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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Adam Schafer, Littleton, CO (US);
Joseph Tomko, Castle Rock, CO (US);
Jeremy Mickelsen, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2006.01); G08C 17/00 (2006.01); G08C 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2013.01); G08C 17/00 (2013.01); G08C 23/04 (2013.01); G08C 2201/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of informing a user of an identity of an input of a remote control device is presented. In the method, user activation of one of the inputs of the remote control device is detected. An audible signal associated with the activated input is determined. Each of the inputs of the remote control device is associated with a unique one of a plurality of audible signals. The audible signal associated with the activated input is produced to inform the user of the identity of that input.