Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
398112000 | Plural | 18 |
20080232810 | BLUETOOTH-ENABLED INFRARED REMOTE CONTROL - A Bluetooth-enabled infrared (IR) remote control is disclosed, which comprises: a micro control unit, for executing operations of signal processing, decoding and encoding; an signal amplifying circuit, for amplifying a control signal being issued and coded by the micro control unit to be used for controlling a corresponding function of a specific electronic device; an infrared light emitting diode (IRLED), capable of issuing an infrared signal; and a Bluetooth module, capable of communicating with a bluetooth-enabled electronic device by Bluetooth wireless transmission while passing data received from the bluetooth-enabled electronic device to the micro control unit where it is processed. | 09-25-2008 |
20080232811 | Infrared remote control system and method - Disclosed is a remote control device for causing operation of a function on at least one of a plurality of different remotely controlled devices. The device includes a randomizer that determines a random local address for the remote control device. The device also includes a modulated optical transmitter that emits a signal containing the random local address. Reception of the random local address by one of the remotely controlled devices establishes a communication link between the remote control device and that particular remotely controlled device. After communication has been established the modulated device, through any of a plurality of optical transmitters, dictates the actions of the remotely controlled device. | 09-25-2008 |
20090060516 | Signal forwarding system and signal receiver thereof - A signal forwarding system and a signal receiver thereof are disclosed. The signal forwarding algorithm is provided so that the photo signal provided by the remote control device can be used to indirectly control the remote application apparatus. The present invention uses the photo transistor to be a photo-detecting element to detect the photo signal provided by the remote control device. The problem of the user being not easy to aim at the signal receiver of the application apparatus is overcome, and the problem of the photo-detecting element being operated by an error signal due to the signal disturbance is also overcome. | 03-05-2009 |
20090136231 | Remote controlling system and gateway apparatus for controlling electronic appliances within space - The present invention provides a remote controlling system for controlling a plurality of electronic appliances within a space, such as a home, an office, etc. Each of the electronic appliances includes a respective radiation-based signal receiver. By use of the remote controlling system, a user can conveniently control the electronic appliances in the situation through a user interface or an external communication network, such as an Internet. | 05-28-2009 |
20090324235 | MULTIPLE MOVABLE BARRIER OPERATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A first moveable barrier operator is actuated to move a first moveable barrier and a light beam is encoded with operational information regarding the first movable barrier operator. The encoded light beam is transmitted from an emitter associated with the first moveable barrier operator to a first detector associated with the second moveable barrier operator. The second moveable barrier operator may be subsequently operated at least in part according to the operational information encoded in the light beam. | 12-31-2009 |
20100196012 | NETWORK SYSTEM - Provided is a network system for controlling devices which operate in response to an infrared signal. The network system includes modules and a home server. The modules output the infrared signal for controlling the devices in response to command data or analyze path information of the command data, forward the command data to next one of the modules, and receive infrared control signals generated by the devices. The home server includes ID numbers of the modules and the path information of the command data for allowing the command data to reach each of the modules and outputs the command data or receives the infrared control signals. Therefore, the network conveniently control the devices using the infrared control signal even when the modules are too distant from the home server for the infrared signal to reach the devices at a time or obstacles are placed in front of the modules. Also, the network system performs authentication processes among the modules using time information to prevent the modules from malfunctioning by another infrared signal or command data. | 08-05-2010 |
20100278537 | Method and Apparatus for Connecting AC Powered Switches, Current Sensors and Control Devices Via Two Way IR, Fiber Optic and Light Guide Cables - A method for connecting an AC powered device, which has an optical receiver, with a control circuit, which has an optical transmitter, using at least on optical medium cable includes the steps of terminating the cable at both of its ends, introducing the processed cable between the receiver and transmitter, attaching and securing one end of the processed cable to the transmitter and the other end of the processed cable to the receiver, and propagating a one way optical signal including control commands from the control circuit to the powered device. | 11-04-2010 |
20120106972 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - A universal remote control includes a hand held housing; a plurality of button zones provided on a substantial portion of a top surface of the housing, each button zone comprising a plurality of pushbuttons each having a character printed thereon; a control assembly partially exposed on the housing and comprising a Bluetooth module, a laser module, a pointer control module, an IR module, an RF module, a control unit electrically connected to each of the modules for controlling its operations, and a switch for manually activating the control unit; and a battery provided in the housing for supplying power to the control assembly. In responses to generating a signal by pressing the pushbutton, the control unit receives the signal and sends same to one of the IR module, the RF module, the Bluetooth module, and the laser module for transmission. | 05-03-2012 |
20120183298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING AC POWERED SWITCHES, CURRENT SENSORS AND CONTROL DEVICES VIA TWO WAY IR, FIBER OPTIC AND LIGHT GUIDE CABLES - A method for connecting an AC powered device, which has an optical receiver, with a control circuit, which has an optical transmitter, using at least on optical medium cable includes the steps of terminating the cable at both of its ends, introducing the processed cable between the receiver and transmitter, attaching and securing one end of the processed cable to the transmitter and the other end of the processed cable to the receiver, and propagating a one way optical signal including control commands from the control circuit to the powered device. | 07-19-2012 |
