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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Scott Garner, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Graham Williams, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
William L. Brown, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Inventors:
Scott Garner, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Graham Williams, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
William L. Brown, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Universal Electronics Inc., Cypress, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Optical or electrical attenuation is provided at the infrared (IR) receiver of a first device, such as a remote control, together with a commensurate increase in output of the IR transmitter of an appliance, such as a set top box, to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of IR communications with respect to any background infrared radiation, such as radiation from a plasma display screen.