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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Applicants:
William Rouady, Purcellville, VA (US);
Stephen Scheirey, Urbana, MD (US);
Daniel Ramagem, North Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
William Rouady, Purcellville, VA (US);
Stephen Scheirey, Urbana, MD (US);
Daniel Ramagem, North Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC., Rockville, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/454 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 5/44582 (2013.01); H04N 21/4432 (2013.01); H04N 21/454 (2013.01); H04N 21/4508 (2013.01); H04N 21/475 (2013.01); H04N 21/4751 (2013.01); H04N 21/4753 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods according to the present invention provide sign on systems for devices, e.g., televisions, which balance ease of use with security and access control that is amenable to, e.g., household usage.