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Multifunctional two-way remote control device

US8063749B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 2006
Grant dateNov 22, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/21
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A remote control device for communicating between a computer system and a plurality of electronic devices. The remote control device includes a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, a RF receiver, an optical transmitter, a memory unit, and a processor in data communication with the memory unit, the RF transmitter, the RF receiver, and the optical transmitter. The processor includes a first component that instructs the optical transmitter to emit at least one signal in response to information received by the RF receiver from a computer.

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