Patents by Inventor Michael D. Masters

Michael D. Masters 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 with local, screen-guided setup
    Patent number: 7471281
    Abstract: A system and method for setting up a user interface of a remote control. The remote control displays a logical group of function keys the activation of which will cause the remote control to transmit a command to a target device and a plurality of indicators representative of devices. A user input functions to select one of the plurality of indicators and the device represented by the selected indicator is assigned as the target device for the logical group of function keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Universal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Masters, Alex Louie, Lily Tsong-Chou Knowles, Stephen Brian Gates
  • Remote control with local, screen-guided setup
    Patent number: 7013434
    Abstract: A system and method for setting up a user interface of a remote control. The remote control displays a logical group of function keys the activation of which will cause the remote control to transmit a command to a target device and a plurality of indicators representative of devices. A user input functions to select one of the plurality of indicators and the device represented by the selected indicator is assigned as the target device for the logical group of function keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Masters, Alex Louie, Lily Tsong-Chou Knowles, Stephen Brian Gates