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Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017

Filed:

May. 18, 2015
Applicant:

Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);

Inventors:

Kurt Keipert, Littleton, CO (US);

Adam Schafer, Aurora, CO (US);

Assignee:

ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); H04N 5/60 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); H04N 5/4403 (2013.01); H04N 5/60 (2013.01); H04N 2005/4428 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for altering a volume level of an electronic device may include receiving a user input indicative of triggering a remote find operation to locate a remote control, and in response to the user input, sending a remote find instruction to the remote control. The remote find instruction may trigger the remote control to emit a sound. Systems and methods may include, in response to the user input, sending a temporary quiet instruction to the home automation device. The quiet instruction may initiate a lowering of the volume level of the home automation device while the remote control is emitting the sound as a part of the remote find operation.


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