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| 20080198034 | REMOTE CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND REMOTE CONTROLLING METHOD - A remote controlling apparatus for a remote controlling system of wireless communication type is disclosed. The remote controlling apparatus includes a broadcasting section, a receiving section, a detecting section, and a setting section. The broadcasting section broadcasts a predetermined signal in a lower transmission output state than in a regular communication state. The receiving section receives acknowledge and reception state electric field intensity information from at least one device under remote control. The detecting section detects a device under remote control having highest reception state electric field intensity as a nearest device. The setting section sets the nearest device as an object device under remote control. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080198035 | System Comprising a Master Unit and a Plurality of Slave Units for Operating a Plurality of Devices - System including at least one master unit and a plurality of slave units, wherein the master unit and the slave units have means for performing communication via radio frequency channels. The at least one master unit including means for transmitting control signals to the slave units, and the slave units are each provided with a unique address and are each associated with a controllable device. The at least one master unit includes means for executing a sequential transmission of control signals to at least one of the slave units upon activation of a function control key. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080198036 | METHOD AND APARATUS TO OPTIMIZE POWER TO MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE OF WIRELESS MESH SENSORS AND CONTROL NETWORKS - An automation component configured for optimized wireless communication within a building automation system is disclosed. The automation component includes a wireless communications component, a processor in communication with the wireless communications component, a memory in communication with the processor, the memory configured to store computer readable instructions which are executable by the processor. The computer readable instructions being programmed to process at least one communication variable received via the wireless communications component; to optimize a communication or radio transmit power level associated with the wireless communication component, wherein the optimized communication power level is a function of the at least one communication variable; and an adjustment of the communication power level associated with the wireless communication component based on the optimized communication power level. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080204269 | Programmable remote control apparatus and method thereof - A remote control apparatus includes a casing with several function key modules, a setup key, two display units, two switching key modules corresponding to the display units, a function key module for setting remote control contents, and several switching keys. The casing has a circuit board and a control unit on the circuit board for connecting the display units, switching key modules, setup key and function key module. After the setup key is triggered to enter into a setting mode, the control unit displays the content information on the display unit and proximate to the switching key and records the content information and switching key code, and then defines and records the remote control content for each function key module corresponding to at least one switching key. Therefore, users can distinguish the switching keys, corresponding content information, and operation instructions of function key modules corresponding to different switching keys. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080238708 | Simplified Control System for Electronic Media - A control system with a simplified control device ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080238709 | One-way communication apparatus with dynamic key generation - A remote control device is coupled with a computing device such as a set top computing device using wired or wireless connectivity for the purpose of invoking services provided by the computing device. The remote control device uses biometric methods such as fingerprint scanning to identify the user of the remote control device who is also a previously authorized user of the computing device. The remote control device possesses a unique identifying serial number. Identity of the user of the remote control device is communicated to the computing device and used by the computing device to authenticate the remote control device user as a previously authorized user of both devices. Once a remote control user is authenticated, all signals from the remote control device to the set top computing device are encrypted in such a way as to prevent impersonation using a similar remote control device or man-in-the-middle attacks. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080252478 | Electronic apparatus, remote controller and remote control system - An electronic apparatus is remotely controlled based on a remote control signal transmitted from a remote controller using radio wave. The electronic apparatus contains a communication module that receives the remote control signal transmitted from the remote controller and an electronic apparatus main body that performs predetermined processing based on the remote control signal from the remote controller. The remote control signal is received by the communication module. The communication module has an intermittent operation mode in which the communication module operates intermittently when the electronic apparatus main body shifts to a standby state thereof. The period of off time of the communication module in the intermittent operation mode thereof is shorter than a period of transmission time of the remote controller for transmitting a power-on signal that causes the electronic apparatus main body to shift the standby state thereof to a normal state thereof. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080284613 | Method and system for controlling radio controlled devices - The present invention is a method and system for controlling a RC device via a secure radio link. In one embodiment of the invention, spread spectrum modulation may be employed which may provide a digital radio frequency (RF) link between a controller and a RC device. A controller may be coupled with a transmitter module and a radio controlled device may be coupled with a receiver module in accordance with the present invention to provide an add-on upgrade capability. The method and system for controlling a RC device may also include error detection and correction, interpolation of lost packets, failsafe technology and force-feedback telemetric technology to further enhance the user experience with radio controlled devices. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080297369 | Remote Control System with Satellite Control Devices - A remote control system including a primary remote control ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080297370 | ROLLING CODE SECURITY SYSTEM - A rolling coda transmitter is useful in a security system for providing secure encrypted RF transmission comprising an interleaved trinary bit fixed code and rolling cede. A receiver demodulates the encrypted RF transmission and recovers the fixed code and rolling code. Upon comparison of the fixed and roiling codes with stored codes and determining that the signal has emanated from an authorized transmitter, a signal is generated to actuate an electric motor to open or close a movable barrier. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080303688 | REMOTE CONTROL LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM - A load control system for remotely controlling the amount of power delivered to a plurality of electrical loads, the system comprising two load control devices operable to receive wireless signals containing control information, each of the load control devices respectively electrically connected to at least one of the electrical loads and responsive to the control information to control the amount of power delivered to the at least one of the electrical loads, the control information including a unique identifier of at least one of the load control devices, the unique identifier not being user selectable; and a master control unit operable to transmit the wireless signals to the load control devices; wherein the master control unit and the load control devices are pre-configured, such that immediately upon installing and providing power to the system, the master control unit is operable to transmit the wireless signals to the load control devices and the load control devices are operable to receive the wireless signals from the master control unit and to control the amount of power delivered to the connected electrical loads in response to the control information. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090009355 | Wireless remote control for a media player connectable to a network - A device for remotely controlling functions of a digital multimedia player-recorder that is connectable to a network, and a system in which the device is implemented | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090015426 | Designation based protocol systems for reconfiguring control relationships among devices - A designation based system ( | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090015427 | Electronic-ink based multi-purpose board game employing a game board and game pieces with an electronic-ink display structure - An electronic-ink based multi-purpose board game includes a game board having a first electronic-ink display structure for displaying an graphical appearance associated with a particular game to be programmed and played using a plurality of game pieces. Each game piece has a second electronic-ink display structure for displaying a graphical appearance associated with the particular game programmed and to be played using the board game. The first and second electronic-ink display structures each include an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink including a bi-stable non-volatile imaging material. The electronic monetary instrument includes an integrated circuit structure having a storage element for storing instructions, programs and data. The integrated circuit structure also includes a programmed processor in communication with storage element. A signal receiving structure receives electromagnetic signals from an activation module, using the antenna structure. Each electronic-ink display structure displays graphical indicia representing the game board or game pieces for the selected game to be programmed and played using the multi-purpose board game of the present invention. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090033514 | REMOTE CONTROLLER - A remote controller includes a capacitive touch panel having flexibility, push switches beneath a lower surface of the capacitive touch panel, a control unit for detecting a position on an upper surface of the capacitive touch panel which is touched, and a transmitter for transmitting a first remote-control signal indicating the detected position and a second remote-control signal indicating the activating of the push switches. The remote controller is capable of remotely controlling various operations of an apparatus with a simple operation. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090040066 | CONSUMABLE HOLDER WITH ROUTABLE DATA PACKET FOR AN APPLIANCE - An appliance configured to perform an operation cycle to effect a physical operation on an article, the appliance includes at least one component configured to effect the physical operation, and a cycle engine on the component. The cycle engine can access a structure for the operation cycle to enable the component to perform the physical operation. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090045970 | Remote control system, receiving apparatus, and electronic device - A remote control system is disclosed, which radio transmits a control command from a remote controller to a receiving apparatus connected to an electronic device as an apparatus under control. The remote controller includes a radio communication section, a first storage section which stores identification information of the remote controller, a second storage section which stores identification information of another pairing party, an operation key, and a control section. The receiving apparatus includes a radio communication section, a first storage section which stores identification information of the receiving apparatus, a second storage section which stores identification information of another pairing party, a time management section, and a control section. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090051565 | Solution for Consumer Electronics Control - The preferred embodiment of the present invention presents a method and a device for a host control unit to communicate over a protocol compliant bus via the introduction of an auxiliary command control unit that handles communications to and from the protocol compliant bus. The auxiliary command control unit converts the high level commands of the host control unit to low-level protocol compliant electrical signals for transmission across the bus and further converts low-level protocol compliant electrical signals received from the bus into high level commands for use by the host processor. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090066533 | Control apparatus and method - Provided are a control apparatus and method. The control apparatus includes: a measurement module which measures a motion of the control apparatus due to an external force; and a signal generation module which generates a signal corresponding to the measured motion, wherein the signal is transmitted to a display device to adjust a state of the display device according to the signal. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090072992 | REMOTE CONTROL FOR SENSING MOVEMENT, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING POINTER BY THE REMOTE CONTROL, AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A remote control is provided including a plurality of sensors which sense movement of the remote control, and a control unit which turns on at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors and thereby senses movement of the remote control, and determines whether to turn on or off the remaining sensors according to whether or not the at least one sensor senses movement of the remote control. Consequently, battery consumption is reduced. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090072993 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - An remote control system includes a remote control and a corresponding electronic device. The remote control includes a transmitter module configured for transmitting signals. The electronic device includes a user-defined module configured for setting a self-defined function code correlating a desired operation of the electronic device with a button of the remote control; and a receiver module configured for receiving the signals transmitted by the transmitter module. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090085764 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a two-step remote control apparatus and method thereof The remote control apparatus includes: a sensor which detects whether a user touches or presses a button; and a control unit which issues display request signal of a first button image to an electronic apparatus when receiving a button touch signal from the sensor or issues a signal requesting a performance of an operation of the electronic apparatus and corresponding to a pressed button when receiving a button pressing signal from the sensor. According to the present invention, a user can control an image reproducing device using the remote control apparatus or a virtual remote control apparatus, and the user does not need to verify a pressing of a button by looking back and forth between the image reproducing device and the remote control apparatus due to the display of the virtual remote control apparatus on the image reproducing device. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090096633 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON SERVICE PROFILES - A universal remote control apparatus and method for controlling various types of devices and equipments, the universal remote control apparatus includes a service profile generator which generates a service profile based on first device information and second device information that are recognized from at least one device, a service profile management unit which stores and manages the generated service profile, a service profile-based control unit which universally controls the at least one device based on the service profile, and a user interface unit which receives from a user a first selection on a first device object corresponding to the first device information and a second selection on a second device object corresponding to the second device information. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090109052 | System for programming a network of control points - A system and method for variably programming a plurality of utilitarian devices such as, but not limited to, LED light assemblies, motions detectors, etc. which may be associated with each of a plurality of control points. The control points are electrically interconnected to one another and to a power source to define a network, wherein an identifying code is assigned to each of the control points. One or more control facilities in the form of touch pads are cooperatively structured with a master control for programmed operations of separate predetermined numbers or arrays of said plurality of control points and the one or more utilitarian devices associated with each control point. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090135021 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR SELECTING THE COLOR OF LIGHT EMITTED BY A LIGHT SOURCE - The invention relates to a control device ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090140877 | REMOTE CONTROLLER - A remote controller including buttons, an input module including resistors and switches, and a control module including a determining module, a storage module, and a modulation module. Each resistor is coupled to a power source and provides a current path corresponding to one button. The switches are coupled to the resistors. The corresponding switch provides the corresponding current path when one button is pushed. The input module accords with the corresponding current path to generate an input signal. The control module generates an output signal according to the input signal. When the input module transmits the input signal, the determining module obtains the pushed button according to the input signal and generates a determining signal according to the obtained result. The storage module generates a control signal according to the determining signal. The modulation module modulates the control signal to generate the output signal. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090146830 | ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEM AND REMOTE-OPERATING PORTABLE ELECTRONIC KEY USED FOR THE SAME - A small-sized electronic security system superior in emergent response and capable of obtaining power from other electronic apparatuses even in the case in which a portable electronic key suffers from battery exhaustion, and a remote-operating portable electronic key therefor are obtained. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090153351 | Multiple Transmitter Remote Control System - A remote control system includes multiple transmitters located at differing positions around a housing. The transmitters are spaced apart so that a transmission from one of the transmitters is likely to be received even if a transmission from another transmitters is obstructed or oriented away from a receiver. One embodiment comprises a simplified remote control with infrared transmitters located on multiple surfaces. A controlled device may require at least one transmitter to be approximately aligned with a receiver and/or may require an unobstructed signal path. If a user, such as a child, covers some of the transmitters and/or holds the remote control in an unusual orientation, a signal can still be transmitted to a DVD player, DVR, computer or other controlled device. The signal may comprise a key code identifying an activated remote control key, and instructing the controlled device to perform a navigation, a direct select, or other operation. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090153352 | Color Control Intuitive Touchpad - A method and apparatus whereby a two-dimensional touchpad control for selecting color is implemented via a touch sensitive surface with a graphical attachment on its surface to select both an intensity and a color. The graphical attachment having two regions, one region being a rectangular shape to select the intensity via a Y-axis and the other being a two dimensional X/Y-axis control surface with color Hue on one axis and color Saturation on the other axis. Software running in a control device monitors touchpad regions for user inputs and converts the raw selected parameters on the touchpad into the Hue, Saturation and Intensity information, used in the preferred embodiment to control light fixture color and intensity. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090160672 | Electric Hand Control, Especially for Electrically Adjustable Hospital and Care Beds - An electric hand control, especially for electrically adjustable hospital and care beds comprising a number of control keys ( | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090167552 | Electronic device and method for controlling the same - Disclosed herein is an electronic device that is connected to one or more other devices via a specified signal line and capable of operating in accordance with a control signal transmitted from any of the one or more other devices connected to the electronic device. The electronic device includes: a reception section configured to receive the control signal transmitted from any of the one or more other devices connected to the electronic device; a control section configured to perform a specified process if, after receiving a specific control signal, the reception section does not receive a control signal corresponding to the specific control signal within a set signal waiting period; and a waiting period adjustment section configured to adjust the signal waiting period based on traffic in the signal line. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090184839 | Controller Having Reduced Control Key Set and Method for Operating Same in a Learning, Macro, or Cloning Mode - In some embodiments, a wall-mountable, configurable controller having control keys (e.g., less than eight keys or another small number of keys), a subassembly including circuitry, and a control key insert removably mountable to the subassembly and including at least one of the control keys. The circuitry can include a limit switch that is biased in a default state but moveable into a learning state in response to user-exerted force. In some embodiments, the controller includes an IR emitter and an IR receiver and is operable to clone another device by sending configuring radiation from the emitter to the other device's IR receiver. Preferably, the emitter and receiver are positioned so that a controller's IR emitter aligns with the IR receiver of an identical controller when the controllers are positioned face to face. In some embodiments, the controller provides audible and visual feedback to users when operating in a learning mode. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090195404 | Control lockout for an electronic apparatus - An electronic system including a user interface for transmitting an operational parameter control signal in response to manual manipulation of the user interface. A processor is coupled to the user interface and adjusts an operational parameter of the electronic system in response to receiving the operational parameter control signal. An actuatable device is actuated by a user. In response to the user actuation, the actuatable device prevents the processor from adjusting the operational parameter of the electronic system. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090195405 | Controller Having Reduced Control Key Set and Method for Operating Same in a Learning, Macro, or Cloning Mode - In some embodiments, a wall-mountable, configurable controller having control keys (e.g., less than eight keys or another small number of keys), a subassembly including circuitry, and a control key insert removably mountable to the subassembly and including at least one of the control keys. The circuitry can include a limit switch that is biased in a default state but moveable into a learning state in response to user-exerted force. In some embodiments, the controller includes an IR emitter and an IR receiver and is operable to clone another device by sending configuring radiation from the emitter to the other device's IR receiver. Preferably, the emitter and receiver are positioned so that a controller's IR emitter aligns with the IR receiver of an identical controller when the controllers are positioned face to face. In some embodiments, the controller provides audible and visual feedback to users when operating in a learning mode. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090195406 | Controller Having Reduced Control Key Set and Method for Operating Same in a Learning, Macro, or Cloning Mode - In some embodiments, a wall-mountable, configurable controller having control keys (e.g., less than eight keys or another small number of keys), a subassembly including circuitry, and a control key insert removably mountable to the subassembly and including at least one of the control keys. The circuitry can include a limit switch that is biased in a default state but moveable into a learning state in response to user-exerted force. In some embodiments, the controller includes an IR emitter and an IR receiver and is operable to clone another device by sending configuring radiation from the emitter to the other device's IR receiver. Preferably, the emitter and receiver are positioned so that a controller's IR emitter aligns with the IR receiver of an identical controller when the controllers are positioned face to face. In some embodiments, the controller provides audible and visual feedback to users when operating in a learning mode. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090201168 | REMOTE CONTROL HANDSET - A remote control handset for intuitively navigating a user interface of an entertainment device, the user interface having a hierarchical menu structure. The remote control handset of the present invention is not required to have any buttons. The remote control handset has a first control surface, and a second control surface. The first control surface has a substantially planar portion and allows navigation with a level of the hierarchical menu structure. The second control surface has a component in an axis that is normal to the substantially planar portion of the first control surface, and is for navigating between the levels of the hierarchical menu structure. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090207039 | CEC CONTROL APPARATUS - A Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) control apparatus includes a vendor code acquisition instruction unit that queries a CEC device for a vendor code when connected to a CEC device, a control part provided with a storage unit capable of storing the reference location of stored CEC control information that corresponds to the acquired vendor code, a control information storage part which, for each vendor, pre-stores CEC control information corresponding to a plurality of vendors, and a photoreceptor unit having a received signal demodulation unit capable of receiving a signal from a remote control RC and demodulating the signal to acquire a CEC control signal. Based on the acquired vendor information, the control part acquires from the control information storage part control information corresponding to the vendor corresponding to the control signal transmitted from the remote control RC, and outputs the CEC control signal to the externally connected CEC device. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090212966 | User Interface for Delivery System Providing Dual Setting of Parameters - The invention provides a user input device ( | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090212967 | Circuit Interrupting System with Remote Test And Reset Activation - The present disclosure relates to resettable circuit interrupting devices and system and methods capable of being tested and reset from remote locations, and in particular to circuit interrupting devices and system capable of being tested and reset from remote locations. A remote monitoring device can also be included which can be used to control an actuation device which is capable of controlling a circuit interrupting device. Alternatively, the remote monitoring or control device can be used to control the circuit interrupting device directly. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090212968 | Remote control units for mechanized toys - A hand carried and operated remote control unit includes a housing configured as an other toy so as to support independent user play activity without a remotely controlled toy and including a main housing portion and at least a first handle extending outwardly and away from the main housing portion. A central vertical plane through front, rear, top and bottom sides of the housing divides the housing into two substantially equal halves. Circuitry in the housing includes a wireless signal transmitter, a controller and at least a tilt sensor connected in a subcircuit with the controller. The tilt sensor includes a ball tube with a central axis and a ball to roll along the tube between opposing ends of the ball tube to make or break the subcircuit. The central axis is pitched downwardly at an acute angle of at least twenty degrees with respect to a horizontal plane perpendicular to the central vertical plane and tangent to the bottom side of the main housing portion to provide a dead zone of the tilt sensor equal to or greater than the magnitude of the acute angle. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090243873 | ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL AND ELECTRONIC SHELF LABEL SYSTEM - It is an object of the present invention to provide techniques which allow for lower power consumption of electronic shelf labels. In order to attain the object, electronic shelf labels according to the present invention are located to respectively correspond to products, and each of the electronic shelf labels displays product data of its corresponding product. Each of the electronic shelf labels repeatedly performs “sleep operations” in which predetermined functions are stopped for a predetermined time period, at given time intervals, and the predetermined time period is extended when non-receipt of data continues for a specified time period. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090243874 | Electronic device, computer-readable medium storing program to control electronic device, and remote control giving instructions to electronic device - An electronic device that accepts instructions from remote controls includes a user identification information obtaining device, a remote control user storage device, and an association device. The user identification information obtaining device obtains user identification information to identify a user from a user identification information storage medium. The remote control user storage device stores the user identification information of remote control users respectively associated with remote control identification information of the remote controls. The association device stores the obtained user identification information into the remote control user storage device, in a condition where the obtained user identification information is associated with the remote control identification information of any one of the remote controls. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090284389 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING IMPROVED ALARM CLOCK FEATURE AND FACILITATED ALARM EDITING MODE - An improved electronic device and method provide an improved clock feature that includes an improved alarm clock function and a BEDTIME mode that is initiated by execution of a BEDTIME mode routine. The alarm clock function enables an alarm to be edited very easily. