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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:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Gene W. Griesau, Albany, NY (US);
Rebecca J. Carlotti, Rotterdam Junction, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gene W. Griesau, Albany, NY (US);
Rebecca J. Carlotti, Rotterdam Junction, NY (US);
Assignee:
CONTEC, LLC, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44 (2006.01); H04L 17/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A universal remote control unit for controlling the operation of a plurality of devices such as a cable box, a television, a video device, and an audio device, includes a processor having a plurality of operating modes. In one embodiment the universal remote control unit includes an ALL key preprogrammed to allow a user to turn on or off all of the devices. In another embodiment, a remote control unit allows assigning an additional function to a key having a preprogrammed function.