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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Universal Electronics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joven Jubilo, Anaheim, CA (US);
Cesar Alvarado, Brea, CA (US);
Linh Do, Westminster, CA (US);
Rex Xu, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Universal Electronics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01); G08C 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 23/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-sided controlling device automatically makes keys on one or more sides of the controlling device active as a function of an operating mode of the controlling device. One or more sides of such a multi-sided controlling device may also have at least one keycap behind which is positioned an IR transmitter usable when another side of the controlling device is active.