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Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012

Filed:

Nov. 17, 2008
Applicants:

Donald L. Hornback, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Joseph Craig Engle, Carmel, IN (US);

Harold Metcalfe, Franklin, IN (US);

John Roberts, Chicago, IL (US);

Matthew Dickinson, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Donald L. Hornback, Indianapolis, IN (US);

Joseph Craig Engle, Carmel, IN (US);

Harold Metcalfe, Franklin, IN (US);

John Roberts, Chicago, IL (US);

Matthew Dickinson, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

Audiovox Corporation, Hauppauge, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A universal smart remote control includes intelligence software and algorithms that have been programmed into the remote control's microprocessor memory, and a large display which is used to prompt the user to take certain actions. The remote control provides guidance to the user in setting up and operating the various components of his or her entertainment system, and asks the user non-technical questions that are understandable to the user.


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