| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE39716 |
System and method for creating a controlling device |
July 3, 2007 |
| A system and method for creating a controlling device. In response to a user specifying one or more operating criteria for the controlling device, the system selects executable instructions from a library of executable instructions and command code sets from a library of command code |
| RE39059 |
Computer programmable remote control |
April 4, 2006 |
| A portable hand-held remote control unit device is disclosed which may be utilized for selecting designated functions in a plurality of remotely controllable multimedia processing units. Multiple user selectable screen objects may be created from a general purpose computer and transferre |
| D534489 |
Charging cradle |
January 2, 2007 |
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| D533515 |
Hand held device body |
December 12, 2006 |
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| D372479 |
Remote control |
August 6, 1996 |
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| D371794 |
Remote control |
July 16, 1996 |
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| D370915 |
Remote control |
June 18, 1996 |
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| D366263 |
Key set for a universal remote control |
January 16, 1996 |
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| D354490 |
Key set for a universal remote control |
January 17, 1995 |
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| 7432916 |
Controlling device with dual-mode, touch-sensitive display |
October 7, 2008 |
| A universal controlling device having a touch-sensitive display which is switchable between two operational modes. In one operational mode, the display provides one or more graphical user interfaces comprised of graphical user interface icons that are selectable to command operational |
| 7412653 |
Remote control having a display with multi-function EL segments |
August 12, 2008 |
| An EL display is provided with EL segments which are individually illuminable and which include one or more complete function key images and/or fragments of complete function key images. One or more of the EL segments may thus be illuminated to present multiple, different user interf |
| 7379778 |
System and methods for home appliance identification and control in a networked environment |
May 27, 2008 |
| A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and ass |
| 7363028 |
System and method for controlling device location determination |
April 22, 2008 |
| A controlling device location determination system and method. A controlling device such as a remote control has programming for transmitting a signal response to a plurality of control environments, each environment including a signaling device. Each signaling device in receipt of t |
| 7281262 |
Universal remote control system |
October 9, 2007 |
| A remote control adapted for use with a releasable readable media storage device. A readable media storage device having data and target indicators. Electrical contacts provide releasable connection with the remote control. |
| 7274303 |
Power strip with control and monitoring functionality |
September 25, 2007 |
| 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 control (for example transmitted via radio frequency or wired connection) and, in turn, issue |
| 7268694 |
Universal remote control system |
September 11, 2007 |
| A controlling device having keys actuatable to emit signals to a consumer appliance and a releasable media storage device having data which is readable by the controlling device. At the controlling device at least a subset of the keys of the controlling device are selectively enabled or |
| 7266777 |
Configurable controlling device having an associated editing program |
September 4, 2007 |
| A configurable controlling device and associated editor program that allows a consumer to create on a personal computer for downloading to the controlling device a user interface comprised of user interface pages having icons which icons, when activated on the controlling device, cause |
| 7266701 |
System and method for enabling a remote control to automatically and dynamically set-up a V-chip |
September 4, 2007 |
| A system and method for enabling a remote control to automatically and dynamically set-up a V-chip in a consumer appliance. The remote control is configured with an ID code which ID code is transmittable to the consumer appliance. Within the consumer appliance is stored a plurality o |
| 7254777 |
System and method for controlling the recording functionality of an appliance using a program gu |
August 7, 2007 |
| A system and method for displaying an electronic program guide and for remotely controlling the recording functionality of an appliance. A user registers with a Web site to enable the downloading of an electronic program guide ("EPG") to a portable device. The downloaded and displaya |
| 7253765 |
Detachable remote controller for an electronic entertainment device and method for using the sam |
August 7, 2007 |
| A detachable remote controller for an electronic entertainment device and a method for using the same are provided. The detachable remote controller includes a first infrared transmitter and a second infrared transmitter. The first infrared transmitter transmits signals to the electr |
| 7221306 |
System and method for measuring and presenting memory size of a universal remote control |
May 22, 2007 |
| A system and method for measuring and presenting a size of a memory within a universal remote control. The described system and method allows a user to place a universal remote control into an operational mode wherein it measures a size of memory and reports the measured memory by means |
| 7218243 |
System and method for automatically setting up a universal remote control |
May 15, 2007 |
| A system and method for configuring a remote control to command the operation of appliances, to capture demographic data, and to provide services, such as automated warranty registration, instructions, viewing guides, etc., relevant to the appliances is provided. The system includes |
| 7209116 |
Control device having integrated mouse and remote control capabilities |
April 24, 2007 |
| A controlling device for operating a PC and one or more home appliances. The described controlling device has integrated mouse and remote control functions, and may be configured to automatically detect whether the controlling device is being used as a mouse or as a remote control. For |
| 7200357 |
Automotive storage and playback device and method for using the same |
April 3, 2007 |
| An automotive storage and playback device and method for using the same are described. The automotive storage and playback device is capable of being detachably coupled to an automobile. The device includes a wireless transceiver to receive compressed digital content automatically from a |
| 7193661 |
Two way communication using light links |
March 20, 2007 |
| Two-way communications between a video system and a control device is disclosed. The communications links comprise visible light, IR light, or a combination of visible and IR light. The communications link provide a convenient route to capture data or lock system features or various |
| 7167913 |
System and method for managing communication links |
January 23, 2007 |
| A system and method for managing a communication link between a consumer electronic device adapted for two-way, wireless communications with at least one peripheral. The communication link is managed using a controller that is associated with the consumer electronic device that funct |
| 7167765 |
Audio converter device and method for using the same |
January 23, 2007 |
| An audio converter device and a method for using the same are provided. In one embodiment, the audio converter device receives the digital audio data from a first device via a local area network. The audio converter device decompresses the digital audio data and converts the digital audi |
| 7161524 |
