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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1999

Filed:

Dec. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:

Michael Nykerk, Woodland Hills, CA (US);

Assignee:

Innoventions, Inc., Encino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348734 ; 34082572 ; 34082531 ; 34082569 ;
Abstract

A remote control device having, in one embodiment, a keypad including a time-lock key and another key; means for locking the other key for a time period specified by a user in response to a depression of the time-lock key; and a transmitter for transmitting a channel select signal in response to a depression of the other key when the other key is not locked. In a further embodiment the remote control device has a keypad including a key; a processor for generating electrical signals in response to a depression of the key; a transmitter for transmitting a transmit signal in response to the electrical signals; a low frequency detector for detecting low frequency soundwaves; and an audio signal generator for emitting an audio signal in response to the low frequency soundwaves.


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