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090303074 | WIRELESS CONTROL DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A wireless communication device ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090303075 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING THE STATE OF OPERATION OF AN APPLIANCE - An apparatus for setting the state of operation of an appliance ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100001876 | ANALYZER AND ANALYSIS METHOD - An analyzer includes: a measurement system that dispenses a specimen in a specimen vessel into a reaction vessel to perform a measurement; an information storage medium that is attached to the specimen vessel, stores specimen information indicative of a state of the specimen, and is capable of communicating with an external device through radio waves of a predetermined frequency; a reading unit that reads the specimen information stored in the information storage medium; and a determining unit that determines whether the specimen in the specimen vessel, to which the information storage medium is attached, is in a state where a proper analysis is performable based on the specimen information in the information storage medium read by the reading unit. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100007513 | Communication Protocol For Remotely Controlled Laser Devices - A laser device operating system includes a laser device generating a laser beam when receiving a remote control unit command signal. The remote control unit operates in a public or private mode. In public mode the remote control unit generates a command signal transmitted to the laser device. In private mode the remote control unit generates a unique identifier prepended to the command signal. The laser device operates in a laser device public or private mode. In public mode the laser device responds to the remote control unit command signal or the command signal if transmitted by a second remote control unit. In private mode the laser device operates only upon receipt of the command signal and unique identifier, preventing laser device operation by the second remote control unit if the second unit does not include the unique identifier with the command signal. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100007514 | LAMP-OPERATING APPLIANCE FOR OPERATING ONE OR MORE LIGHT-SOURCES AND PROCESS FOR OPERATING A LAMP-OPERATING APPLIANCE - The invention relates to a lamp operating device ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100019921 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IMPLEMENTING SITUATIONAL CONTROL PROCESSES - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing situational control processes is provided. The method includes transmitting a signal to a target device and determining whether a response signal has been received from the target device. The response signal indicates one of a presence status of the target device and an event condition. The method also includes performing a first action if no response signal is received. The first action includes generating an alert and/or determining a presence of an alternative target device. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100019922 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM CONTROL USING SURFACE INTERACTION - Simple gestures such as stroking or tapping of a surface ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100026512 | REMOTE CONTROLLER OF ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a remote controller of an electronic apparatus. The remote controller includes a memory interface for communicating with a memory device; a controlling circuit coupled to the memory interface for generating a first control signal; and a first communication interface coupled to the controlling circuit for communicating with the electronic apparatus to transfer data between the memory device and the electronic apparatus according to the first control signal. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100039282 | Universal Remote Control Programming - An apparatus and method for programming a universal remote control. The method includes receiving a transmitted signal of unknown modulation technique from a native remote control and characterizing the received signal in parameters of a pre-determined modulation technique. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100039283 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DEVICES - A system for controlling electrically-operated devices within an area such as a room is disclosed. The system comprises a visual display screen upon which is displayed a representation of the area within which electrically-operated devices are disposed, and one or more representation of an electrically-operated device within the area. An input device is operable by a user to activate a representation of an electrically-operated device. In response, a control stage operates in response to inputs received from the input device, to modify the operation of the electrically-operated device associated with the representation. The electrically-operated devices to be controlled by the system may include, but are not limited to: electrical devices, such as a fan, a heater, a light, air conditioning; effectors for opening and closing a door or a window; electronic devices such a television set, a television receiver/decoder, a video recording device and audio equipment. The system can operate in a design mode, in which a user can create or amend the representation of the area and the electrically-operated devices within it. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100052937 | REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTING DEVICE - An annular operation unit is formed as an outer shape to cover entire outline of a surface of a case, and inputting switches and displaying unit are attached inside of an opening at the center side of the annular operation unit, allowing the annular operation unit to have a size to perform fine rotational operations in case the entire size of the remote control transmitting device is miniaturized. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100052938 | STATIONARY REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER - The rotation operation plane of the ring-shaped operation members that operate the rotation is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so that the rotation operation of the ring-shaped operation member can be performed without holding a finger in the vertical direction. Furthermore, since the rotation operation plane is inclined with respect to the placement plane of the case, static friction on the placement plane is generated by a force component of the operation force acting on the rotation operation plane and is perpendicular to the placement plane, thus the case does not move toward the rotation operation direction during the rotation operation. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100073187 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NO-TOUCH INITIAL PRODUCT DEPLOYMENT - A non-contact deployment method generally includes: configuring a component so that it is in a low-power state; receiving an activation signal (e.g., light, RFID, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.); causing a deployment module within the component to wake up; and instructing the component to perform the appropriate deployment steps. The activation signal is preferably a type of signal that does not require special equipment, i.e., a signal that would conventionally be present within an environment in which a network is being deployed. The signal may be received, for example, while the component is within its shipping box or other enclosure. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100090861 | Remote Control Device - Methods, systems, devices, and memory are disclosed for remote controlling consumer electronics devices. Different orientations of a remote control device are detected. A signal is provided to a processor, and the signal indicates an orientation. The processor changes a mode of operation of the remote control device that corresponds to the orientation such that different orientations of the remote control device control different electronic devices. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100097238 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A HOME AUTOMATION INSTALLATION AND TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - Method of configuring equipment in a home automation installation, each item of equipment being identified thanks to an identifier recorded in memory and duplicated on an accessible medium so as to be visible, the configuring method using a configuring tool comprising an inputting means, a signal transmission means and at least a first memory and a second memory, the method comprising several iterations of the following steps:
