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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Control4 Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
WirePath Home Systems, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44 (2011.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G08C 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); G06F 1/3206 (2019.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01); G06F 1/3203 (2019.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/3203 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); H04N 21/4221 (2013.01); H04N 21/43635 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2841 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of controlling or remote controlling consumer electronic devices which are connected to each other via so-called HDMI cables and capable of receiving and/or transmitting CEC control commands. In particular, the invention relates to a method for the reliable control of target devices while simultaneously determining their state.