Patents by Inventor Mark St. John Newell

Mark St. John Newell 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).

  • Remote control code set identification system
    Patent number: 7429932
    Abstract: The present invention greatly enhances the user experience when the user is attempting to “teach” an electronic control device the code set used by a remote control unit. In one embodiment, the user is simply instructed to depress a button on the remote control unit. The electronic control device captures the overall waveform of the transmission corresponding to the code representing the depressed button and matches it against codes found in a code set database. If a unique match is found, the full code set data describing the matched code set is retrieved from the code set database and is used by the first electronic control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark St. John Newell, John E. Elsbree, Michelle V. Niethammer, Colby D. Boles