Method, computer program product, and system for preventing inadvertent configuration of electronic devices provided with infrared data association interfaces
US9000886B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0236
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method, computer program product, and system for preventing an inadvertent configuration of an electrical device provided with an infrared interface (30). The method, computer program product, and system include activation of one or more infrared buttons (31, 32, 33, or 34) provided on the infrared interface (30) in order to configure the electrical device. The method, computer program product, and system include a display (40) that indicates an infrared button sequence), wherein said button sequence is entered before the configuration occurs and includes activation of at least a first infrared button (31, 32, 33, or 34) and at least a second infrared button (31, 32, 33, or 34).
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