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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2006
Applicants:
Tommi Iten, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Eric Bennett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David Green, Castaic, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tommi Iten, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Eric Bennett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David Green, Castaic, CA (US);
Assignee:
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 19/16 (2006.01); G08C 19/12 (2006.01); G05B 11/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for notifying a user of a remote control regarding the mode of a remote control. An example method includes detecting a code from the remote control, comparing the detected code to a list of recognized codes, and informing the user of the mode the remote control is operating based on the detected code and/or that the current mode of the remote control is not programmed.