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| 20100109902 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYSTEM CONTROL - The invention relates to a communication device ( | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100127884 | CONVERTIBLE WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL - The invention provides a convertible wireless remote control suitable for controlling a computer of a media management system offering an integrated multimedia experience. The invention controls the media management system wirelessly with a small amount of buttons but is convertible to offer expanded and/or changed functionality to the user, as desired. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100127885 | CONTROL DEVICE AND ANALYZER - The present invention quickly resolves troubles in an analyzer and performs effective external quality control management. An analyzer ( | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100127886 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL - Control information is exchanged between a component and a remote control device or a server using RFID or using network discovery procedures. The control information if gathered by the server is provided to the remote. In this way, the need to manually program the remote with component code information is eliminated. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100141469 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING HOME NETWORK BY USING BUILDING STRUCTURE DRAWING - An apparatus for operating a home network includes a plurality of devices connected through the home network; and a building structure drawing DB for storing a building structure drawing regarding the inside of the building. Further, the apparatus for operating a home network includes a home network management system for generating service execution scheme information to provide an application service by using each device based on home network state information, determining building structure and home network configuration information based on building structure drawing information and the generated service execution scheme information, and controlling each device by determining whether to operate the application service. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100148984 | LED (LIGHT EMITTING DIODE) MODULE - An LED (Light Emitting Diode) module includes a base seat and a plurality of LEDs. The base seat includes a planar portion having a planar external surface and a straight portion connected interactively to the planar portion, and having a straight external surface. The plurality of LEDs includes a first LED mounted on the planar external surface of the planar portion to emit light rays in the facing in a vertical direction and a second LED mounted on the straight external surface of the straight portion to emit light rays in the horizontal direction. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100156658 | UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES, AND CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - A universal remote control apparatus including a user input unit which receives an input of a user, a signal transmitting unit which transmits a control signal, a remote control signal receiving unit which receives a remote control signal from a device-specific remote control apparatus, a communication unit which performs communication with an information supply apparatus, and a controller which controls the communication unit to transmit the remote control signal for one of electronic devices to the information supply apparatus, and controls the signal transmitting unit to transmit the control signal corresponding to the input of the user based on code information on the device-specific remote control apparatus, which is received from the information supply apparatus. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100156659 | ACCESS, MONITORING, AND CONTROL OF APPLIANCES VIA A MEDIA PROCESSING SYSTEM - A device and method for accessing, monitoring, and controlling home appliances in a media exchange network by establishing a communication link between a communication initiation device and at least one home appliance and communicating at least one command from the communication initiation device to the at least one home appliance via the communication link. The at least one home appliance then generates at least one response to the at least one command. The commands may include turning the home appliance(s) on and off, parameter adjustment commands, access commands, monitoring commands, mode change commands, and programming commands. Appliance responses may include powering on, powering off, changing a mode of operation, sending a status to the communication initiation device, adjusting an operational parameter, and changing a programmed operational step. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100171634 | Function Configuration Method and Related Device for a Remote Control Device - A function configuration method for a remote control device is disclosed. The remote control device is utilized for controlling an electronic device. The function configuration method includes detecting a touch signal of a user, receiving a human characteristic according to the touch signal, identifying the human characteristic to generate an identification result, and setting functions to be performed by the user in the electronic device. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100188250 | REMOTE CONTROLLER TRANSCEIVER - A remote control transceiver is described. The remote control transceiver reduces costs by simplifying a structure of a conventional space movement remote controller including an acceleration sensor, a microprocessor, a radio transmitting unit, and a radio receiver. A grid pattern formed by a light emitting diode (LED) and an optical system of a transmitter is determined by an infrared sensor of a receiver to discern space movement location information of the transmitter. The remote control transceiver includes a remote control transmitter and a remote control receiver. The remote control transmitter includes a key input unit for receiving commands, an LED driver for controlling the operation of an LED in response to a command signal generated from the key input unit, and a pattern generator for generating a grid pattern using light generated from the LED. The remote control receiver detects a moving direction and a moving distance using the grid pattern received from the remote control transmitter, and generates location information corresponding to the moving direction and distance. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100188251 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN AC WIRELESS SWITCH - An apparatus and method for using an AC wireless switch is disclosed. The AC wireless switch may include an AC powered transmitter capable of transmitting signals wirelessly, an AC powered receiver capable of receiving signals wirelessly, and at least one switch in electrical communication with the transmitter and capable of providing a signal to the transmitter, indicating the activation and deactivation of a device and/or the transmitter. The method for wirelessly switching an AC powered device using the AC wireless switch, comprises the steps of: transmitting a first signal to activate the transmitter, requesting to activate the AC powered device, transmitting a second signal from the transmitter to the receiver wirelessly, receiving the second signal by the receiver, and enabling AC power to activate the AC powered device. The AC wireless switch may be also capable of disabling power to the AC powered device upon the request to deactivate the AC power device. