| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340130200 | Frequency responsive actuation | 40 |
| 20120075083 | System for Initiating Interactive Communication in Response to Audio Codes - A communication appliance has a processor, a data store, a display screen, an interface to a wireless network, a microphone, and software executable from a machine-readable physical medium, wherein the software provides a function for comparing incoming audio signals with signals stored in the data store as trigger signals, and a function for initiating an action or sequence of actions in response to recognizing an incoming signal as a trigger signal. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20140266641 | COMPENSATING POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY FOR POWER LEVELS - A power spectral density (PSD) shape may be modified based upon the transmitter power setting of a transmitter. The power associated with notched frequencies and adjacent frequencies may be adjusted responsive to a change in transmitter power setting. As a result of adjusting the power for the notched frequencies and adjacent frequencies when operating at the different transmitter power setting, the performance of the transmission system is improved. The PSD shape may be considered dynamic, being modified responsive to a change in transmitter power setting by adjusting power associated with notches in the PSD shape based on the transmitter power setting and PSD constraint. | 09-18-2014 |
| 340130210 | Programming | 3 |
| 20120274455 | Universal Wireless Trainable Transceiver Unit With Integrated Bidirectional Wireless Interface For Vehicles - The invention relates to a universal wireless trainable transceiver unit with integrated bidirectional wireless interface functionality, and a method for same. Using a scan, push button or untrained channel mode, a user may enter into a wireless bidirectional interface mode of a trainable transceiver. The interface mode allows a user to select a sub-set of modes that include diagnostics, flash and vehicle interface. Each mode provides the trainable transceiver to communicate wirelessly in a bidirectional manner with another remote device. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20150029007 | Universal Wireless Trainable Transceiver Unit With Integrated Bidirectional Wireless Interface For Vehicles - The invention relates to a universal wireless trainable transceiver unit with integrated bidirectional wireless interface functionality, and a method for same. Using a scan, push button or untrained channel mode, a user may enter into a wireless bidirectional interface mode of a trainable transceiver. The interface mode allows a user to select a sub-set of modes that include diagnostics, flash and vehicle interface. Each mode provides the trainable transceiver to communicate wirelessly in a bidirectional manner with another remote device. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20160163188 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING PERIPHERAL DEVICE - A method for controlling at least one peripheral device and associated electronic device and control system are provided. The method includes: detecting existence of a first mobile device by checking a wireless connection associated with the first mobile device; and when the existence of the first mobile device is detected, obtaining user data of the first mobile device through the wireless connection, and broadcasting the user data of the first mobile device to the peripheral device(s) for controlling a setting of each peripheral device. | 06-09-2016 |
| 340130220 | Diverse delivery media (e.g., wired and wireless, etc.) | 3 |
| 20120062370 | Control System for Augmenting a Portable Touch Screen Device - Presented is a control system for augmenting a portable touch screen device having integral processing capability. The control system includes an enclosure configured for housing the portable touch screen device, an internal docking connector configured for communicatively mating with the portable touch screen device, and hard buttons. At least one of the hard buttons is functionally configured for use with an application program running on the portable touch screen device. The control system further includes first and second cameras disposed on the enclosure. The control system further includes a processor configured for converting button actuations into a digital format, and a first facility for communicating the digital format to the portable touch screen device via the internal docking connector. The application program is configured such that, during operation, the application program communicates the status of the one hard button to at least one external device. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20150116097 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWERLINE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS - Disconnected from the powerline, a battery-powered receiver is configured to conserve power. The receiver communicates information between a local controller and a communication network that uses the powerline and a radio frequency (RF) band to propagate messages. An antenna wirelessly detects the presence of the powerline carrier signal that radiates into free space, which indicates a first message encoded onto the powerline. A computer processor wakes up from an inactive state based on the presence of the carrier signal and receives a second message via a second RF signal having a different frequency than the powerline carrier signal, and determines whether the device address in the second message is the assigned address of the receiver. If the message is not addressed to the receiver, the receiver returns to an inactive state. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20160104375 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR POWERLINE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS - Disconnected from the powerline, a battery-powered receiver is configured to conserve power. The receiver communicates information between a local controller and a communication network that uses the powerline and a radio frequency (RF) band to propagate messages. An antenna wirelessly detects the presence of the powerline carrier signal that radiates into free space, which indicates a first message encoded onto the powerline. A computer processor wakes up from an inactive state based on the presence of the carrier signal and receives a second message via a second RF signal having a different frequency than the powerline carrier signal, and determines whether the device address in the second message is the assigned address of the receiver. If the message is not addressed to the receiver, the receiver returns to an inactive state. | 04-14-2016 |
