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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139942 | Remote controlling system, electronic device, and controlling method A remote controlling system is disclosed. An infrared remote controller generates a first serial signal containing a command corresponding to a user's operation and outputs the first serial signal by infrared communication. A radio remote controller generates a code... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134454 | Receiver module with dual mode capability The present invention supports the remote control of a controlled device. A hybrid device receives a control signal over an infrared communications channel or a wireless networking channel. The hybrid device can replace an IR receiver module in the controlled device... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8106742 | Remotely controlling one or more client devices detected over a wireless network using a mobile device According to one general aspect, a method according to the present application includes remotely controlling wirelessly networked devices via a mobile unit. The method includes receiving, at a mobile unit and from a user, an input, analyzing the input to identify a ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8081878 | Remote control capture and transport A system and method for wirelessly transmitting both real-time data streams and remote control signals is described. A first transceiver can be used for detecting remote control signals associated with an end device (e.g. a television), transforming these remote con... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8068737 | Remote control device, apparatus control device, and remote control method A remote control method for remotely controlling a plurality of electronic apparatuses connected to an apparatus control device using a remote control device includes the following steps. The remote control device sends the apparatus control device control data nece... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068738 | System and method for decoding infra-red (IR) signals The disclosed embodiments relate to an electronic device configured to receive infra red (IR) signals. The electronic device comprises a first IR decoder configured to decode the IR signals when the electronic device is operating in a first power mode, and a second ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8019223 | Method and device for controlling a remote vehicle A system and method for controlling a remote vehicle comprises a hand-held controller including a laser generator for generating a laser beam. The hand-held controller is manipulable to aim and actuate the laser beam to designate a destination for the remote vehicle... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7986882 | Output current pumping circuit and remote controller using the same A current pumping circuit includes a voltage detector, a boost circuit, and an output circuit. The voltage detector detects a level of a power voltage and outputs a corresponding control signal. The boost circuit controls the power voltage to be maintained at a pred... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7978979 | Methods and systems for implementing a universal set top box A system is disclosed. The system has a first receiver, a second receiver, and an input device configured to transmit a command signal in response to user input. The system also has an input waveguide having a first end in communication with the input device and ter... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974535 | Remote control system A quick selection of a depression key provided with a remote controller is impeded, so that controllable characteristics of the remote controller are deteriorated, and a lifetime of a cell provided on the side of the remote controller is reduced in order to acquire ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7965942 | Infrared remote control module and portable electronic device using same An infrared remote control module (10) includes an infrared detecting module (11) configured for receiving optical signals and converting the optical signals into digital signals, a signal processing module (12) communicating with the infrared d... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962040 | Remote control transmitter A remote control transmitter includes a transparent protective filter that covers a light emitting device in the light emitting direction. The filter is formed as a strip shaped, long and thin plate that is made from a transparent material that has a refractive inde... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962041 | IrDA transceiver module that also functions as remote control IR transmitter The infrared LED of an IrDA module transmits IR energy with a peak wavelength (for example, 875 nm) appropriate for IrDA communication. This peak wavelength is lower than is the wavelength (for example, 940 nm) used in ordinary IR remote controls (RC). The IrDA LED ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7949258 | Radio communication system, radio communication apparatus and radio communication method as well as computer program It is possible to realize remote control in a reflection wave transmission system, and enhance operability for a mobile apparatus having a reflector. The mobile apparatus comprises a reflector and performs reflection wave transmission by carrying data on a reflectio... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7813643 | Portable electronic apparatus having remote control module An exemplary portable electronic apparatus having a remote control module is provided. The portable electronic apparatus includes a housing, a mobile communication module disposed in the housing, a remote control module disposed in the housing, and a radio frequency... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7796889 | System and method for controlling diverse infrared controlled devices A system for controlling diverse infrared controlled devices, capable of emulating infrared signals provided by diverse infrared remote controls by recording them, and then using information derived from the recorded signals to reproduce the signals. A received infr... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7738792 | Multi-protocol infrared receiver A receiver includes a single infrared (IR) sensor, which is coupled to sense an IR signal carrying data and to produce an electrical signal responsively to the IR signal. The receiver further includes multiple receiver channels arranged to accept the electrical sign... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7711269 | IrDA transceiver module that also functions as remote control IR transmitter The infrared LED of an IrDA module transmits IR energy with a peak wavelength (for example, 875 nm) appropriate for IrDA communication. This peak wavelength is lower than is the wavelength (for example, 940 nm) used in ordinary IR remote controls (RC). The IrDA LED ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7684708 | All-optical flip-flop and control methods thereof Embodiments of the invention pertain to remote optical control of holding beam-type, optical flip-flop devices, as well as to the devices themselves. All-optical SET and RE-SET control signals operate on a cw holding beam in a remote manner to vary the power of the ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7668462 | Optical wireless communication device An optical wireless communication device mounted in electronic equipment includes: a light-receiving element for receiving an optical communication signal; and a control unit that monitors a received light output of the light-receiving element. When the control unit... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7574141 | Repeating radio frequency transmission system for extending the effective operational range of an infrared remote control system Inventive systems and methods for remotely controlling infrared controlled devices by using addressed radio frequency control signals. Radio frequency signals propagate through most obstructions to infrared control signals. Augmenting each control signal with an add... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7551856 | Methods and apparatus for controlling multiple infrared devices A method and apparatus for controlling a plurality of infrared devices (ICDs) is provided herein. A remote controller is used to generate an optical signal for controlling a plurality of ICDs. The optical signal generated by the remote controller is converted into a... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7548697 | Method and device for controlling a remote vehicle A system and method for controlling a remote vehicle comprises a hand-held controller including a laser generator for generating a laser beam. The hand-held controller is manipulable to aim and actuate the laser beam to designate a destination for the remote vehicle... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7529486 | Remote control capture and transport A system and method for wirelessly transmitting both real-time data streams and remote control signals is described. A first transceiver can be used for detecting remote control signals associated with an end device (e.g. a television), transforming these remote con... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7493046 | Remote control transmitter Light emitting diodes are placed side by side at a front end of the remote control transmitter in a manner that their maximum radiation directions, i.e. radiation directions each giving a maximum radiation intensity, are each inclined at an angle within a range no l... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7450852 | IR control signal distribution via a communications network Described herein are technologies directed towards IR-to-network conversion. With the described technology, a system may convert an infrared (IR) control signal from an IR remote controller into a network-transmittable message package and transmit that package via a... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7394987 | Programmable infrared data processor An Infrared (IR) receiver includes a programmable decoder having a normal mode of operation and a proprietary mode of operation. When the programmable decoder is in the normal mode of operation, the programmable decoder decodes frames of an IR data transmission to p... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386237 | Wireless object counter A battery powered transmitter circuit has a LED of a continuously cycling microcomputer transmit a beam of a predetermined number of infrared pulses at predetermined time periods to a sensor of a battery powered receiver circuit. Only a clock circuit of each circuit... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382272 | System, a tool and method for communicating with a faulted circuit indicator using a remote display Provided is a system, a tool and a method for communicating with a faulted circuit indicator (FCI), the faulted circuit indicator including a detection circuit for monitoring an electrical conductor of a power system. The system includes a remote display mounted in ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7356260 | Residential signal beacon A residential signal beacon includes a prominent illuminated or reflective display for a resident's address along with a selectively activatable beacon for drawing attention to the resident's address. Beacon is operable by a remote control apparatus, so as to be sel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356261 | Optical wireless communications system An optical wireless communications system has a first optical wireless communications apparatus for transmitting a pilot beam and a second optical wireless communications apparatus for receiving the pilot beam to have a match for an optical axis of the first optical... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356141 | Baud rate modulation encoding/decoding method and device for remote controller A encoding/decoding method and device for a remote controller utilizing a baud rate to encrypt data for transmission. The encoding device includes an encoder encoding an identification code into an encrypted code; and an interpreter interpreting the un-encoded porti... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352862 | Encryption method, communication system, transmission device, and data input device An encryption method includes the steps of (a) generating random data including a first part and a second part, the first part specifying an operation to be performed on plain text data and the second part being used in the operation, (b) performing the specified op... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7327249 | Barrier operator system having multiple frequency receivers A barrier operator system is disclosed that is capable of receiving different wireless signals. The system includes a primary controller that is connected to a first receiver which receives a first wireless signal. And the system includes a second receiver circuit t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325238 | Interface for determining the source of user input A method, interface, and medium are provided for causing a computer to respond to input based on the source of the input. The computer responds to identical input according to a device that generated the input. The method includes determining information about a rec... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7292157 | Remote control system for controlling installed program A remote control system includes a computer and a receiver, and allows the user to control the operation of a computer program installed in the computer. The receiver receives an infrared ray signal transmitted from a remote controller and decodes the signal to a re... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7266301 | Interference resistant repeater systems including controller units A repeater unit is provided that includes a receiver module and a controller unit. The receiver module is responsive to an infrared signal. The controller unit is adapted to determine whether a signal based on the infrared signal corresponds to a remote control sign... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263292 | Methods and apparatus for controlling multiple infrared devices A method and apparatus for controlling a plurality of infrared devices (ICDs) is provided herein. A remote controller is used to generate an optical signal for controlling a plurality of ICDs. The optical signal generated by the remote controller is converted into a... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259710 | User input device A user input device (300) configured with a communication protocol for communicating transmission data with predetermined apparatus (700, 601) is disclosed. The device (300) comprises a receiving means for receiving protocol data and an associat... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
