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8149105 |
Systems and devices for broadband communication with an alarm panel
A communications system for an alarm panel including: an alarm panel adaptor in operable communication with the alarm panel generating analog alarm signals; a first powerline communications device...
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8134454 |
Receiver module with dual mode capability
The present invention supports the remote control of a controlled device. A hybrid device receives a control signal over an infrared communications channel or a wireless networking channel. The...
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8058975 |
Remote control device, in particular a wand having motion detection
An infrared remote control is encapsulated in a plastic moulding and has no physical controlling buttons or virtual touch screen buttons that uses motion to determine which remote control codes are...
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7956767 |
Automatic meter reading communication
An automatic consumption meter reading system utilizing a radio frequency network and a power line carrier network is provided. The radio frequency (RF) network and the power line carrier (PLC)...
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7952467 |
System and method for informing user how to use universal remote control
Control information is exchanged between a component and a remote control device using RFID and then transmitted to a TV using RFID so that the TV can display components to be controlled and/or...
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7952462 |
Remote controlled power switch
The invention provides a remote controlled power switch including a line interface, a radiation-based receiver and a processor. The line interface is electrically connected in series to a power...
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7937065 |
System and method for communicating over neutral power lines
A system for transmitting data over power lines between a plurality of communication boxes, wherein each box is coupled to a neutral line such that at least one box can modulate data onto the...
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7916040 |
Remote control for home entertainment
A remote control system is provided that includes a master controller for storing a plurality of remote control codes for a plurality of remotely controlled equipment, receiving a remote control...
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7911342 |
Operation state detection device
An operation state detection device comprises data communication devices and a detection device. The data communication devices are respectively attached to an operator, and a person or an object...
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7884703 |
Pillow speaker remote control
Embodiments of a pillow speaker are disclosed. In one embodiment, a pillow speaker includes a case that contains a collection of control circuitry. A wireless transmitter is operably connected to...
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7880324 |
Transmitter with a remote unit in an electric net data transmission system
A transmitter for sending a data transmission signal to an f electric net, whereby the apparatus comprises signal-shaping and adjustment devices (3) and connecting devices (50) including necessary...
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7869920 |
Device and method for controlling control appliances in an on-board supply system of a motor vehicle
An arrangement and method for controlling control devices in an on-board wiring system of a motor vehicle are provided, in which the on-board wiring system has a bus system divided into...
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7834753 |
Data carrier and data carrier system
Both RF communication and contact serial communication can be performed with the use of: communication protocol storage unit for storing a communication protocol for performing communication with...
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RE41453 |
Web-based universal remote control
A universal remote control apparatus that is programmable with software supplied by manufacturers of controllable devices so that a single remote control apparatus has a broad spectrum application...
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7755506 |
Automation and theater control system
An integrated controller for complete automation with the ability to control electrical devices through both RF transmission and IR transmissions. In one illustrative embodiment, the integrated...
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7751795 |
Wired, wireless, infrared, and powerline audio entertainment systems
A method and system for communicating audio signals between an input device and an output device via a network. The output device can include loudspeakers and headphones. In some embodiments an...
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7746245 |
Integrated remote control system
An integrated remote control system capable of integrally remote-controlling a plurality of electronic devices is provided. The integrated remote control system includes an integrated remote...
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7746244 |
Programmable remote control and method for programming a programmable remote control, a readable memory and a program
A remote control comprises object keys and a selector for linking preset IR or RF code sets to the object keys. The remote control comprises: —a selector for the selection of an IR or RF preset c...
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7733428 |
Audio-visual (AV) apparatus and its control method
According to one embodiment, an audio-visual apparatus that has received operation information transmitted using infrared receives a response signal via a radio frequency from a remote controller...
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7675408 |
Power line communication system, device and method
A signal is received from a first portion of a power line via a connection to the power line and at least a portion of the signal is converted to a non-electrically conducting signal. The...
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7656308 |
AC powered wireless control 3-way light switch transmitter
An AC line powered RF transmitter light switch is described. The RF transmitter light switch is installed within a 3-way wall switch circuit thereby allowing direct and constant electrical...
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7589642 |
Relaying key code signals through a remote control device
Upon receiving a keystroke indicator signal from a remote control device, a key code generator device identifies a codeset usable to communicate with a selected consumer device. The keystroke...
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7391317 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting digital data over various communication media
A system is described for transmitting video signals over various communication media using digital signal processing techniques. An embodiment of the system uses an orthogonal frequency division...
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7352288 |
Apparatus and method for preventing malfunction of remote controller
A malfunction of interpreting one remote control operation as a plurality of remote control operations by mistake is prevented without impairing the responsiveness of a remote controller. A counter...
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7346332 |
Wired, wireless, infrared, and powerline audio entertainment systems
A method and system for communicating audio signals between an input device and an output device via a network. The output device can include loudspeakers and headphones. In some embodiments an...
