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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110037611 | PROGRAMMING A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL USING MULTIMEDIA DISPLAY A method and system for programming a universal remote control (URC) to operate with a remote-controlled device is disclosed. A plurality of selectable objects representing different remote-controlled devices is displayed. A user may select an object and thereby determi... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110032115 | Vehicle Having Remote Start and Enclosed Space Detection The subject of the present invention is a method for remote starting an internal combustion engine of a vehicle comprising the steps of: detecting a wireless remote start signal; after detecting the wireless remote start signal, activating a parking aid system to detect... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032116 | Universal Transmitter An apparatus and methods are provided for a universal transmitter. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting activation of at least one button of the universal transmitter, by a controller, for a predetermined time, outputting at least one set of signals to a first... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110018731 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING CONTROL INFORMATION BY A WEARABLE DEVICE TO CONTROL MOBILE AND CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES A method for communicating control information by a wearable device is disclosed. The method includes determining a first movement according to a first degree of freedom as being gesture-related and a second movement according to a second degree of freedom as being gest... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110012751 | MESSAGE BOARD SYSTEM AND METHOD Provided is a messaging system that includes a highway message sign system. The message sign system includes a wireless cellular router having an Ethernet port and a serial port and being capable of communicating with a cellular wireless communication network. The messa... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009112 | MULTIFUNCTION REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE FOR MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD USING THE SAME A method and apparatus are provided for a multifunction remote control device, allows a user to display the contents of a mobile terminal on a larger screen, while retaining use of the mobile terminal's other functions. The method includes checking whether the mobile te... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110009175 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION The present invention relates to a method for using a toy for communicating with a client terminal. The method comprises encoding at least one interacting information as at least one flickering control instruction and using a toy element having a light emitting unit for... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110001632 | Method and System for Changing an Input Source for an Electronic Device A system and method for changing an input source for an electronic device capable of receiving a signal from a plurality of external devices are described. In some implementations, the system and method determines if an external electronic device is active. If an extern... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100328094 | ROTATABLE REMOTE CONTROL A rotatable remote control is provided. The remote control includes a main body, a circuit board attached to the main body, and a rotatable body received in the main body. A plurality of first elastic conductive elements is mounted on the circuit board. The rotatable bo... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100321202 | BATHING UNIT CONTROL SYSTEM PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA FUNCTIONALITY, TELEPHONE FUNCTIONALITY AND/OR DATA NETWORK ACCESS FUNCTIONALITY AND BATHING UNIT SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME A bathing unit control system suitable for controlling a set of bathing unit components in a bathing unit system and having multimedia control functionality is provided. The bathing unit control system includes a bathing unit controller suitable for issuing signals for ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100315247 | Multi-function LED lighting device A multi-function LED lighting device includes a light-sensitive switch on a housing; light sources including a light sensor and first LEDs wherein one light source further has second LEDs; and a controller including a CDS member, a detector, and an on/off switch. The de... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100315262 | Multiple User Controlled Object In accordance with the present invention, electronic mixing is provided between multiple instruction channels from multiple users of a single controlled object such that each user can have partial control over the object at the same time. The percentage of partial contr... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100308989 | WIRELESS LIGHT AND ACCESSORY CONTROL SYSTEM FOR GOLF CARTS AND OTHER VEHICLES A wireless light and accessory control system for golf carts (18) and other vehicles having a sender (1) that permits a user to remotely activate various accessories, such as headlights (2), turn signals (4), horns (5) and other access... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100309118 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WIRELESS CONTROL DEVICE A multi-functional wireless control device includes an operating body and a receiving unit electrically connecting with a digital port of a digital processing device. The operating body includes a shell, a control module, an infrared module, a switch and a transmit modu... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100302058 | PROGRAMMING A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL VIA DIRECT INTERACTION A method and system for programming a universal remote control (URC) to operate with a remote-controlled device is disclosed. A user may be instructed to operate a control element of an original remote control (ORC) of the remote-controlled device. The control element o... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100302057 | PROGRAMMING A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL USING AN IDENTIFYING DEVICE MARK A method and system for programming a universal remote control (URC) to operate with a new remote controlled device having a digital mark is disclosed. A digital representation of the mark is generated and sent to a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) server,... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100295698 | Remote Control Setting Method and Device for Electronic Device and Remote Control System A remote control setting method for an electronic device for setting a plurality of functions of the electronic device to be controlled by a plurality of keypads of a remote controller includes displaying an indication message according to a control signal, to indicate ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100299417 | CONFIGURING A NETWORK CONNECTION A communication system for accessing media items via a display device. A receiver is coupled to the display device and a transmitter is coupled to a computer system. Media items stored locally on the computer system and/or remotely on a remote server may be wirelessly t... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100283625 | REMOTE OPERATION APPARATUS OF WORKING MACHINE In a remote operation apparatus of a working machine including a working machine side transmission/reception unit (21) and a radio remote operation means (3) having a remote control side transmission/reception unit (31), an ON/OFF control circuit (<... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100281066 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING IMAGE DATA IN CONNECTION WITH CONFIGURING A UNIVERSAL CONTROLLING DEVICE A method for configuring a universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances. A system having an associated database of original equipment remote control images that are cross-referenced to c... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100245118 | MULTIMODAL FUSION APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REMOTELY CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND METHOD THEREOF There are provided a multimodal fusion apparatus capable of remotely controlling a number of electronic devices and a method for remotely controlling a number of electronic devices in the multimodal fusion apparatus. In accordance with the present invention, instead of ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247102 | UNION REMOTE CONTROLLER, UNION REMOTE CONTROLLER INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME A method of a union remote controller and a union remote controller information providing system and a method for operating the same is disclosed, in which various electronic apparatuses are controlled just by downloading simple remote controller information regardless ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100245113 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A CONTROLLER A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway comprising a controller to transmit a first RF signal to a remote control device, wherein the first radio-frequency signal is received by a radio-frequency identification ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100231384 | BACKLIGHTING REMOTE CONTROLS A remote control includes sensing circuitry operable to detect a user touching the remote control. The remote control further includes a light source operable to backlight user input circuitry of the remote control. Control logic of the remote control activates the ligh... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100219977 | MULTIPLE TRANSMITTER REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM A remote control system includes multiple transmitters located at differing positions around a housing. The transmitters are spaced apart so that a transmission from one of the transmitters is likely to be received even if a transmission from another transmitters is obs... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100220110 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME According to one embodiment, a display, a display color set module and an image quality adjustment module are provided. The display color set module is configured to set a color limited display state according to an operation signal for selecting, the color limited disp... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222031 | Remote activation system A method for remotely activating an event over a telecommunications network, said method comprising: providing processing means connected to a telecommunications transceiver and having an output for activating an event; and connecting the transceiver to the network, suc... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100208145 | Graphically Based Programming for Control Devices A method for programming a control device. The method for programming the control device may include using a graphical programming interface. The graphical programming interface may direct a user through the programming process with text and graphics. The graphical prog... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100207759 | Method and Apparatus for Configuring a Wireless Sensor A wireless sensor for a load control system is adapted to be releasably mounted to a surface, such as a drop ceiling panel, to allow the optimum location of the sensor to be determined. A releasable mounting means of the sensor comprises two posts extending perpendicula... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100194187 | Bicycle safety apparatus A safety apparatus for a rider motivated wheeled vehicle, the safety apparatus including a remote control module and a remotely actuable braking apparatus. The remote control module includes an electronic control signal activation module, a manual signal activator coupl... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100194715 | Integrated information presentation system with environmental controls An integrated information presentation system that includes environmental controls is described that at least enhances the experience of giving or viewing a presentation. During the giving of a presentation, multiple controls are available in the system which enable the... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100182160 | Remote control with passive RFID tag and Zigbee arrangement A remote control for consumer electronic device in one embodiment includes a passive RFID tag so as to be powered by its own rechargeable battery in operation, and a Zigbee arrangement so as to be aligned with future trend with respect to wireless transmission. In anoth... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100171635 | System And Method For Motion-Sensitive Remote Control For Audio-Visual Entertainment System A remote control device has one or more accelerometers for measuring a vertical acceleration and a horizontal acceleration caused by an operator gesturing with the device. Signals from the accelerometer enter a microcontroller and used to determine a gesture type; the m... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100171636 | Remote Control Devices and Methods A remote control device comprising a motion detector consisting of a single accelerometer, means for receiving data from the motion detector and mapping the received motion detector data to at least one user instruction, and means for transmitting a signal indicative of... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100170753 | ELECTRONIC BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE An electronic brake device for use with a wheel of a bicycle provides, among other features, wireless, remote disengagement of a wheel brake. A brake coupled to a housing is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The housing includes a receiver c... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100164746 | Toe-switch Described is a toe-switch for attaching with a user's toe and discretely operating a toe-switch operated device. The toe-switch includes a toe attachment, such as a Velcro band, that is formed to connect with a user's toe. A switching device, such as a tilt ball switch,... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100164744 | Method and apparatus for bi-directional communication with a miniature circuit breaker A wireless electrically isolated plug-n-play communications system for branch circuit breakers. The system providing means for automatically connecting the wireless electrically isolated communication system between the branch circuit breaker and a communications strip ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100164745 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE ACTIVE SURFACES A remote control unit is disclosed having multiple active surfaces. In general, the side facing upward (with respect to the direction of gravity) will be active and illuminated, and the side facing downward will be inactive and blank. The present system further includes... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100148986 | CONTROLLER FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH A PERIPHERAL UNIT Controller for a motor vehicle for wireless communication with a least one peripheral unit with a least one receiver unit (1) for receiving radio signals for standard applications and at least one receiver unit (2) for receiving radio signals for long-rang... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100141382 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CAR-MOUNTED DEVICE A remote control system for a car-mounted device capable of realizing communication performance required for a keyless function and communication performance required for a smart function while suppressing increase in circuit scale. The remote control system includes a ... | 06/10/2010 |