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100214114 | BUS SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL - Bus system ( | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100219976 | REMOTE USER INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A remote user interface system and method for effectively controlling functions of a client device and remote user interface rendered on the client device by means of a client-specific or content-specific control user interface rendered on a remote control device is provided. A method for controlling a remote user interface device with a remote control device includes broadcasting, at the remote control device, a discovery message for discovering the remote user interface device; performing, when a response is received, a capability exchange and matching with the remote user interface device; rendering a control user interface transmitted by the remote user interface device and displaying the rendered control user interface on a screen; and transmitting, when an input is detected on the control user interface, a control command corresponding to the input to the remote user interface device. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100219977 | MULTIPLE TRANSMITTER REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A remote control system includes multiple transmitters located at differing positions around a housing. The transmitters are spaced apart so that a transmission from one of the transmitters is likely to be received even if a transmission from another transmitters is obstructed or oriented away from a receiver. One embodiment comprises a simplified remote control with infrared transmitters located on multiple surfaces. A controlled device may require at least one transmitter to be approximately aligned with a receiver and/or may require an unobstructed signal path. If a user, such as a child, covers some of the transmitters and/or holds the remote control in an unusual orientation, a signal can still be transmitted to a DVD player, DVR, computer or other controlled device. The signal may comprise a key code identifying an activated remote control key, and instructing the controlled device to perform a navigation, a direct select, or other operation. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100245109 | Programmable, modular lighting systems: Apparatus and method - Programmable, modular lighting systems configured to resist environmental hazards for functional and/or decorative applications. The programmable, modular lighting systems may further include programs and communication means. The lighting modules and systems may additionally include environmentally resistant provisions such as auxiliary components and fixtures. The lighting modules may be arranged to form arrays or be arrayed into environmentally resistant systems for functional and/or decorative applications. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100245110 | CONTROLLING DEVICE WITH DUAL-MODE, TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - A processing device of a universal controlling device is programmed to distinguish between a first input type provided to a touch-sensitive surface and a second input type provided to the touch-sensitive surface. In response to the touch-sensitive surface being provided the first input type which is indicative of a static touch made upon the touch-sensitive surface the processing device causes a transmitter to transmit first data representative of the static touch made upon the touch-sensitive surface. In response to the touch-sensitive surface being provided the second input type which is indicative of a moving touch made across the touch-sensitive surface, the processing device causes the transmitter to transmit second data being representative of the moving touch made across the touch-sensitive surface. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100253533 | UNION REMOTE CONTROLLER, UNION REMOTE CONTROLLER INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A method of a union remote controller and a union remote controller information providing system and a method for operating the same is disclosed, in which various electronic apparatuses are controlled just by downloading simple remote controller information regardless of whether an electronic apparatus is on the market, kinds, manufacture companies, and model names. The union remote controller includes a data base for storing remote controller information correspondingly to manufacture companies and models; and a server for operating an Internet site which obtains remote controller information provided from manufacture companies of each electronic apparatus, stores them in a data base, and provides remote controller information according to a user's request. Since it is possible to control multiple electronic apparatuses with one remote controller, and it is also possible to control products which will be on the market later by simply downloading data, there is no temporal and economical inconvenience for a user to maintain a number of remote controllers. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100253534 | UNION REMOTE CONTROLLER, UNION REMOTE CONTROLLER INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A method of a union remote controller and a union remote controller information providing system and a method for operating the same is disclosed, in which various electronic apparatuses are controlled just by downloading simple remote controller information regardless of whether an electronic apparatus is on the market, kinds, manufacture companies, and model names. The union remote controller includes a data base for storing remote controller information correspondingly to manufacture companies and models; and a server for operating an Internet site which obtains remote controller information provided from manufacture companies of each electronic apparatus, stores them in a data base, and provides remote controller information according to a user's request. Since it is possible to control multiple electronic apparatuses with one remote controller, and it is also possible to control products which will be on the market later by simply downloading data, there is no temporal and economical inconvenience for a user to maintain a number of remote controllers. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100259411 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATION OF A MOVABLE BARRIER OPERATOR AND AN AUDIO AMPLIFIER - A movable barrier operator system includes a motor that is used to move a movable barrier. The system also includes an audio amplifier device. First power is supplied to the audio amplifier device to thereby render corresponding content locally audible. Information regarding starting of the motor is received and the first power supplied to the audio amplifier device is automatically reduced in response to receiving the information. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100271231 | Two-Sided Handheld Remote Control - A two-sided remote control includes a logic device for controlling and/or communicating with a transmitter and a button detector which detects the statuses of two sets of buttons on opposite sides of the two-sided remote control. Both sets of buttons are in the same locations on their respective faces such that one set of buttons is always oriented upwards and with a set of buttons in locations expected by a user. The two-sided remote control may further include an orientation detector which can be used to cause buttons presses on the buttons of the downward oriented face to be ignored. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100277337 | DIRECTIONAL TOUCH REMOTE - The present system and method is particularly useful for remotely controlling a device having one or more menus via a remote touch interface having at least an unstructured primary input area. A user can provide inputs to a touch interface without needing to view the interface and yet still achieve the desired response from the remotely controlled device. The primary input area of the touch interface may or may not have a background display, such as on a touch screen, but the primary input area of the touch interface should be unstructured and should not have independently selectable items, buttons, icons or anything of the like. Since the touch interface is unstructured, the user does not have to identify any selectable buttons. Instead the user can input a gesture into the interface and watch the remotely controlled device respond. The system does not provide any other visual confirmation. