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Two-way remote control with advertising display
Assignee: Logitech Europe SA
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Filing: 1997-10-06
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Granted: 1999-12-14
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Expires: 2017-10-06
Abstract
Abstract The remote control includes a visual display, first wireless circuitry for receiving from a host device data in the form of selected information, e.g., an advertisement, to be displayed, stored or processed, second wireless circuitry for sending information, control circuitry and software for controlling operation of the remote control, and the software including and a display default routine for returning to the display the display of the selected information received by the first wireless circuitry.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Darbee
- 👤 Brandt Thompson
- 👤 Frank O'Donnell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:24
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F9/00; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G06F3/147; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/50; H04L67/56; H04L67/565; H04L67/5651; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/4104; H04N21/4126; H04N21/41265; H04N21/422; H04N21/42204; H04N21/42206; H04N21/42208; H04N21/42222; H04N21/47; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/163; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; F; F25; F25B; F25B2600/00; F25B2600/07; F25D; F25D2400/00; F25D2400/36; H04N21/42221
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A remote control including a visual display, wireless means for receiving from a host device data including selected information to be displayed, stored, or processed, wireless means for sending information, control means including software, circuitry for controlling operation of said remote control and means for maintaining said selected information displayed on said visual display when said remote control is not being used by a user to perform a function, and said software including means for detecting a low-battery condition, and means for displaying an advertisement to replace the batteries with a specific brand of battery.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A remote control including a visual display, wireless means for receiving from a host device data including selected information to be displayed, stored, or processed, wireless means for sending information, control means including software, circuitry for controlling operation of said remote control and means for maintaining said selected information displayed on said visual display when said remote control is not being used by a user to perform a function, and said software including means for detecting a low-battery condition, and means for displaying an advertisement to replace the batteries with a specific brand of battery.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
A remote control including a visual display, wireless means for receiving from a host device data including selected information to be displayed, stored, or processed, wireless means for sending information, control means including software and circuitry for controlling operation of said remote control, means for maintaining said selected information displayed on said visual display when said remote control is not being used by a user to perform a function, and motion detection means for placing said remote control in a given state when it is picked up by a user.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
90 words
A remote control including a visual display, wireless means for receiving from a host device data including selected information to be displayed, stored, or processed, wireless means for sending information, control means including software and circuitry for controlling operation of said remote control, means for maintaining said selected information displayed on said visual display when said remote control is not being used by a user to perform a function, and motion detection means for placing said remote control in a given state when it is picked up by a user.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
97 words
A remote control including a visual display, wireless means for receiving from a host device data including selected information to be displayed, stored, or processed, wireless means for sending information, control means including software and circuitry for controlling operation of said remote control, means for maintaining said selected information displayed on said visual display when said remote control is not being used by a user to perform a function, and some of the selected information including names of manufacturers of electronic equipment to be controlled by said remote control instead of model numbers or arbitrary code numbers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
97 words
A remote control including a visual display, wireless means for receiving from a host device data including selected information to be displayed, stored, or processed, wireless means for sending information, control means including software and circuitry for controlling operation of said remote control, means for maintaining said selected information displayed on said visual display when said remote control is not being used by a user to perform a function, and some of the selected information including names of manufacturers of electronic equipment to be controlled by said remote control instead of model numbers or arbitrary code numbers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
116 words
A remote control including a visual display, wireless means for receiving from a host device data including selected information to be displayed, stored, or processed, wireless means for sending information, control means including software and circuitry for controlling operation of said remote control, means for maintaining said selected information displayed on said visual display when said remote control is not being used by a user to perform a function, and said software including a display default routine and a timeout routine for timing out the time after the last function performed with the remote control by a user thereof and for then placing the visual display in the display default routine for displaying said selected information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
116 words
A remote control including a visual display, wireless means for receiving from a host device data including selected information to be displayed, stored, or processed, wireless means for sending information, control means including software and circuitry for controlling operation of said remote control, means for maintaining said selected information displayed on said visual display when said remote control is not being used by a user to perform a function, and said software including a display default routine and a timeout routine for timing out the time after the last function performed with the remote control by a user thereof and for then placing the visual display in the display default routine for displaying said selected information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The remote control of claim 4 wherein said time out routine times out in 1 second to 10 minutes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The remote control of claim 4 wherein said time out routine times out in approximately 5 minutes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
88 words
A remote control including a visual display, wireless means for receiving from a host device data including selected information to be displayed, stored, or processed, wireless means for sending information, control means including software and circuitry for controlling operation of said remote control, means for maintaining said selected information displayed on said visual display when said remote control is not being used by a user to perform a function and a vibrating mechanism for producing tactile sensations from the remote control which can be sensed by a user.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
88 words
A remote control including a visual display, wireless means for receiving from a host device data including selected information to be displayed, stored, or processed, wireless means for sending information, control means including software and circuitry for controlling operation of said remote control, means for maintaining said selected information displayed on said visual display when said remote control is not being used by a user to perform a function and a vibrating mechanism for producing tactile sensations from the remote control which can be sensed by a user.
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