System and method for using an universal remote control to access extended operational functions |
January 9, 2007 |
| A system and method for using an universal remote control to access extended operational functions of a device. A consumer causes the universal remote control to transmit a code data value selected from the library to a target device while observing the effect of the transmitted code |
| 7155305 |
System and methods for home appliance identification and control in a networked environment |
December 26, 2006 |
| A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and ass |
| 7154428 |
Remote control with selective key illumination |
December 26, 2006 |
| A system and method for facilitation and encouragement of user interaction and functionality with a multimedia program via an entertainment system and remote control device. The entertainment system and remote control device are in two-way communication to accomplish various interactivit |
| 7143214 |
Hand held device having a browser application |
November 28, 2006 |
| A hand-held device having a display and a browser application which supports functionality particularly suited for the hand-held device. For example, the browser application supports a full screen tag which allows information to be displayed as a full screen within the display. The b |
| 7142935 |
Audio converter device and method for using the same |
November 28, 2006 |
| An audio converter device and a method for using the same are provided. In one embodiment, the audio converter device receives the digital audio data from a first device via a local area network. The audio converter device decompresses the digital audio data and converts the digital audi |
| 7142934 |
Audio converter device and method for using the same |
November 28, 2006 |
| An audio converter device and a method for using the same are provided. In one embodiment, the audio converter device receives the digital audio data from a first device via a local area network. The audio converter device decompresses the digital audio data and converts the digital audi |
| 7142127 |
Universal remote control system |
November 28, 2006 |
| A remote control adapted for use with a releasable readable media storage device. A readable media storage device having data and target indicators. Electrical contacts provide releasable connection with the remote control. |
| 7136709 |
Home appliance control system and methods in a networked environment |
November 14, 2006 |
| A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices, and ass |
| 7129995 |
Control device with easy lock feature |
October 31, 2006 |
| Methods for identifying control keys with particular devices are disclosed along with methods of assigning control keys to particular devices. In particular, a remote control comprises a set of hard keys comprising channel group keys and volume group keys and a set of soft keys activated |
| 7126468 |
System and method for monitoring remote control transmissions |
October 24, 2006 |
| A remote control transmission monitoring system. The system monitors remote control transmissions for the purpose of updating state tables for one or more remotely controllable appliances. The state tables may then be queried for the purpose of determining the present state of an app |
| 7119710 |
Digital interconnect of entertainment equipment |
October 10, 2006 |
| A remote control for communicating commands to a target device having first data that specifies a function supported by the target device. The remote control includes a set of command key indicias, stored within the universal remote control prior to any communications with the target |
| 7102688 |
System and method for using a hand held device to display a readable representation of an audio |
September 5, 2006 |
| A system and method for using a hand held device having a display to display a readable representation of an audio track of a playing media such as, for example, a television program, a compact disc, or digital video disc. In one embodiment, the system generally includes a consumer a |
| 7093003 |
System and method for upgrading the remote control functionality of a device |
August 15, 2006 |
| A system and method for upgrading remote control application resident on a device. To this end, a markup language file is created. The markup language file has a representation of information used to setup the remote control application to communicate with an appliance. The markup la |
| 7091898 |
System and method for using keystroke data to configure a remote control device |
August 15, 2006 |
| A remote control device is which key use is monitored. A command key, representative of an appliance function, may be correlated to a target appliance that is determined, as a function of the monitored key use, to be the most likely intended recipient of a command to perform that app |
| 7079113 |
Consumer electronic navigation system and methods related thereto |
July 18, 2006 |
| A remote control having an improved user interface. A remote control for navigating a menu system provided on a digital video disc (DVD) is disclosed. The remote control comprises memory for storing a sequence of navigation keystrokes and programming for subsequently executing the se |
| 7046161 |
System and method for automatically setting up a universal remote control |
May 16, 2006 |
| A system and method for configuring a remote control to command the operation of appliances, to capture demographic data, and to provide services, such as automated warranty registration, instructions, viewing guides, etc., relevant to the appliances is provided. The system includes |
| 7013434 |
Remote control with local, screen-guided setup |
March 14, 2006 |
| A system and method for setting up a user interface of a remote control. The remote control displays a logical group of function keys the activation of which will cause the remote control to transmit a command to a target device and a plurality of indicators representative of devices |
| 7010805 |
Universal remote control system |
March 7, 2006 |
| A remote control adapted for use with a releasable readable media storage device. A readable media storage device having data and target indicators. Electrical contacts provide releasable connection with the remote control. |
| 7005979 |
System and method for monitoring remote control transmissions |
February 28, 2006 |
| A remote control transmission monitoring system. A remote control has programming for transmitting a sequence of command codes and a command receiver has programming for determining if the transmission from the remote control included all of the command codes in the sequence of comma |
| 6980150 |
System and method for controlling home appliances |
December 27, 2005 |
| A system which can be configured to communicate command codes to one or more home appliances which includes a keypad and a relay unit. At least one key on the keypad is associated with at least one command code from a plurality of command codes stored in a memory. The system determines i |
| 6968570 |
Universal remote control system |
November 22, 2005 |
| A remote control adapted for use with a releasable readable media storage device. A readable media storage device having data and target indicators. Electrical contacts provide releasable connection with the remote control. |
| 6947101 |
Control device with easy lock feature |
September 20, 2005 |
| Methods for identifying control keys with particular devices are disclosed along with methods of assigning control keys to particular devices. In particular, a remote control comprises a set of hard keys comprising channel group keys and volume group keys and a set of soft keys activated |
| 6938101 |
Hand held device having a browser application |
August 30, 2005 |
| A hand-held device having a display and a browser application which supports functionality particularly suited for the hand-held device. For example, the browser application supports a full screen tag which allows information to be displayed as a full screen within the display. The b |
