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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Applicant:
Richard Lewis, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Inventor:
Richard Lewis, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Zenith Electronics LLC, Lincolnshire, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G05B 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06K 19/00 (2006.01); G08B 29/00 (2006.01); G08C 19/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/14 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A signal received by a television over a communication medium is interrogated for the presence of a remotely transmitted ping. The television is operated in response to detection of the presence of the ping in the received signal. The television is locked against use in response to failing to detect the presence of the ping in the received signal.