| 340130230 | Power line (PLC) | 8 |
| 20110025477 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS IN POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS (PLC) NETWORK - To facilitate simultaneous PLC communication using first and second PLC protocols that are different from each other, frequency bands are dynamically assigned on demand to first and second PLC home networks that use the respective first and second PLC protocols. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110090067 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS ENABLING COEXISTENCE OF SYSTEMS - A frequency band is divided into N subchannels. Sub-channels are first allocated for a power line communication system having a higher priority, such as public communication or the like. Sub-channels for a power line communication system having a relatively low priority, such as in-home communication or the like, are allocated from free subchannels. In this case, the subchannels used by the power line communication system having the high priority are limited to a plurality of consecutive subchannels from an upper side or a lower side of the frequency band. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110181401 | Smart Power Management System and Related Method - According to one disclosed embodiment, a smart power management system includes a power conversion unit having a communication module and a power management module that can convert mains power into a form that can be used to power a plurality of electronic devices. In one embodiment, the power conversion unit can selectively disconnect power availability provided for a particular electronic device and reduce phantom load waste by communicating with a connected electronic device and exchanging information. In another embodiment, the power conversion unit can selectively disconnect power availability provided for a particular electronic device by monitoring the electronic device's power usage over time and determining an appropriate power availability based on predetermined power management parameters. In another embodiment, the power conversion unit can communicate with other power conversion units to form a mesh network. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110205035 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A power line communication system includes a plurality of communication nodes, a communication line coupling the communication nodes, a direct current power line coupling a connection point of the communication line with one of a positive terminal of a battery and a supply terminal of a load, and a capacitor coupled between the direct current power line and a ground. The communication nodes communicate with each other by superimposing a high frequency signal having a wavelength of λ to the communication line. The capacitor is coupled with the direct current power line at a position where a line length from the connection point is (n×λ/2+λ/4), where n is a natural number including zero. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120249309 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER LINE CARRIER DATA COMMUNICATION TO DC POWERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods are operable to communicate information to a direct current (DC) powered electronic device. An exemplary embodiment receives alternating current (AC) power with an AC information signal modulated thereon, converts the received AC power to DC power, demodulates the received AC information signal to determine information, modulates the information onto the transmitted DC power as a DC information signal, transmits the DC power with the DC information signal over a DC connector to the DC powered electronic device, detects the DC information signal on the modulated DC power at the DC powered electronic device, demodulates the DC information signal from the received DC power, and determines the information at the DC powered electronic device based upon the demodulated DC information. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130169421 | POWER LINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A vehicular power line communication system includes a looped twisted pair wire, a master, and a slave. The master outputs a high-frequency signal to the twisted pair wire to transmit power and a signal. The slave includes a looped aperture antenna that receives high-frequency power of the twisted pair wire and a received power measurement portion that monitors received power received at the aperture antenna. The aperture antenna includes an aperture region facing an aperture region between twisted portions of the twisted pair wire. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130201009 | COMMUNICATION POWER LINE STATUS DETECTING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING THE METHOD - A communication power line status detecting method and a system using the method provided by the present disclosure is suitable for used in a transmission device and a receiving device which are connected by a communication power line. The transmission device transmits a communication indicator signal through the communication power line. When the receiving device receives the communication indicator signal from the communication power line, it converts the communication indicator signal into a time domain in order to analyze the signal reflection and transmission status of the communication indicator signal when it is transmitted via the communication power line, and to generate a line status information corresponding to the communication power line. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20140139326 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER LINE CARRIER DATA COMMUNICATION TO DC POWERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods are operable to communicate information to a direct current (DC) powered electronic device. An exemplary embodiment receives alternating current (AC) power with an AC information signal modulated thereon, converts the received AC power to DC power, demodulates the received AC information signal to determine information, modulates the information onto the transmitted DC power as a DC information signal, transmits the DC power with the DC information signal over a DC connector to the DC powered electronic device, detects the DC information signal on the modulated DC power at the DC powered electronic device, demodulates the DC information signal from the received DC power, and determines the information at the DC powered electronic device based upon the demodulated DC information. | 05-22-2014 |
