display the description on the display device in proximity to the icon. |
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Claim 22.The system of claim 21, wherein the description is displayed in a location selected from the group consisting of above the icon, below the icon, to the left of the icon, and to the right of the icon. |
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Claim 23.The system of claim 21, wherein the description is displayed on the icon. |
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Claim 24.The system of claim 16, wherein the language assistant is further configured to output the description, using a voice synthesis technique, on a speaker associated with the interactive television system. |
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Claim 25.The system of claim 16, wherein the language assistant is further configured to audibly instruct a user, in the first language, to activate the button associated with the icon. |
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Claim 26.The system of claim 16, 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 27.The system of claim 16, 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 28.The system of claim 16, wherein the language assistant is further configured to display 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 29.The system of claim 28, wherein the language assistant is further configured to switch between a view of the displayed icon and a view of the map in response to a user command. |
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Claim 30.The system of claim 16, further comprising: |
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an audio component configured to produce an audible confirmation in response to a user activating the corresponding button. |
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Claim 31.A computer program product for assisting a speaker of a first language in operating a remote control device designed for a speaker of a second language, the computer program product comprising: |
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program code for storing 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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program code for storing with each icon a description, in the first language, of a corresponding interactive option; |
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program code for displaying 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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program code for presenting with the icon the description of the interactive option in the first language. |
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Claim 32.The computer program product of claim 31, 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 33.The computer program product of claim 31, wherein the program code for presenting comprises: |
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program code for displaying the description on the display device. |
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