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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7821419 | Media return system A remote control stores a sequence of key strokes in memory for as long as a predetermined key of a plurality of keys of the remote control is held down. The stored sequence of key strokes may then be repeated, for example, upon release of the predetermined key or u... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7256705 | Technical device and associated remote control A technical device and an associated remote control is provided. The remote control includes a support and a contact. The technical device includes a support rail and a contact rail. The support, the contact, the support rail and the contact rail are adapted to one ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228139 | Location processing system A device for determining the location of a communication device includes a network interface, a signal enhancement module, a tone decoder, and a translator. The network interface is capable of receiving a location message comprising a plurality of signal tones. The ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217192 | Game machine and game system A game apparatus that has a game machine for advancing a game according to a program and a mobile unit moving based on information data from the game machine. Further, a game system for a game player to play a game using a controller and a toy, comprising a storage ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210656 | Control, sound, and operating system for model trains A model train operating, sound and control system that provides a user with increased operating realism. A novel remote control communication capability between the user and the model trains. This feature is accomplished by using a handheld remote control on which v... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7068169 | Use of a subcarrier in an organic semiconductor radio frequency identification system A radio frequency identification system comprising a radio reader circuit operable to emit a radio frequency carrier signal modulated with a subcarrier, which has a subcarrier modulation rate. The radio frequency identification tag circuit is operable to extract the... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7024280 | Robot capable of detecting an edge A robot with an edge detector and two operating modes. The first operating mode is a remote control mode. The second operating mode is a processor controlled mode. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005972 | Portable transmitter for remotely controlling vehicular devices When the connection of a cable to a control interface is confirmed, and thereafter a write command is received, a data write process is executed to renew contents of a conversion table stored in a memory based on link data attached to the write command. Furthermore,... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6664889 | Vehicle remote-control system with disarming device for an anti-theft unit thereof In a vehicle remote-control system, an anti-theft unit includes a vehicle control module, which can receive a disarm signal directly from a signal transmitting key, and which can change from an armed state, in which an inactive state of an ignition system... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6567012 | Remote control device A transmission code 15 consisting of a transmitter ID code 16 and a operation switch control code 17 is transmitted through actuation of operation switches A and B of a transmitter 1. In a program mode of a receiver 4, a function selection code correspond... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6005490 | Bidirectional remote control apparatus A CPU of controlled equipment generates an operating key information signal indicating operating key(s) to be depressed of a plurality of operating keys in the mode the controlled equipment is currently set, and sends it to a transmitting element. The tra... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5933074 | Remote control transmitter broadcasting RF signals conveying plural information components A unique transmitter broadcasting a single RF (radio frequency) signal in response to a single input for controlling a plurality of electrical vehicle accessories. To control the plurality of accessories, the RF signal conveys multiple information compone... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5870017 | Accessory channel expander for vehicle alarm system An accessory channel expander for a vehicle alarm that includes a scrolling mechanism that scrolls through the possible accessory channels until a channel is selected by the user with the remote control activated single auxiliary or accessory channel outp... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5815077 | Electronic collar for locating and training animals A device for locating and training an animal includes a hand held transmitter and a multi-function electronic collar assembly to be worn by the animal. The electronic collar assembly includes a receiver for receiving signals from the transmitter. A microp... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5606314 | Information processing system connected by radio communication To control an information processing system in which a host unit is connected by radio communication to a slave unit, the host unit transmits data and carrier waves both containing ID information selecting a specific information process, and the slave uni... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5521443 | Battery residual capacity display and operating device for an electric vehicle A portable display device is capable of monitoring the residual capacity of a traveling battery from the outside of an electric vehicle, and conducting operations such as locking and unlocking of a door from outside of the vehicle and controlling the oper... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5323203 | Wireless remote control apparatus for camera A wireless camera remote control apparatus comprises a transmitter unit for transmitting an activating pulse and a plurality of code pulse signals corresponding to given operations of the camera; and a receiver unit responsive to a code defined by the plu... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5270821 | Video display adjustment and on-screen menu system An EEPROM stores multiple sets of video display parameters for a multi-frequency video display. A microcontroller receives input from a user, changes the stored display parameters and outputs changes in the parameters to the video display. The microcontro... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5254897 | Activation circuit for battery-operated security alarm detection system The present invention relates to an activation circuit for a battery-operated security alarm detection system where current drain and, therefore, battery life is of concern. It employs a non-current drawing piezo element which only sees part of the freque... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5007069 | Decoding of signals using cophase and differentiating signal detection The disclosed decoder (14) produces an output signal when a receiver (12) signal contains frequencies that are sequentially within a predetermined passband surrounding detection frequencies f1 and f2. The receiver signal is mixed at ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4987406 | Security system for electrical appliances and other items with electrical circuitry A security system for electrical appliances and other items with electrical circuitry includes a signal source operating within a predetermined zone. A receiver within the appliance or other item receives the signal and activates a circuit thereby permitt... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4914431 | Electronic control system for model railroads An electronic control system for model railroads incoporates a motor control unit, an electronic state generator that generates particular operating state signals and a remote control signal generator that multiplies the number of remote control effects t... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4905279 | Learning-functionalized remote control receiver A remote control receiver which can be "taught" to recognize a remote control signal from any of a plurality of remote control receivers as its control signal. For this purpose, the transmitting code and the carrier of a remote control signal are analyzed... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4889179 | Two wire adaptive system for interconnecting a four wire thermostat and a four wire, heating/cooling system An apparatus for interconnecting a four wire control such as a thermostat and a four wire system such as a heating/cooling system with two wires. An encoder encodes signals provided by the thermostat so that four encoded signals may be transmitted over a ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4887078 | DTMF-Code controlled lock device A DTMF-code controlled lock device mainly composed of tow units: a key control unit and a lock-body control unit. The key control unit, adapted to be carried by a user includes a dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) encoding circuit with a keyboard and an ampl... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4882681 | Remote language translating device A method for simultaneous translation of conversation between a user of the system of this invention and another party wherein the user has a transmitter/receiver and can broadcast language to be translated to a remote translation computer and the transla... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4845483 | Malfunction communicating device for optical unit of laser printer A device for detecting and communicating the occurrence of malfunctions occurring in an optical unit of a laser printer or the like wherein the number of terminals needed for communicating multiple malfunction-indicating signals is reduced to one. Various... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4791409 | Security system for electrical appliances and other items with electrical circuitry A security system for household appliances includes a signal source operating within a zone about the household. A receiver within the household appliances receives the signal and permits operability of the apparatus when the signal is received but which ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4779266 | Encoding and decoding for code division multiple access communication systems Methodology, and associated circuitry, for encoding and decoding signals utilize optimizing orthogonal code techniques that effect autonomy of communications and simplified signal processing, thereby improving reliability. Encoder (121) processes an incom... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4779265 | Multiple access communication system Methodology, and associated circuitry, for encoding and decoding signals utilize bistate orthogonal code techniques that effect autonomy of communications and simplified signal processing, thereby improving reliability. Encoder (121) processes an incoming... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4654659 | Single channel remote controlled toy having multiple outputs A remote control toy includes a remote housing and a main housing. The remote housing has a transmitter and a signal generator associated with the transmitter. A plurality of function switches govern the signal generator. The transmitter outputs a signal ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4654881 | Remote control system having symmetrical tone, send/receive signaling circuits for radio communications The remote control system having symmetrical signaling circuits for radio communications is coupled to a single wire line/audio channel and permits two or more units, base stations and/or remote consoles, to be coupled to the single wire line. Each signal... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4642633 | Individual simulcast station control system A simulcast paging transmitter remote control system capable of individual station control is described. The remote paging transmitter control system comprises an encoder and decoder which interface with a paging terminal and transmitter respectively. The... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4626847 | Remote control transmitter system A hand-held remote control transmitter for controlling a plurality of functions in a number of different devices includes a matrix keyboard comprising keys operating two independent switches with a single depression, with the first switches selecting a me... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4583217 | Method of access control in a communication system using orthogonal functions In a communication system having a plurality of mutually independent subscriber stations, these stations seize a common duplex transmission channel for establishing a connection in accordance with a multiple-access method. To prevent simultaneous access a... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4554542 | Guard tone capture method A decoder for receiving and decoding a coded signal includes a particular frequency fo with a first and second amplitude. The first amplitude of the frequency fo is associated with the end of a first coded message while the second am... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4500881 | Inductively-coupled signalling system An inductively-coupled signalling system having multiple waveforms, for exchanging information between a vehicle and a storage facility, said system including a safety, separable signal-coupling device comprising a signal-transmitting coil carried in a ho... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4482947 | Multi-function, multi-unit remote control system and method therefor A system for remotely controlling several devices in which both the indicia identifying the controlled device as well as the function indicia are generated by means of the selection of a single input control. A keyboard is bi-directionally scanned in dete... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4463341 | Single conductor multi-frequency electric wiring system for vehicles A wiring system for use in vehicles wherein a common single conductor bus is utilized for both power and control function transmission. A plurality of transmitters attached to the bus receive power from the bus and supply control signals to the bus as req... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4410789 | Remote control for welding machine amperage A solenoid operated, ratchet-type step motor incrementally advances the rheostat of a welding apparatus in opposite directions to control welding current. The solenoids are pulsed in response to reception of a frequency and digitally coded radiant energy ... | 10/18/1983 |
