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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2023
Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Michael Lamb, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Jeremy Black, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Thomas Thibault, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is described for interacting with a security system using a television remote control. Commands sent by the remote control are received by an auxiliary interface device, which then provides the commands to a security system controller either directly, via a local-area network, or via a wide-area network and server. Status and acknowledgement messages are transmitted from the security system controller to the auxiliary device, whereupon they are provided to and displayed by a television in the form of a security dashboard.