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100289667 | REMOTE SHUT-OFF GAS METER - A retrofit system includes a body, a cup and a valve. The body has a top wall and a plurality of side walls defining a opening and a chamber and is configured to be connected to a gas meter such that the chamber is in fluid communication with a chamber of the gas meter. An inlet channel is configured to be in fluid communication with an inlet of a diaphragm disposed within the gas meter and an outlet channel configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet of the diaphragm. The cup is disposed within an aperture located in the top wall and defines compartment configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) controller and a power supply. The valve is connected to one of the inlet or outlet channels and is electrically coupled to the RF controller and the power supply. The valve is configured to close in response to receiving an electrical signal from the RF controller. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100295697 | MULTIMEDIA DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A multimedia device is disclosed. The multimedia device includes an operating circuit, a wireless receiver for wirelessly receiving a touch signal, a function determining unit coupled to the wireless receiver for determining a corresponding function and generating a determination result according to the touch signal, and a control unit coupled to the operating circuit and the function determining unit for controlling the operating circuit to perform the function according to the determination result. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100309016 | LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system and a method for a operating a lighting system, enabling to obtain an identification tag ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100321200 | Steering Wheel Assembly for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Operating a Portable Functional Component - A steering wheel assembly is provided for a motor vehicle, comprising a steering wheel, at least one actuating element disposed on the steering wheel, the actuating element being mounted and provided for the actuation of at least one first functional component of the motor vehicle installed in the motor vehicle, and further comprising a control electronics unit cooperating with the actuating element for controlling the actuating element, wherein according to the invention the control electronics unit is configured to associate the actuating element with a portable second functional component, which is located in an effective environment of the control electronics unit such that the portable second functional component can be actuated instead of the first functional component by means of the actuating element. The invention further relates to a method for operating a portable second functional component in a motor vehicle having a steering wheel assembly according to the invention, comprising the following steps: receiving a first identifier of the portable second functional component by the control electronics unit, the subsequent returning of a second identifier to the portable second functional element by the control electronics unit, wherein at least the number of the actuating elements available at the steering wheel for actuating the second functional component is encoded in the second identifier, and selecting at least one actuating element from the number of available actuating elements by means of the portable second functional component. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100321201 | USER INTERFACE FOR A REMOTE CONTROL APPLICATION - A hand-held electronic device having a remote control application user interface that functions to displays operational mode information to a user. The graphical user interface may be used, for example, to setup the remote control application to control appliances for one or more users in one or more rooms, to perform activities, and to access favorites. The remote control application is also adapted to be upgradeable. Furthermore, the remote control application provides for the sharing of operational mode information. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110001631 | DEVICE WITH SIGNAL GENERATOR AND SIGNAL RECEIVER FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND/OR COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - A remote control for controlling a receiver having selective access mode which restricts unauthorized access and permitting access to unrestricted access content, having a common housing, a power source; a microprocessor; a transmitter; a content selector; and an activator, the activator preventing user restricted content access prior to activation, and initiates a process within the microprocessor to communicate codes for controlling a corresponding receiver, which permits user access to restricted access content and unrestricted access content until exhaustion of the predetermined temporal limitation on usage; prevents user access to restricted access content after exhaustion of the predetermined temporal limitation on usage; and permits access to unrestricted access content after exhaustion of the temporal limitation on usage. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110012749 | Data transmission apparatus for household appliances, functional component and household appliance - The invention proposes a data transmission apparatus ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110037608 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CONTROLLING DEVICE - A controlling device is provided and is configured to detect a device and to control the detected device. Alternatively, a controlling device is provided and is configured to detect a device and to receive at least one command from a remote control device. The controlling device may control the device using the received command. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110037609 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME - A remote control device and method is provided. The remote control device and method provides a more intuitive and convenient user interface to a user. The remote control device and method also makes it possible to transmit/execute contents, provided by an external device, to/in a target device more intuitively and conveniently. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110043372 | REMOTE CONTROLLER, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - A user interface apparatus, a method for controlling a user interface apparatus, and a computer-readable medium are provided. The user interface apparatus includes a display unit comprising an object display area, the display unit displaying an object in the object display area; a detection area control unit that (1) defines a detection area for the object, the detection area including the object display area and having a size and a location, and (2) changes at least one of the size and the location of the detection area to create a modified detection area; and an activation detection unit that detects a position of a user activation. Furthermore, the detection area control unit changes the detection area after the activation detection unit detects the activation position as being within the detection area. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110050449 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL IN A SHORT-RANGE NETWORK, AND SYSTEM SUPPORTING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for remote control in a short-range network system, and a system supporting the same are provided, in which from a remote device that remotely controls the application execution device using a predetermined Control User Interface (CUI), information about capability of the remote device is collected, a CUI request requesting a CUI to be used for remotely controlling a currently executed application and the information about the capability of the remote device are sent to an application server, a CUI matching the capability of the remote device is received from the application server in response to the CUI request, and the received CUI is sent to the remote device. | 03-03-2011 |