| 340130240 | Wireless link | 24 |
| 20110221580 | MINIMIZATION OF POWER CONSUMPTION OF REMOTE CONTROLLED APPLIANCES - Power consumption of an appliance under remote control is minimized. The appliance receives a wireless energy burst having a wireless magnetic resonating power coupling characteristic transmitted by a remote control device. The appliance is powered up from a powered-down state to a standby mode if the appliance is in the powered-down state when the wireless energy burst is received and the energy burst is of sufficient energy to activate a switched mode power supply of the appliance. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110221581 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING APPLIANCES BY SWING MOTION - A method for controlling appliances includes a wearing step, a swinging step and a controlling step. The control device is attached to a movable part of a user's body and the user swings the movable part to generate and send a control signal to the appliance so as to activate and control the appliance. The method is also helpful for rehabilitation to disable people. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120092144 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device, a device for controlling the electronic device, and a control method for controlling the electronic device are provided. The electronic device including: a first communication unit which is connected to, and communicates with, another electronic device; a second communication unit which communicates with a control device used to input a user command; and a controller which pairs with the control device for communication, the controller performs an operation based on the user command received from the control device; receives control device information from the control device; transmits the control device information to an other electronic device; receives electronic device information from an other electronic device, and transmits the electronic device information to the control device for communication between the control device and an other electronic device. With this configuration, users may pair and use network devices without difficulty. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120146777 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT PROVIDING ELECTRONIC MANUAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic equipment providing an electronic manual and a control method of the electronic equipment are provided. The electronic equipment includes an image processor, a remote control signal receiver, and a controller. The image processor processes an image of an electronic manual. The remote control signal receiver receives a remote control signal from a remote control including information about a shortcut key of the remote control. The controller determines whether an electronic manual mode is running when the remote control signal corresponding to the shortcut key is received, and when it is determined that the electronic manual mode is running, controls the image processor to display an image of the electronic manual corresponding to a function of the shortcut key. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120161946 | REMOTE CONTROLLER AND REMOTE CONTROLLER CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a remote controller includes first operation keys, a first illumination module, second operation keys, a second illumination module, a cover, an open-close detector, and a controller. The first illumination module illuminates the first operation keys. The second operation keys are arranged in different location than the first operation keys. The second illumination module illuminates the second operation keys. The cover is capable of covering the second operation keys. The open-close detector detects whether the cover is open or closed. The controller controls the first illumination module and the second illumination module individually to turn on or off according to whether the cover is open or closed detected by the open-close detector. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120249310 | CONTACTLESS SENSING AND CONTROL SYSTEM - This disclosure describes embodiments of a contactless sensing system for controlling operation of a remote device. The sensing system can comprise an actuator and a sensing device, which is responsive to a field the actuator emits. An end user can move the actuator relative to the sensing device to generate an output that reflects a device command that modifies operation of the remote device. In one example, the sensing device comprises an array of sensing elements. The field causes a change in operating parameters in the sensing elements, which the sensing device can identify and associate with the device command. The sensing device can also recognize combinations of one or more of the sensing elements that exhibit changes in the operating parameters to provide a robust control mechanism for the remote device. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20140022062 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE APPLIANCE CONTROL - A controlling device interacts dynamically with a plurality of appliances using state information known to a master appliance. The master appliance conveys to the controlling device the state information and the controlling device uses the state information to dynamically configure itself to command functional operations of one or more of the plurality of appliances. The master appliance also causes a graphical representation of the current configuration of the controlling device to be displayed on a display device that is associated with the master appliance. