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US-9215393-B2 · Dec 15, 2015 · US
Directional remote control
US8965210B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8965210-B2 |
| Application number | US-201013808316-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | Jul 7, 2010 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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A remote control unit generates a first beam which a user points at one of a plurality of information appliances to select that appliance. After selecting the desired appliance, the user then actuates a button on a control keypad on the remote control unit to cause the unit to generate a second, modulated beam. The remote control unit modulates the second beam in accordance with a desired functionality of the information appliance to control the appliance accordingly.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for controlling by a controller a plurality of devices coupled to the controller across a network, comprising: determining at the controller whether multiple devices or a single device have each received an electromagnetic radiation beam from a user for selecting a device by determining if an acknowledgement in the form of an electrical signal was received from more than the one device, and if multiple devices have each received a beam, then…
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Physics · mapped topic
- H04N21/42225Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8965210B2 cover?
- A remote control unit generates a first beam which a user points at one of a plurality of information appliances to select that appliance. After selecting the desired appliance, the user then actuates a button on a control keypad on the remote control unit to cause the unit to generate a second, modulated beam. The remote control unit modulates the second beam in accordance with a desired funct…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Knutson Paul Gothard, Mathur Saurabh, Thomson Licensing
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N21/42225. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).