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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Paul D. Arling, Irvine, CA (US);
Arsham Hatambeiki, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4222 (2013.01); H04N 21/42224 (2013.01); H04N 21/42226 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling the operating mode of a remote device based upon a local user preference setting includes determining a user privacy setting by a user at a local device and storing the user privacy setting. The user privacy setting is conveyed to the remote device and the operational mode of the remote device is modified based upon the transmitted user privacy preference setting. The operational mode of the remote device is returned to the normal operational mode upon meeting a predetermined condition.