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Automatic updates to a remote control device

US9424738B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateMar 14, 2012
Grant dateAug 23, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/535
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes detecting that a particular media device is communicatively coupled to one or more media devices in a set of media devices; in response to detecting that the particular media device is communicatively coupled to the one or more media devices in the set of media devices: automatically sending one or more remote operating codes, for remotely controlling the particular media device, to a remote control device.

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