System and method for reduction of infrared noise during communication between consumer appliances
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0059550
(2008-03-31)
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등록번호 |
US-8244136
(2012-08-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Garner, Scott
- Williams, Graham
- Brown, William L.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Universal Electronics Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
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1 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A system and method for facilitating infrared (IR) communications from a first device, such as a set top box, to a second device, such as a remote control, in the presence of an IR noise generating device, such as a plasma television, by using at least one of the first device and the second device t
A system and method for facilitating infrared (IR) communications from a first device, such as a set top box, to a second device, such as a remote control, in the presence of an IR noise generating device, such as a plasma television, by using at least one of the first device and the second device to actively reduce a level of IR noise being generated by the IR noise generating device during an IR transmission from the first device to the second device.
대표청구항
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1. A method for facilitating infrared (IR) communications from a first device to a second device in the presence of an IR noise source, comprising: initiating an IR transmission from the first device to the second device; andusing at least one of the first device and the second device to actively re
1. A method for facilitating infrared (IR) communications from a first device to a second device in the presence of an IR noise source, comprising: initiating an IR transmission from the first device to the second device; andusing at least one of the first device and the second device to actively reduce a level of IR noise being generated by the IR noise source during the IR transmission;wherein the IR noise source comprises a display device and wherein the first device comprises a device adapted to provide content to the display device and the second device comprises a controlling device adapted to control functions of at least the first device. 2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the IR transmission comprises controlling device configuration data. 3. A method for facilitating infrared (IR) communications from a first device to a second device in the presence of an IR noise source, comprising: initiating an IR transmission from the first device to the second device; andusing at least one of the first device and the second device to actively reduce a level of IR noise being generated by the IR noise source during the IR transmission;wherein the IR noise source comprises a display device and the step of using at least one of the first device and the second device comprises adjusting content that is being presented on the display device during the IR transmission to actively reduce a level of IR noise being generated by the display device. 4. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein adjusting content comprises inhibiting presentation of content during the IR transmission. 5. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein adjusting content comprises causing an image to be superimposed with content. 6. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein adjusting content, comprises replacing content with an image. 7. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein the first device comprises a device adapted to provide content to the display device and the first devices adjusts content that is being presented on the display device during the IR transmission to actively reduce a level of IR noise being generated by the display device. 8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the first device adjusts content by inhibiting presentation of content during the IR transmission. 9. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the first device adjusts content by causing an image to be superimposed with content. 10. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein the first device adjusts content by replacing content with an image. 11. A method for facilitating infrared (IR) communications from a first device to a second device in the presence of an external IR noise being generated by a third device, comprising: initiating an IR transmission from the first device to the second device; andusing the first device to actively reduce a level of external IR noise being generated by the third device during the IR transmission in response to a notification provided to the first device from the second device. 12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the second device provides the notification to the first device when the IR transmission from the first device failed to reach the second device. 13. The method as recited in claim 12, comprising using the first device to actively reduce a level of external IR noise being generated by the third device during the IR transmission in stages in response to repeated notifications provided to the first device from the second device that the IR transmission from the first device failed to reach the second device. 14. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein the second device provides the notification to the first device when the external IR noise being generated by the third device is determined by the second device to surpass a threshold value. 15. The method as recited in claim 14, wherein the first device comprises a settop box and the third device comprises a plasma television. 16. The method as recited in claim 14, comprising using the first device to actively reduce a level of external IR noise being generated by the third device during the IR transmission in stages in response to repeated notifications provided to the first device from the second device that external IR noise being generated by the third device is determined by the second device to surpass a threshold value. 17. A method for facilitating infrared (IR) communications from a set top box device to a remote control device in the presence of a display device in content communication with the set top box, comprising: initiating an IR transmission from the set top box device to the remote control device; andusing the set top box device to adjust content that is being presented on the display device to actively reduce a level of IR noise being generated by the display device during the IR transmission. 18. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the display device comprises a plasma television. 19. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the set top box adjusts content that is being presented on the display device by inhibiting presentation of content. 20. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the set top box adjusts content that is being presented on the display device by superimposing an image with content being provided to the display device. 21. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the set top box adjusts content that is being presented on the display device by replacing content being provided to the display device with an image.
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