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RE40956 TV mute finger ring  
TV Mute Finger Ring with a hollow C shaped finger ring housing. The housing contains the standard electronics and IR transmitting LED associated with activating the mute function of a standard TV....
7610555 Hand held remote control device having an improved user interface  
A user interface for displaying information to a user of a universal remote control. The user interface displays to the user a list having a plurality of items each being associated with one or...
7605742 Foldable remote controller  
A foldable remote controller is provided to remotely control a multimedia network device, transmit signals to the multimedia network device, and transmit or receive audio signals between the...
7605713 Method for controlling several apparatuses with the aid of a link attached device and said link attached device for carrying out said method  
The present invention relates to a method of control of at least one electronic appliance with the aid of a distant device such as a remote control. The device comprises means of control, typically...
7593649 Method and apparatus for wired infrared demodulation  
Method and system for processing a modulated WIR input signal. A digital device includes an input receiving circuit. This circuit receives the modulated WIR input signal and detects a modulation...
7589651 Flexible signal detect for programmable logic device serial interface  
A serial interface for a programmable logic device (PLD) uses an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) in place of conventional signal detect and receiver detect circuitry. A separate ADC can be used...
7586398 System and method for setting up a universal remote control  
A system and method for using an RFID tag to automatically setup and configure a universal remote control to command appliances of various types and various manufacturers.
7583220 State-sensitive navigation aid  
Navigation logic and related methods are described for assisting a user in using a remote control (RC) device. The navigation logic determines a current state of a user's interaction with an...
7561075 Method and apparatus to facilitate transmission of ternary movable barrier operator information  
Ternary data as corresponds to a movable barrier operator is provided ( 21 ) and converted ( 22 ) into corresponding binary information. In a preferred approach this comprises converting each...
7561072 Interactive sequential key system to input characters on small keypads  
This invention discloses an interactive sequential system to input letters of the English alphabet and of many world languages, numbers, punctuation marks and many other symbols on keypads with few...
7558950 Methods of configuring an electronic device to be operable with an electronic apparatus based on automatic identification thereof and related devices  
A method of configuring an electronic device to be operable with an electronic apparatus. The method comprises obtaining at least one image associated with the electronic apparatus, submitting a...
7554463 Appliance information communication system  
Communicating operational information to a user of an appliance regarding the operational mode of the appliance and the options available for a selected operational mode and the options selected.
7541965 Appliance control apparatus  
An appliance control apparatus including an acceleration sensor which senses an acceleration resulting from a user motion; a recognition unit which recognizes a control-object apparatus and a...
7538711 Integrated remote control device receiving multimodal input and method of the same  
An integrated remote control device and method using multi-modal inputs are provided. The integrated remote control device may include an input module that receives inputs of at least two...
7535401 Activation of remote control transmitter functions by external inputs  
The ability to operate remote control transmitter functions from external sensors, in conjunction with internal or external controls, to provide condition dependant automatic control of devices...
7526284 Method and system for acoustic upgrading of firmware  
The invention provides a method for acoustic upgrading of firmware by multiplexing at least one data instruction within an audible data stream and placing the audible data stream within an audible...
7525473 Apparatus and method for setting macro of remote control  
An apparatus and method for easily setting a macro of a programmable remote control using a PC. The apparatus setting a macro of a remote control including: an input unit, inputting data or...
7522222 Recording and reproducing apparatus, control method thereof, and remote control device  
The present invention provides a remote control device having a dedicated key only used in a first mode, a dual purpose key that is used in the first mode and a second mode, a change key for...
7522087 Remote control device  
A display apparatus includes a receiving unit, a communication unit, a display unit and a control unit. The receiving unit receives from a remote control device position data corresponding to a...
7511632 Remote control device and method using structured data format  
A remote control device and method using a structured data format. The remote control device includes a data transmitting/receiving unit for receiving structured data from a remote...
7504981 Remote control device, image processing apparatus having the same and method of driving the same  
A remote control device that can increase the convenience of a user, a display processing apparatus having the same and a method of driving the same are provided. The remote control device has a...
7501975 Remote controller, command transmission method, command receiving apparatus and personal computer apparatus  
A remote controller detects an ON state or an OFF state of operation of pushing a remote controller key 2 . When the detection result is the ON state, the remote controller generates a...
7495584 Wireless steering column switch levers  
A switch-equipped lever of the type mounted on a vehicle steering column and having an end knob with a switch mechanism for controlling a remote vehicle system, in which the knob is provided with a...
7493046 Remote control transmitter  
Light emitting diodes are placed side by side at a front end of the remote control transmitter in a manner that their maximum radiation directions, i.e. radiation directions each giving a maximum...
7492834 Regenerating apparatus, regenerating method, and receiver  
A regenerating apparatus includes an identification circuit, an error correcting circuit, an abnormality detecting circuit which generates an alarm when a predetermined abnormal operation is...
