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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2010
Applicants:
Paul Gothard Knutson, Westfield, IN (US);
Saurabh Mathur, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Paul Gothard Knutson, Westfield, IN (US);
Saurabh Mathur, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04B 10/114 (2013.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); G08C 19/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/1143 (2013.01); G08C 2201/71 (2013.01); H04N 5/4403 (2013.01); H04N 21/42225 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); G08C 19/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A remote control unit generates a first beam which a user points at one of a plurality of information appliances to select that appliance. After selecting the desired appliance, the user then actuates a button on a control keypad on the remote control unit to cause the unit to generate a second, modulated beam. The remote control unit modulates the second beam in accordance with a desired functionality of the information appliance to control the appliance accordingly.