US 10,593,196 C1 (12,384th)
System and method for optimized appliance control
Paul D. Arling, Irvine, CA (US); and Brian Barnett, Oakland, CA (US)
Filed by Universal Electronics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US)
Assigned to UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,073, Apr. 21, 2022.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 10,593,196, issued Mar. 17, 2020, Appl. No. 16/197,748, Nov. 21, 2018.
Application 90/019,073 is a continuation of application No. 15/789,547, filed on Oct. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,325,486.
Application 15/789,547 is a continuation of application No. 15/259,847, filed on Sep. 8, 2016, granted, now 9,842,492.
Application 15/259,847 is a continuation of application No. 14/136,023, filed on Dec. 20, 2013, granted, now 9,449,500.
Application 14/136,023 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/899,671, filed on May 22, 2013, granted, now 9,437,105.
Application 13/899,671 is a continuation of application No. 13/657,176, filed on Oct. 22, 2012, granted, now 9,215,394.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/680,876, filed on Aug. 8, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/552,857, filed on Oct. 28, 2011.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Sep. 1, 2023.
Int. Cl. G08C 17/02 (2006.01); G08C 23/04 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4363 (2011.01)
CPC G08C 23/04 (2013.01) [G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04N 21/42226 (2013.01); G08C 2201/20 (2013.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01); G08C 2201/40 (2013.01); G08C 2201/70 (2013.01); G08C 2201/92 (2013.01); H04N 21/42225 (2013.01); H04N 21/4363 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1, 3 and 6-22 is confirmed.
Claims 2, 4 and 5 were not reexamined.
1. A first media device, comprising:
a processing device;
a high-definition multimedia interface communications port, coupled to the processing device, for communicatively connecting the first media device to a second media device;
a transmitter, coupled to the processing device, for communicatively coupling the first media device to a remote control device; and
a memory device, coupled to the processing device, having stored thereon processor executable instruction;
wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing device, cause the first media device to be configured to transmit a first command directly to the second media device, via use of the high-definition multimedia communications port, to control an operational function of the second media device when a first data provided to the first media device indicates that the second media device will be responsive to the first command, and cause the first media device to be configured to transmit a second data to a remote control device, via use of the transmitter, for use in configuring the remote control device to transmit a second command directly to the second media device, via use of a communicative connection between the remote control device and the second media device, to control the operational function of the second media device when the first data provided to the first media device indicates that the second media device will be unresponsive to the first command.