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20150077232 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR MERCHANDISE SECURITY - Embodiments of the invention are directed to merchandise security devices, systems, and methods for protecting an item of merchandise from theft. For example, a merchandise security device may include an electronic lock configured for securing the merchandise security device to a merchandise fixture. The electronic lock has at least one near field communication (“NFC) tag configured to communicate with an electronic device having at least one NFC tag for at least unlocking the electronic lock of the merchandise security device. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150137960 | Disrupting Bone Conduction Signals - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for disrupting bone conduction signals. According to one aspect, a device can receive a signal via a communication path that is external to a body of a user associated with the device. The device can generate a disruption signal to disrupt the signal. The device can send the disruption signal through the body of the user to disrupt the signal. | 05-21-2015 |
| 340130250 | Radio | 13 |
| 20110133907 | TRANSMITTER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE SIGNALING - An electronic system is described for controlling vehicle message lighting including turn and stop indicator signal lights, which system does not require any pre-existing wiring harness in either a towing vehicle | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110187513 | Remote control method and system, vehicle with remote controllable function, and control server - A remote control method for remotely controlling the operation of equipment furnished in a vehicle in response to a remote control request generated by a remote controller is provided. The method comprises the steps of (a) acquiring vehicle status information from the vehicle; (b) determining whether to operate particular vehicle equipment designated by the remote control request based on the vehicle status information; and (c) regulating the remote control request based on the determination result representing acceptability of remote-control operation of the requested vehicle equipment. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110199196 | Integrated remote controller and method of selecting device controlled thereby - An integrated remote controller and a method of selecting a device controlled thereby are disclosed. The present invention is implemented such that it can store position data of devices to be controlled by the integrated remote controller; recognize devices around the integrated remote controller and displaying the devices; determine as to whether an angular velocity of the integrated remote controller is varied, if the recognized devices are plural; if the angular velocity is varied, sense movement direction of the integrated remote controller based on the angular velocity to search for a device to be controlled by a user; and display a control menu of the device to be controlled by the user. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110221582 | User-Assisted Programmable Appliance Control - A transmitter is configured to transmit activation signals based on transmission schemes in which one of the schemes is an appropriate scheme such that the appliance activates upon receiving an activation signal that is based on the appropriate scheme and has a code associated with the appliance. The transmitter is configured to receive a code represented by a sequence of bits and to transmit a sequence of different activation signals including different sets of first and second activation signals until user input indicating activation of the appliance is received by the transmitter. Each set of activation signals is based on a respective scheme, each first activation signal includes the sequence of bits and each second activation signal includes a bitwise reversal of the sequence of bits. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110279248 | REMOTE INSTRUCTION TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION SYSTEM - A remote instruction transmission/reception system has a first transmission/reception apparatus, a plurality of second transmission/reception apparatuses, and an information processing apparatus. The second transmission/reception apparatuses each make a selection (choice) and emit an electromagnetic wave. The information processing apparatus transmits an instruction for electromagnetic wave emission states of the second transmission/reception apparatuses according to the selections, to the second transmission/reception apparatuses through the first transmission/reception apparatus. The second transmission/reception apparatuses transmits electromagnetic waves based on the light emission states according to the selections, and when the first transmission/reception apparatus receives the electromagnetic waves emitted from the second transmission/reception apparatuses, the information processing apparatus recognizes the selections made by the second transmission/reception apparatuses based on the light emission states of the electromagnetic waves and categorizes the second transmission/reception apparatuses into groups based upon the selections. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110298597 | WIRELESS SENSOR SYSTEM - A wireless sensor system includes a wireless sensor, a wireless device, and a magnetic field generator connected to the wireless device. The wireless sensor includes an ambience sensor that detects status of an ambient environment to output ambient data depending on the detected status of the ambient environment, a magnetic sensor that senses a magnetic field, a radio-frequency (RF) transmitter that sends the ambient data to the wireless device using a radio wave, and a first controller that is connected to the ambience sensor, the magnetic sensor, and the RF transmitter. The wireless device includes an RF receiver that receives the radio wave sent from the RF transmitter; and a second controller that is connected to the RF receiver and that outputs a control signal for controlling the first controller. The magnetic field generator includes a coil for sending the control signal to the magnetic sensor using a magnetic field. