Patents
US 10181260 B2: Audible feedback for input activation of a remote control device
- Granted
- 2019-01-15
- Filed
- 2014-01-13 application 14153938
- Type
- Utility · 4 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of informing a user of an identity of an input of a remote control device is presented. In the method, user activation of one of the inputs of the remote control device is detected. An audible signal associated with the activated input is determined. Each of the inputs of the remote control device is associated with a unique one of a plurality of audible signals. The audible signal associated with the activated input is produced to inform the user of the identity of that input.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190115.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EchoStar Technologies L.L.C. 816 patents | US company or organization | Englewood, CO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Schafer | Littleton, CO | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joseph Tomko | Castle Rock, CO | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeremy Mickelsen | Denver, CO | 43 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08C | Transmission systems for measured values, control or similar signals | G08C17/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | DISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION signed 2021-11-26 DISH NETWORK L.L.C. signed 2021-11-26 DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. signed 2021-11-26 | U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT ST. PAUL, MN | 58295/293 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-07-02 | Correction Conversion | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. signed 2018-02-07 | DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 49671/857 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-01-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MICKELSEN, JEREMY signed 2009-12-14 SCHAFER, ADAM signed 2009-12-14 TOMKO, JOSEPH signed 2009-12-14 | ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. ENGLEWOOD, CO | 31994/372 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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