20120263477 | Portable Terminal and Method for Remote Control of Electronic Products - Disclosed is a method for remote control of electronic products using a portable terminal. The portable terminal performs a remote control function in the remote control mode. When communication is tried during the remote control mode, the portable terminal terminates the remote control mode and displays the communication state to provide a communication service upon a user's selection. When the communication ends, the portable terminal returns to the remote control mode. | 10-18-2012 |
20130129358 | TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR AUTO PAIRING, REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A terminal apparatus for auto pairing and a remote control apparatus and method thereof are provided. The terminal apparatus includes an IR receiving unit configured to receive an IR signal including first identification information of an external apparatus from the external apparatus, a radio frequency (RF) communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with the external apparatus which transmit the IR signal including the first identification information, a storage unit configured to store a pairing list including identification information of at least one external apparatus, and a control unit configured to control the RF communication unit to perform pairing for wireless communication with the external apparatus according to whether or not identification information of at least one external apparatus in the pairing list corresponds to the received first identification information. | 05-23-2013 |
20130251372 | DEVICE IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - Each device identification apparatus includes a circuit for generating a delay time and transmits a device identification code signal at a different delay time in response to a device selecting signal from a remote controller, thereby making it possible to prevent interference. Further, an infrared light amount detecting circuit is provided in a device identification apparatus or a remote controller, and an electronic device to which a device identification apparatus having a higher intensity of infrared is attached is displayed on the remote controller so that the electronic device is easily selected. | 09-26-2013 |
20130251373 | DEVICE IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - The device identification apparatus includes: a remote controller signal detecting section for detecting an optical signal from a remote controller; a receiving section for receiving the optical signal from the remote controller; a signal decryption section for decrypting the optical signal received by the receiving section; and a transmitting section for transmitting a device identification signal when the optical signal is a device selecting signal, and configured such that operations of the receiving section, the signal decryption section, and the transmitting section are started in response to a detecting signal of the remote controller signal detecting section, thereby realizing a device identification apparatus in which power consumption during standby is minimized. | 09-26-2013 |
20140064738 | SMART GATEWAY AND SMART HOME NETWORK SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A smart home network system includes a number of home devices, a smart gateway, and a control device. The smart gateway stores a mapping list that records configuration information of each home device, and the configuration information contains a UID code of each home device. When received a control signal for controlling a target home device from the control device, the smart gateway analyzes the control signal and modulates the control signal with the UID of the target home device and converts network protocols, to generate an effective control command, then transmits the control command to the target home device. When received status information from the home devices, and the smart gateway sends the status information to the control device for reading status information of the home devices. Therefore, user can operate the control device anywhere to remote control each individual home device via the smart gateway. | 03-06-2014 |
20140363167 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS - The present invention provides an electronic device having remote control functions, comprising a baseband circuit, a PWM circuit, and an external wireless transmitting circuit. The external wireless transmitting circuit includes a second I/O port and a wireless transmitting unit. The PWM circuit is disposed at the output of the baseband circuit; the driving signal is output according to the control signal output by the baseband circuit for enhancing the intensity of the control signal and thus further reducing the volume of the external wireless transmitting circuit. In addition, by adding an infrared contact part of the first I/O port, the electronic device can transmit the driving signal to the external wireless transmitting circuit via the infrared contact part. Alternatively, the electronic device can transmit the driving signal to the external wireless transmitting circuit via one of the plurality of audio contact parts of the first I/O port by switching. | 12-11-2014 |
20150139655 | INFRARED CONTROL SYSTEM AND INFRARED CONTROL METHOD - An infrared control system includes one or more target terminal assemblies, a control device, and an infrared controller which creates a coupling between a terminal assembly and the control device. The terminal assembly includes a plurality of terminals which recognize infrared signals. The control device includes a setting module used to set parameters of each terminal assembly. The parameters include an Identification of Position (IP) of a working terminal in a predetermined time. The infrared controller can open a particular terminal according to the parameters which are set. The disclosure further provides an infrared control method. | 05-21-2015 |
20150348404 | METHODS OF DESCRIBING CONSUMER INFRARED SIGNAL - The present invention discloses a method of describing infrared signal, and infrared signal has a continuous infrared wave type, the method comprises: a step (a) separating the continuous infrared wave into at least one frame; a step (b) separating the at least one frame into at least one signal sequence and at least one data sequence; a step (c) separating the at least one signal sequence into a signal with a level and a duration; a step (d) separating the at least one data sequence into at least one logic signal set, wherein the at least one logic signal set is separated into at least one signal with a level and a duration; and (e) unifying description for the plurality of infrared signals having the same control function. | 12-03-2015 |
20160253899 | RELAYING KEY CODE SIGNALS THROUGH A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE | 09-01-2016 |