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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7283059 | Remote control multimedia content listing system A remote control multimedia content listing system for providing an updated content listing of various media within a remote control. The remote control multimedia content listing system includes a remote control having a housing, a display, a keypad, and an electro... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7249147 | Combination compact disc recorder and player system The combination recorder and player system includes a recorder/player unit and a remote control unit. The recorder/player unit includes a recorder/player computer system and recorder/player software that is operable to cause the recorder/player to record, play, and ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7224366 | Method and system for control system software The present invention discloses a method for building and displaying control and non-interactive, non-control information on a touch panel. The method can include constructing a page for display on the touch panel, configuring one or more graphical display units and... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222183 | Authorized units music distribution system Systems for distributing music to a plurality of customers via the Internet provide each customer with a uniquely identified proprietary device for receiving, playing and recording music. A music server computer system is provided for distributing the music to the p... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215887 | Method and apparatus for infrared data communication An apparatus and method for conveying contextually relevant information to a wireless client (112) is disclosed. More particularly, an emitter (108) transmits a diffuse infrared signal to a client (112) having an IrDA infrared communication inte... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216178 | System and method for distributing music to customers over the internet using uniquely identified proprietary devices Systems for distributing music to a plurality of customers via the Internet provide each customer with a uniquely identified proprietary device for receiving, playing and recording music. A music server computer system is provided for distributing the music to the p... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7213061 | Internet control system and method A control system of the present invention includes at least one device, a network interconnecting the at least one device, a control network portal coupled between the network and the Internet, and a master controller coupled to the network and operable to control t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205498 | Closure lining and color detector A system is disclosed for detecting or inspecting for a lining of a container closure that is formed of a sheet metal and has a panel on an inside surface of the closure. The panel of the closure has a lining formed thereon. The system according to the present inven... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7154408 | Wireless remote controller having navigation function and method of providing navigation function to the same Disclosed herein is a wireless remote controller having a navigation function and method of providing the navigation function to the same. The remote controller of the present invention includes a wireless transmission/reception unit, a display unit, a storage unit,... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7098772 | Method and apparatus for remotely controlling a plurality of devices Disclosed is a method for controlling usage times for at least one device, including the steps of: (a) identifying a device to be controlled; (b) utilizing the device by a user; (c) tracking a device usage value for the device as the user utilizes the device; and (d... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7084901 | Surveillance camera with flicker immunity A video surveillance camera capable of operating with flickering illumination is formed from a time-delay-integration linescan camera in conjunction with a mechanical scanner. The line rate of the camera is adjusted to provide an integration time substantially equal... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7051351 | System and method of inserting advertisements into an information retrieval system display Systems and methods for selecting and inserting advertisements in an information document displayed to a user, wherein the selection is based at least in part on television programming viewed by the user. The systems and methods may be implemented using the Internet... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7012631 | Absolute position determination for a CCD-based acquisition unit For computing the absolute height, in a field of view of a CCD-based acquisition system, of the profile of an object moving on an assembly line, two CCD-based image acquisition devices are used. The consecutive acquired images of the two CCD-based image acquisition ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6989763 | Web-based universal remote control A universal remote control apparatus that is programmable with software supplied by manufacturers of controllable devices so that a single remote control apparatus has a broad spectrum application capable of operating many different controllable devices. The remote ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6970067 | System for providing personalized services A system comprises an apparatus which is capable of personalizing its behavior in accordance with a user profile, and a gatekeeper device which comprises control means for allowing a user to control said personalization of the apparatus. The gatekeeper device is cap... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965395 | Methods and systems for detecting defective imaging pixels and pixel values The present invention is related to methods and systems for detecting defective imaging array pixels and providing correction, thereby reducing or eliminating visible image artifacts. One embodiment of the present invention provides an on-line bad pixel detection an... