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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2007
Robert Hardacker, Escondido, CA (US);
Christopher Read, San Diego, CA (US);
Brant Candelore, Escondido, CA (US);
Robert Hardacker, Escondido, CA (US);
Christopher Read, San Diego, CA (US);
Brant Candelore, Escondido, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics, Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system and method for effectively implementing a charging base for a remote control includes a television device that is controlled by the remote control over a wireless RC-TV communications link. The charging base recharges a battery of the remote control when the remote control is docked to the charging base. In addition, the remote control may be docked to the charging base for bi-directionally communicating with the television and other external entities over a wireless base-TV communications link. Furthermore, various compatible peripheral devices may also recharge their batteries and bi-directionally communicate with the television and the external entities over the base-TV communications link while the peripheral devices are docked to the charging base.