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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:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory L Johns, Carlsbad, CA (US);
James N Conway, Jr, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Patrick H Hayes, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Universal Electronics Inc., Cypress, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34082572 ; 34082522 ; 34082537 ; 340 1031 ; 340 1034 ; 340 1042 ; 34082569 ; 341173 ; 341176 ; 348734 ;
Abstract
A universal remote control system with device activated set up wherein the device to be controlled such as a TV, VCR or other consumer electronic product, and the associated remote control unit are pre-programmed and adapted to automatically reconfigure the remote control unit to communicate with a device to be controlled as soon as said device is connected to its power source.