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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:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Sling Tv L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);
Inventor:
Padmanabha R. Rao, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
SLING TV LLC., Englewood, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/42222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/42221 (2013.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01);
Abstract
A remote control system for transmitting a signal to an electronic component, the remote control system including a remote control that includes a transmitter that transmits the signal to the electronic component, and at least one button configured to, upon user contact with the button, instruct the transmitter to transmit the signal. The remote control system also includes a camera disposed on or within the remote control. The camera is configured to image an environment within a predetermined distance of the remote control.