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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7363001 | Dynamic data delivery apparatus and method for same A system for providing enhanced radio content to a remote user is disclosed. The system includes at least one input that receives non-radio input; and, at least one output interconnected to the at least one input via a hub, wherein the at least one output receives t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7315726 | Dynamic data delivery apparatus and method for same A system for providing enhanced radio content to a remote user is disclosed. The system includes at least one input that receives non-radio input; and, at least one output interconnected to the at least one input via a hub, wherein the at least one output receives t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7313360 | Dynamic data delivery apparatus and method for same A system for providing enhanced radio content to a remote user is disclosed. The system includes at least one input that receives non-radio input; and, at least one output interconnected to the at least one input via a hub, wherein the at least one output receives t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313361 | Dynamic data delivery apparatus and method for same A system for providing enhanced radio content to a remote user is disclosed. The system includes at least one input that receives non-radio input; and, at least one output interconnected to the at least one input via a hub, wherein the at least one output receives t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313359 | Dynamic data delivery apparatus and method for same A system for providing enhanced radio content to a remote user is disclosed. The system includes at least one input that receives non-radio input; and, at least one output interconnected to the at least one input via a hub, wherein the at least one output receives t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7299039 | Method and system for providing data service in interworking wireless public and private networks A method and system for providing a data service in interworking wireless public and private networks, allows for data service data being transmitted through the private network when a data service is to be transmitted through the private network within the network ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7247783 | Cooperative musical instrument A series of musical vehicles form a cooperative musical instrument. Each musical vehicle may be outfitted with a musical tone generator and horn, or loud speaker that plays a particular note on a music scale. Each musical vehicle may have multiple horns or speakers ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7233257 | Hand-held wireless control unit An instrument for generating a signal to activate or terminate electronic equipment from a remote location through a responsive sensor including an elongated rigid support formation with a switching device at one end and a signal emitting component mounted at the ot... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7206559 | System and method for a mobile computing device to control appliances An appliance control system of the present invention comprises an appliance and a mobile computing device configured for controlling the appliance by at least one of determining an available content for the appliance, selecting the content used by the appliance, and... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7149477 | Radio-parameter control in mobile radio communications system A radio-parameter control method allowing fine radio-parameter setting to improve communication quality is disclosed. Fixed stations are distributed at predetermined locations in a service area. A fixed station monitors reception condition of a pilot channel signal ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7133082 | Digital television receiver with remote tuner for driving transmission line with intermediate-frequency signal An outdoor-antenna digital television receiver system has an electrically controlled remote tuner located close to the antenna. In response to a remote control signal, the remote tuner selects a particular radio-frequency digital television signal to be received, co... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7099649 | System and method for wireless data exchange between an appliance and a handheld device A wireless data exchange system is disclosed. The system includes an electronically operated appliance including a transmitter, a receiver, and a control module configured to communicate with the transmitter and receiver. The control module provides a primary mode o... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6862443 | Remote communication system for use with a vehicle This invention relates to a remote communication system for use with a vehicle, comprising a first communication unit (1), located within a vehicle (2), said first communication unit comprising a first transceiver (3), connectable with a long-di... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6853841 | Protocol for a remote control device to enable control of network attached devices The present invention addresses the difficulties of controlling new devices which have been added to a network. A network protocol, the NetCTL protocol, enables a remote control device to dynamically learn the command codes of a newly network attached device if the ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6823191 | Apparatus and method for use in paging mode in wireless communications systems Latency in receiving and detecting paging messages at a wireless terminal is reduced by employing a unique “super” paging time slot format. A paging super time slot includes a plurality of prescribed time slots. Each wireless terminal is associated with cyclical... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6314297 | Communication system The invention relates to a communication system, having at least one mobile communication device which has at least one actuating means for tripping an action of at least one piece of equipment communicating with the communication device. It is provided t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 5909183 | Interactive appliance remote controller, system and method In a personal area network, a method for programming an appliance by a controller. The method includes steps of a) determining (358), by the controller (300), that the appliance (324) is included in the personal area network; b) determining (328), by the ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5886952 | Alarm clock remote control system An Alarm Clock Remote Control System for assisting an individual in operating an alarm clock without requiring the individual to be removed from a bed. The device includes an encasement, a display within the encasement, a tether secured a swivel, a clamp ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5812538 | Multiple satellite repeater capacity loading with multiple spread spectrum gateway antennas A communication system (10), and a method executed by same, for allocating communications traffic through a plurality of satellites (12) of a constellation of low earth orbit satellites. Each of the plurality of satellites is oriented, at any given time w... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5634798 | Compact disk player-incorporated television receiver having a monitor power control function A compact disk player incorporated television receiver includes a television signal receiver, a compact disk player having a song accompaniment function, a video signal processor for selectively receiving and processing a video signal output by the televi... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5496178 | Television receiver having video accompaniment functions A television receiver capable of performing a video accompaniment function includes a television signal generator for receiving a television signal and providing a video signal and an audio signal, a video accompaniment signal generator for reading backgr... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5408689 | Radio control transmitter for use with a model toy unit and including variably selectable operation function modes A radio control transmitter capable of selecting function modes of high frequency in use at a simple operation to highly improve the operating efficiency. A plurality of setting switches each are provided so as to exhibit two functions or the function of ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5371901 | Remote voice control system A portable communication device (10) is controlled by voice recognition circuitry (20) remote from the portable communication device. The portable communication device includes apparatus for producing and transmitting a parametric representation of voice ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5285375 | Control apparatus and control method of a washing machine The present invention relates to a control method and a control apparatus of a washer wherein washing processes involving washing, rinsing and de-watering are performed fully automatically by the introduction of functions of a commonly-used remote control... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5187469 | Universal remote control including quick touch function A method and apparatus for causing a remote controller to execute a sequence of instructions at a preprogrammed time. A remote controller includes a timer and may be used to turn on the various components of an electronic entertainment system including a ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5097249 | Power status detecting apparatus A power status detecting apparatus which is to be applied to a plurality of audio-visual equipments arranged such that currents flowing to AC lines of the respective equipments are detected so as to identify the power condition status of the respective eq... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5081534 | Television receiver with remote control system capable of controlling associated peripheral devices manufactured by different companies A control arrangement for a home entertainment unit, including a television receiver and one or more peripheral devices, such as a video recorder, coupled to the television receiver, includes a single remote control transmitter for transmitting a remote c... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4952937 | Remotely mounted police radar warning receiver A remotely mounted radar detector is mounted vertically behind a license plate with a reflector attached to the horn at an angle such that the reflector extends beyond one edge of the license plate to reflect incoming, horizontal radar signals into a vert... | 08/28/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4864550 | Remote control equipment for use with an audio system A remote control handset for use with an audio system in which the audio system includes a tuner, a compact disk player an amplifier, speakers, etc. The handset also includes a display for displaying the information contents of the control signals. A cass... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4825200 | Reconfigurable remote control transmitter A reconfigurable remote control transmitter can be used with a plurality of remotely controlled products, each of which is normally controlled with one or more signals from an associated remote control transmitter. The reconfigurable transmitter has a plu... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4818997 | Remote output indicator for providing output indications from a remotely located radar detector A remote indicator for use with an existing radar detector wherein a remote unit is located near the existing radar detector for sensing output indications from the radar detector and for providing output signals in response to and indicative of the radar... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4751581 | Control system having a plurality of control command sources A control system, for example, for a television receiver comprised of a monitor and a tuner has a plurality of sources of control commands, such as, remote control command receivers associated with the television monitor and tuner, respectively, and a man... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4633521 | Remote radar detector control unit A remote radar detector head has a front control unit portion and a rear mounting surface portion which is thinner than the front head portion. The mounting surface portion extends rearwardly of the front head portion and extends downwardly or upwardly at... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4566034 | Remote control transmitter arrangement for one or more television devices A microprocessor for use in individual remote control transmitters for controlling respective different devices and for a unified remote control transmitter for controlling all the devices is programmed in the same manner for each in order to reduce inven... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4527204 | Remote control system A single, hand held remote control unit produces command signals used to control all operational aspects of a video tape recorder and an associated television receiver, and the video tape recorder and television receiver include switches that upon actuati... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4517562 | FM Communication system Communication system for either public or private electric power load management and distribution automation, and the like, wherein subcarrier signals are sent to a plurality of remotely located receivers and transmitters using an existing standard FM bro... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4495654 | Remote controlled receiver with provisions for automatically programming a channel skip list A remote control system for a television receiver includes a remote control transmitter with keys for initiating a scan type channel selection operation and a memory for storing a list of preferred channels and non-preferred channels. During a scanning op... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4349841 | Method and system for increasing the number of instructions transmitted in digital systems, I.A. in systems for remote control of television receivers Method of increasing the number of instructions according to the invention consists therein that withing the command signal (6) additional instructions are transmitted, which after being decoded in the instruction decoder (1) and processed in the strobbin... | 09/14/1982 |