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6954893 | Method and apparatus for reliable unidirectional communication in a data network A system and method for performing reliable unidirectional communication in a data network is disclosed. Unidirectional data is sent from a transmitting device to a receiving device. Prior to transmission, the data is divided into a window (401b) comprised of... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6944880 | Methods for audio capture and communication during television broadcasts A remote control for an interactive television system includes an integrated microphone and a wireless transmitter for transmitting audio information generated by the microphone to the interactive television system. A set top box for the interactive television syste... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6906696 | Method of controlling multi-user access to the functionality of consumer devices Methods are described whereby multiple users can swap a controller of consumer devices between themselves frequently, whilst each retains the ability to reinstate their own customized controller interface through a quick and simple yet secure log-on procedure. Store... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906635 | Telecommunication system including device controller with downloadable interface and remote control, and method for controlling communication system Telecommunication systems, which includes a controller (gateway/server), devices (TV, VCR, refrigerator, security system) and a remote control unit for remotely controlling the devices via the controller, is made more flexible and more user-friendly by allowing an i... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6437836 | Extended functionally remote control system and method therefore An extended functionality remote control (EFRC) provides a hardware/software implementation of an integrated interface for remote control emulation. A PDA or other portable computing device is used as a platform for the EFRC application software and perip... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6219109 | Remote control with direct TV operation The remote control is constructed and arranged for direct TV operation and includes; a keyboard having keys for selecting a television channel; structure and circuitry for coupling a data storage unit or signal source to said remote control; structure and... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6177879 | Battery rental system and apparatus After confirmation that a user is an authorized user by bringing a user certification into proximity to a user discriminating device, following the guidance of a touch panel display device, a battery is selected, and the battery, for which a lock thereof ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5969752 | Multi-function viewer/tester for miniature electric components A surface mount component outer surface inspection system comprising a loader for assembling an inventory of surface mount components and feeding them outward in controlled rectilinear manner and in a timed sequence, a first transfer assembly including a ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5444481 | Method of calibrating a CCD camera A method of calibrating a CCD camera comprising those sequential processes comprises steps of shifting a spot light source held by a positioning device, in front of a fixed CCD camera between two remote points on a visual line in order that light beam in ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 4820932 | Method of and apparatus for electrooptical inspection of articles A system for line scan processing video signals from a linear array of photoelectric cells so that the signals for individual cells and individual scan sweep are selectively utilized according to sweep number and cell numbers. A signal window is defined f... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4692800 | Automatic inspection device An object to be inspected is illuminated and its image is picked up by an optical image sensor which provides a video signal thereof. The optical image is divided into at least two portions which are mutually symmetrical to each other, and the specific vi... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4668983 | Optical inspection system An optical inspection system for the inspection of circular workpieces (1) includes an electronic camera (6) having an optical system (21) for focusing an image of a circular workpiece (1) on an electronically active image receiving surface (23), means (1... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4636849 | Apparatus for inspecting solid drugs and a method therefor An apparatus for detecting the presence of a foreign matter on each solid drug item by scanning the surface of the solid drug item with a television camera and for generating a pulse signal when the level of a scanning signal thereof exceeds a predetermin... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4521807 | Optical inspection system An optical inspection system for the inspection of circular workpieces (1) includes an electronic camera (6) having an optical system (21) for focusing an image of a circular workpiece (1) on an electronically active image receiving surface (23), means (1... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4486777 | Defect detecting apparatus and method An apparatus and method for detecting defects in a substrate, including the periphery of the substrate, by the use of an image pickup device which sequentially scans the substrate along each of a plurality of vertically displaced horizontal lines for equa... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4207593 | Method and apparatus for the automatic recognition and evaluation of optical crack indications on the surface of workpieces A method and device for the automatic detection and evaluation of optical crack indication on the surface of workpieces is disclosed. In such method and device, visual displays are converted into electrical bright-dark signals by the use of light sensitiv... | 06/10/1980 |
| 3988530 | Automatic defect-detecting method and apparatus An automatic surface defect-detecting method and apparatus for detecting only effective significant surface defects. The significant defects can be detected from video signals and differential signals corresponding to particular scanning lines respectivel... | 10/26/1976 |