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120007725 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AT LEAST ONE DEVICE TO BE WIRELESSLY CONTROLLED - A method for selecting at least one device to be controlled by a radio frequency (RF) controller device is described. The method comprising arranging a plurality of controllable devices into a plurality of groups; determining at least one link quality value for at least one device associated with the plurality of groups; calculating a proximity factor for the plurality of groups of controllable devices based at least partly on the determined at least one link quality value; comparing proximity factors for the plurality of groups of and selecting the group of controllable devices comprising a favourable proximity factor to be controlled by the RF controller device. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120075084 | SHORT-DISTANCE WIRELESS SIGNAL EXTENSION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A short-distance wireless signal extension method for extending the transmission range of a short-distance wireless remote control is provided. In the short-distance wireless signal extension method, a short-distance wireless signal is received. An n-times sampling is performed on the short-distance wireless signal to generate a sampled short-distance wireless signal, wherein n is a real number greater than or equal to 2. The sampled short-distance wireless signal is transmitted through a wireless transmission technique or a wired transmission technique. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120169484 | Model Aircraft Contol and Receiving Device - A model aircraft control and receiving device in a housing, comprising an electronic, gyroscopic multi-axis programmable flight attitude controller, having control inputs for a plurality of control channels and inputs for gyroscope signals, wherein the flight attitude controller provides at least one input for a receiver module disposed inside or outside of the housing of the flight attitude controller. The device may be used in a method for controlling and stabilizing a model helicopter, wherein the control comprises a self-learning function and/or the control comprises a coupling of the tail controller to the swashplate controller and/or the control comprises a stopping support function. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120169485 | Industrial Tool - An industrial and electrically driven tool includes two mutually independent radio modules so that a redundant communication link to a controller can be set up. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130127605 | WIRELESS CONTROL DEVICE - A wireless control device may include an antenna and a power harvester configured to generate power for the device from a radio frequency signal incident on the antenna. The device may further include an upconverter stage comprising a first port to receive a control signal to be upconverted and a second port to receive the incident radio frequency signal and to output the upconverted control signal at upper and lower sideband frequencies. The antenna may be coupled to the second port. | 05-23-2013 |
| 340130260 | RFID | 2 |
| 20120133493 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED DETECTION OF USER INACTION - A mobile computing device may include an interface device, a near field communication (NFC) device, and a processor coupled with the interface device and the NFC device. The processor may be capable of detecting proximity of an encasement based upon the NFC device, and changing an operational mode of the interface device based upon detecting the proximity of the encasement. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20130241716 | TRANSMITTER AND TRANSCEIVER HAVING THE SAME IN AN RFID SYSTEM - A transmitter in an RFID system, the transmitter includes a signal generator which has a PIN diode and generates a first signal, a directional unit connected to a cathode of the PIN diode; and an antenna connected to the directional unit, wherein the signal generator has a first terminal configured to receive a first control signal to control a frequency band of the first signal and a second terminal configured to receive a second control signal to control a modulation depth of the first signal. | 09-19-2013 |
| 340130270 | Plural frequencies | 2 |
| 340130300 | Corresponding to distinct functions | 2 |
| 20120105217 | REMOTE DEVICE AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - There is provided a remote device including an image sensing module, a processing unit, an input unit and a transmitter. The image sensing module is configured to detect at least one of a plurality of identification signals to generate an image frame. The processing unit controls the transmitter to send a control signal associated with the identification signal closest to a center of the image frame and an input signal from the input unit. There is further provided a remote control system. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20140184398 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND MOBILE DEVICE - A remote control system includes a mobile device and a receiver connected to a control target. The mobile device includes an input unit accepting user's input operation; an operation signal transmission unit wirelessly transmitting an operation signal corresponding to the input operation during the input operation; a frequency switching determination unit determining whether to switch the transmission frequency band from a first frequency band to a second frequency band based on at least any one of a manner of the input operation and a state of wireless communication; and a transmission frequency switching unit switching the transmission frequency band when the frequency switching determination unit determines to switch the transmission frequency band. The receiver includes an operation signal reception unit receiving the operation signal; and a control unit controlling the control target on the basis of the received operation signal. | 07-03-2014 |
