Communications: electrical – Continuously variable indicating – With meter reading
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-28
2006-02-28
Zimmerman, Brian (Department: 2635)
Communications: electrical
Continuously variable indicating
With meter reading
C340S870030, C340S870030, C398S115000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07006006
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for controlling home entertainment units with radio frequency and infrared signals. The system includes a computer, a display, an RF transceiving device, an RF transceiver and IR transmitter combination device, and at least one home entertainment unit. The system may also include at least one microphone which may be interconnected with computer via any known connecting cable, or which may be contained within the RF transceiving device and/or the RF transceiver and IR transmitter combination device. The RF transceiver and IR transmitter combination device receives transmitted RF signal data from the RF transceiving device and/or the at least one microphone, converts the RF signal data into IR signal data associated with the particular home entertainment unit, transmits the IR signal data, and controls the particular home entertainment unit.
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Hall Mark A.
Witkow Edward H.
Yang Clara
Zimmerman Brian
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