Patents by Inventor Dan M. McKay

Dan M. McKay has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Communicating discovery information from remote control devices
    Patent number: 11568738
    Abstract: A set top box receives from a remote control device one or more of a codeset identifier, data indicative of a brand and model for a consumer electronic device, and remote control diagnostic information. The set top box then causes information representative of the received codeset identifier, data indicative of a brand and model for a consumer electronic device, and remote control diagnostic information to be displayed in a display device associated with the set top box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dan M. McKay, Raymond O. Chock
  • COMMUNICATING DISCOVERY INFORMATION FROM REMOTE CONTROL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200135013
    Abstract: A set top box receives from a remote control device one or more of a codeset identifier, data indicative of a brand and model for a consumer electronic device, and remote control diagnostic information. The set top box then causes information representative of the received codeset identifier, data indicative of a brand and model for a consumer electronic device, and remote control diagnostic information to be displayed in a display device associated with the set top box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Dan M. McKay, Raymond O. Chock