7480752 Remote controller and its content downloading and executing method  
A remote controller is disclosed to include a housing, a control unit mounted in the housing, a communication unit mounted in the housing and electrically coupled to the control unit and...
7474248 Remote controller and remote control method  
A remote controller includes: a plurality of function keys provided for each of a plurality of target devices as one type of key out of a plurality of keys provided in the controller, and adapted...
7471232 Advertising apparatus  
An advertising apparatus 10 including a generally flat base 12 and a broad face 14 which forms an acute angle 16 with the generally flat base 12 . Further, the broad face 14 includes...
7471216 Handheld controller for vehicles  
A handheld controller allows a human operator to control various aspects of a vehicle's operation. The operator's fingers are used to manipulate various devices (e.g., buttons, switches, joysticks,...
7463480 Foldable keyboard  
A foldable keyboard applicable in a notebook computer is provided. The notebook computer includes a body provided with a keyboard accommodation groove for accommodating and holding the foldable...
7460050 Controlling device using cues to convey information  
A controlling device, such as a universal remote control, that uses visual, audio, and/or tactile cues, such as sounds, color, patterns, shapes, vibrations, etc., to indicate relationships....
7460026 Remote controller  
A remote controller includes (i) an operating part having at least a key, (ii) a transmitter for transmitting a remote-control signal, (iii) a receiver for a receiving search signal, (iv) an...
7456777 Remote control means  
A remote control for electronic devices in motor vehicles, having a holding part with attachment elements for mounting the holding part on a steering wheel in a releasable manner, having operator...
7436346 System, method and interface for controlling multiple electronic devices of a home entertainment system via a single control device  
A portable communication device is provided and includes a display. At least one remote control soft button is presented at the display and an electronic device control command is associated with...
7436345 Script instruction for jumping to a location, interpreting a predetermined number of instructions and then jumping back  
A “call relative counted” script instruction is interpreted by a script interpreter of an eight-bit, register-based, virtual machine. In one embodiment, the script instruction has a first...
7436325 Intelligent floor mat  
A floor mat suitable for a vehicle is shown in FIG. 1 includes a circuit ( 1 ) for operating remotely controllable devices ( 20 ) both inside a vehicle or outside a vehicle. In another...
7436319 Method and apparatus for uploading and downloading remote control codes  
An online remote control configuration system for efficiently programming a remote control to recognize a plurality of external electronic devices. The online remote control configuration system...
7432845 Hot-water supply system  
To provide an inexpensive hot-water supply system that allows a user to readily select a desired unit for a physical quantity indicated on a display section of a remote controller. A...
7429932 Remote control code set identification system  
The present invention greatly enhances the user experience when the user is attempting to “teach” an electronic control device the code set used by a remote control unit. In one embodiment, the...
7427941 State-sensitive navigation aid  
Navigation logic and related methods are described for assisting a user in using a remote control (RC) device. The navigation logic determines a current state of a user's interaction with an...
7417566 Sequential two-key system to input keyboard characters and many alphabets on small keypads  
This invention discloses a sequential two-key system to input letters of the English alphabet and of many world languages, numbers, punctuation marks, page-control characters, line-control...
7417556 Wireless addressable lighting method and apparatus  
An improved technique of utilizing a centralized control protocol for lighting devices such as DALI. A technique is disclosed for utilizing such protocols in a wireless environment. The first step...
7414517 Radio frequency identification transponder  
A radio frequency identification transponder includes a power supply and a dynamic memory array that stores data. When power from the power supply ceases, the data in the dynamic memory array is...
7397413 Communication unit provided with intra-changeable elements  
In communication units the input and/or output of data is normally performed using keypad input, voice input/output or display output. This limits the input/output of the communication unit. The...
7388536 Remote control unit, electronic device and method for controlling electronic device  
A remote control unit, an electronic device and a method for controlling an electronic device using the same are provided. The remote control unit includes: a key input part including a menu key...
7385548 Remote control device with directional mode indicator  
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for a remote control device. Means for detecting orientation of the remote control device couples to a processor. The processor is operative to change a...
7376441 Apparatus and method of interacting with a mobile phone using a TV system  
An apparatus and a method for interacting with a mobile telephone are provided. A remote control unit receives a user command and transmits it to a TV system which recognizes the user command as a...
7375674 Switching device and remote control using the switching device  
The invention relates to a switching device and a remote control unit using the switching device to be used for operating a variety of electronic products. The invention aims to provide a device...
7375673 System and method for universal remote control configuration  
A controller is connected to one or more media devices. Each media device includes an associated native remote control. The controller includes a data store comprising one or more descriptions of...
7374489 Steering wheel adapted for connection to finger dial of RC control unit  
A steering wheel adapted for replacing a rotatable control shaft-mounted finger dial of an RC control unit includes a wheel having a diameter at least as large as at least one dimension of a side...