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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110050451 | METHOD OF SELECTING A TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY OF A ONE-WAY WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE A radio-frequency (RF) load control system includes both two-way and one-way (e.g., transmit-only) remote control devices, and provides a simple, reliable process for configuring the one-way devices into the system. The one-way device may be programmed to operate at one... | 03/03/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20100302059 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING IT The display of any home entertainment or consumer electronic product such as a television set is used as a display screen (11) for displaying a graphical user interface (100). The display screen comprises a control unit (13) that receives signals fr... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100164742 | ACTIVATION CIRCUIT FOR SEALED ELECTRONIC DEVICE An environmentally sealed electronic device with an internal activation circuit that does not require a constant interrogation signal to maintain power to its internal circuitry. The electronic device includes sensor circuitry for gathering or sensing data; an internal ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100148938 | DIRECT WIRELESS POLLING OF MODEL TRAINS A method and apparatus for designating a particular model vehicle for a command function without punching in the ID of the model vehicle. A remote control device is positioned near one of the model vehicles. A limited field transmission occurs between the model vehicle ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100141473 | INTELLIGENT APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM An intelligent appliance control system comprises a remote control device and a base station. The remote control device comprises a first micro processor, a first display unit, a frequency identity button, a first control code learning button, a signal emission control ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100079305 | Garage opener communicating device-equipped motorcycle A garage door opening device for a motorcycle is provided that includes a vehicle-side communicating device configured to transmit a door opening or closing signal to a garage-side communicating device. The garage door opening device also includes a manual operation swi... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100073146 | Method Of Controlling Communication Frequencies Of Wireless Communication System, Controller Of The System, And Wireless Communication System The wireless communication system sets at least one of the multiple wireless frequencies as a reception frequency from the wireless tag, and controls the temperature of a superconducting filter in response to the selected reception frequency, thereby the pass band or th... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100071248 | Decoy Decoys that resemble animals, such as birds, for example, and methods of making such decoys are provided. In an embodiment, a decoy can include a rigid member, a non-rigid body comprising an inner portion and an exterior portion, and a fan configured to direct air towar... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100060418 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND EQUIPMENTS DISTRIBUTED IN AN ENVIRONMENT, PARTICULARLY A DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENT There is described a remote control system for electrical and/or electronic equipment and devices distributed in an environment, in particular in a domestic environment, comprising in combination: —at least one identification device (18) associated with an equi... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100052337 | LATCH SYSTEM FOR A DOOR OF AN AUTOMOBILE A system is provided for latching a door of an automobile. The system includes, but is not limited to, a first power source, second power source, a latch for the door coupled to the first power source and the second power source, and an electronic control unit configure... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100052939 | Lighting System and Related Method Capable of Reducing Electricity Consumption A lighting system capable of reducing electricity consumption includes a switch device, a mobile communication device and a control device. The mobile communication device includes a position detection module for detecting a position to generate a position data, a light... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100019928 | REMOTE CLIMATE CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTRICAL HEATER FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS A remote climate control system is for an electric vehicle without a combustion engine and including a rechargeable electrical power source and an electrical heater selectively powered thereby, a sensor associated with the rechargeable electrical power source, and a dat... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100007518 | INPUT APPARATUS USING MOTIONS AND USER MANIPULATIONS AND INPUT METHOD APPLIED TO SUCH INPUT APPARATUS An input apparatus and a command inputting method are described. The input apparatus generates a predetermined command using a motion detected by a motion detector and a user manipulation input to an input unit. Accordingly, a user can use the input device capable of mo... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100001665 | Lighting Control Console For Controlling A Lighting System And Method For Operating A Lighting Control Console A lighting control console for controlling a lighting system, wherein digital adjusting commands are generated in the lighting control console, which can be transferred to the lighting devices of the lighting system via data connections, and wherein the lighting control... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090322552 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD A remote control device includes a polyhedral housing, an operation section provided on each of a plurality of surfaces of the housing, a main operation surface determination signal generation section for generating a determination signal for setting one of the surfaces... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090322551 | GEOGRAPHICALLY AGNOSTIC WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING WIRELESS DEVICES A wireless data communication system suitable for use as a radio frequency (RF) locationing or presence detection system includes at least one wireless access device and at least one active RF tag corresponding to an item or asset of interest. The wireless access device... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090313660 | HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF A home entertainment system includes a first audio/video device and a remote controller. The first audio/video device has a wireless signal receiver. The remote controller includes a main body, a motion-sensing unit, a microprocessor, and wireless transmission unit. The... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090267789 | Socket Structure with a Remote Control Switch A socket structure with a remote control switch comprises a control switch and a power-supplying seat. The power-supplying seat is provided with an indication light source, and the control switch is turned on or off by a direct driving means. Thereby, the control switch... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090224935 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE Various embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another. The forgoing detailed description has described only a few of the many possible implementations of the present invention. For this reason, this detailed description is intended by... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090146834 | Device of wireless remote control and operating method thereof The invention provides a wireless remote control apparatus. The wireless remote control apparatus comprises an identification module, a displaying module, and a remote control module. When the wireless remote control apparatus is pointed at an object to be remotely-cont... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090141185 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING CHANNEL THEREOF A broadcast receiving apparatus and a method for switching a channel thereof are disclosed, the broadcast receiving apparatus including a channel switch unit which monitors the condition of a channel used to communicate with a remote controller, and sets a new channel t... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090134971 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF An exemplary electronic device is disclosed herein. The electronic device includes an instruction generator, a main processing unit, a recorder, and a storage unit. The instruction generator is configured for generating control signals in response to user's inputs to th... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090118848 | USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE REMOTELY CONNECTED THERETO A user interface arranged at least to display, on a display unit or on a display panel, information relative to the operation of a household electrical appliance with which the interface is associated, the appliance presenting functional members controlled in their oper... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090109054 | Wireless and Dockable Audio Interposer Device An apparatus meant to be interposed between a wired device and a wireless device gathers information concerning the functions of which each of the wired device and wireless devices are capable, passing on signals from the wireless device to the wired device to perform a... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090090704 | PAGER SYSTEM FOR COOKING DEVICE A cooking device having wireless communication capabilities is provided. The cooking device includes a housing forming an enclosure for a food product and a sensor disposed in communication with the enclosure and configured to monitor a parameter within the enclosure, w... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090085766 | "Hands free" type telephone kit for a motorcycle, the kit being remotely controlled from the handlebar The kit comprises a helmet unit with a microphone, earpieces, circuits for processing and amplifying an audio signal, and for coupling with a remote telephone. A self-contained wireless remote control is releasably fittable on the handlebar. The remote control is in the... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090079582 | Wireless switch module A wireless switch module is fitted with a frame and a covering board, so as to form a wireless switch assembly, which is capable of being installed on a wall or assembled into a movable adapted-box. The wireless switch module comprises at least one switch cell and at le... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090045972 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM A multiprocessor system used in a car, home, or office environment includes multiple processors that run different real-time applications. A dynamic configuration system runs on the multiple processors and includes a device manager, configuration managers and data manag... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20080316047 | Method and Device for Commissioning a Remote Controller Apparatus and method for commissioning a wireless communication link between a remote controller device (24) that transmits a signal and a remote controlled device (11) that receives the signal include a first button (40) that is recessed within the... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080303706 | Method and Apparatus Regarding a Movable Barrier Operator Remote Control Transmitter Kit A movable barrier operator remote control transmitter kit comprises a transmitter (200) and, if desired, a user discernable listing (402) of a plurality of different remote control signal instruction protocols. This transmitter can be configured and arrang... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080278342 | TESTING FOR INTERFERENCE WITHIN A WIRELESS SENSOR SYSTEM A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smok... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080272930 | SYSTEM FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OF AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE System for the remote control of at least one electrical household appliance with a first transmitter/receiver and an auxiliary receiver incorporated into the electrical household appliance, and a second transmitter/receiver and an auxiliary transmitter incorporated int... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080264456 | GUTTER CLEANING ROBOT A gutter cleaning robot can traverse rain gutters to agitate and remove debris. The gutter cleaning robot is equipped with a debris auger at a front end that contacts and ejects the debris, and has a drive system for propelling the gutter cleaning robot along the rain g... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080266085 | CABLELESS OPERATION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE A method for cableless transmission of operating signals from a mobile remote control unit to a medical device is provided. The method includes recording a transmission quality measurement, and blocking the transmission of the operating signals if the transmission quali... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080231465 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED MOTION APPARATUS WITH ACCELERATION SELF-SENSE AND REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS THEREFOR A remote-controlled motion apparatus is controlled by a remote control apparatus. The remote control apparatus transmits a target motion signal by radio. The remote-controlled motion apparatus includes a communication module, an acceleration sensing module, a processing... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080231416 | LATENCY REDUCTION IN REMOTE SIGNAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A method of operating a remote signal communication system to reduce entry latency includes the steps of remotely starting a vehicle, and periodically communicating a signal to a plurality of locations of the vehicle subsequent to starting the vehicle.... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080224886 | Multiple barrier control system A multiple barrier control system includes a plurality of barrier operators configured to move associated access barriers between limit positions. Each of the barrier operators are enabled to communicate with one or more local transmitters. The local transmitters may ma... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080224885 | System for processing multiple signal frequencies and data formats for a barrier operator A barrier operator is configured to learn and receive disparate wireless transmission signals to control movement of a barrier. The operator includes a receiver core circuit adapted to receive wireless transmission signals containing known and unknown formatted data wor... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080210653 | Radio Remote Control Device for a Working Machine The invention relates to a radio remote control unit for an operating device, comprising a radio transmitter for transmitting control command signals for the operating device and a radio reception unit assigned to the operating device for receiving control command signa... | 09/04/2008 |