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7339466 |
Power line communication system with system member identification
An electric power line communication system operates with an electric power distribution system to provide, via premises power distribution lines, communication links among power line communication...
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7313811 |
Optical conversion device
A residential gateway (RG) for distributing video, data and telephony services to multiple devices within a residence is disclosed. The RG receives signals from a telecommunications network,...
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7274303 |
Power strip with control and monitoring functionality
A power strip adapted to support power status reporting as well as the issuing of commands to control functional operations of the appliances. The power strip may receive a command from a remote...
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7138928 |
Method and apparatus for positive control of devices with toggle power control
An exemplary method of providing positive power control of an electrical device which uses a toggle power command signal, and apparatus perform the method. This exemplary method uses an apparatus...
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7135985 |
Controlling a home electronics system
In an apparatus (200) arranged to control a home electronics system, the apparatus being managed independently of a user, the apparatus includes a data processing unit (CPU (204), Program ROM (208)...
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7064654 |
Power line communication system and method of operating the same
A system for operating a power line communication system is provided. One embodiment is comprised of a plurality of network elements, which may take the form of repeaters, bypass devices, backhaul...
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7057547 |
Mounted remote control unit with plug-in module interface
A fixed position remote control unit 20 as used with a movable barrier operator 11 has an externally accessible plug-in module interface 25. This interface 25 operably couples to the link 23 and 24...
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7034899 |
Radio command device
A control unit (10) superimposes command signals on AC power passing on a power line or network (40). A command unit (20) controls and powers an electrical load (50) such as a motor M. A command...
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7015797 |
System and method of providing infra-red signals over power lines
A method and system for transmitting infra-red (IR) signals through power lines. An IR signal may be received and substituted with a corresponding RF signal. The RF signal may be placed on a power...
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7006006 |
System and method for controlling home entertainment units with radio frequency and infrared signals
A system and method for controlling home entertainment units with radio frequency and infrared signals. The system includes a computer, a display, an RF transceiving device, an RF transceiver and...
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6970098 |
Smart biometric remote control with telephony integration method
A handheld remote control device for a Media Computing Device has a biometric sensor to authenticate a user. The handheld remote control device includes a microphone and speaker to enable...
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6895252 |
Economical extension of the operating distance of an RF remote link accommodating information signals having differing carrier frequencies
A system for economically extending the effective operational range of an infrared remote control system having a remote control unit with an infrared transmitter, and a controlled device having an...
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6823232 |
Drive controller operator interface and serial protocol
A drive controller operator interface and serial protocol therefor are provided for controlling electric motors and other electrical devices which are typically powered by inverters that convert...
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6791468 |
Remote control, remotely controllable device and remote control configuration
A remote control, particularly for wireless remote control of a closing device in a motor vehicle, has a first transmitter for outputting an optical signal, and a second transmitter for outputting...
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6771164 |
Automatic identification of local devices
Techniques and devices for automatically identifying a local device are provided. An adapting device is interposed in between a local device and a central processing device. The adapting device...
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6753790 |
Method and an apparatus for an adaptive remote controller
A method and an apparatus for an adaptive remote controller are provided. The remote controller comprises a user control input, a detector, and a user interface. The user control input is...
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6750780 |
Remote controlling device for operative machines
The invention realises a remote controlling device of an operative machine which comprises a transmitter arranged on the ground at the disposal of an operator and a receiver arranged inboard,...
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6727826 |
Remotely controlled toy and wireless remote operable in a point of sale package
A “try me” feature is disclosed for remotely controlled devices such as remotely controlled toys for point of sale demonstration or sampling. The disclosure describes a secondary link between the...
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6684055 |
System for remotely communicating voice and data to and from an elevator controller
A wireless communications system for use with an elevator system in a building includes a first transceiver connected to an elevator controller and a second transceiver located remotely within the...
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6681110 |
Means and apparatus for control of remote electrical devices
An apparatus to control remote devices or equipment via existing cellular telephone networks. The apparatus receives information from a customer concerning a specific function, which the customer...
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6590504 |
Method and apparatus for the remote controlled actuation of a control device
A method and apparatus for remotely controlled operation of one of several control devices (13) for support frames in underground mining in which the control device (13′) to be actuated is s...
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6570492 |
Electronic retail price tag system
A distributed electronic price display system includes a central computer communicating through a radio frequency system to receivers located preferably at a gondola unit between each aisle in a...
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6407779 |
Method and apparatus for an intuitive universal remote control system
The present invention discloses a novel universal remote control system. Specifically, the remote control system according to the present invention provides the following features: bidirectional...
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6346891 |
Remote control system with handling sensor in remote control device
A remote control system has a remote control device equipped with a handling sensor (e.g., motion sensor) that detects when a user first picks up or otherwise handles the handset before actuating...
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6229434 |
Vehicle communication system
A communication circuit for use in a vehicle including a first electronic module adapted to be coupled to a power supply of the vehicle, a second electronic module, and an electrical conductor...
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