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Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2009
Applicants:

Rainer Brodersen, San Jose, CA (US);

Stephanie Cinereski, Mountain View, CA (US);

Jack I-chieh Fu, San Mateo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Rainer Brodersen, San Jose, CA (US);

Stephanie Cinereski, Mountain View, CA (US);

Jack I-Chieh Fu, San Mateo, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 19/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 19/28 (2013.01); G08C 2201/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus for identifying protocols. In one aspect, a method includes comparing characteristics of a wireless signal received from a remote control to characteristics associated with a set of protocols. The method also includes assigning a score, based upon the comparison, to each protocol included in the plurality of protocols. The method also includes identifying a protocol from the set of protocols based upon the assigned scores. The identified protocol is substantially similar to a protocol associated with the wireless signal.


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