Patents by Inventor Stefaan Marcel Maria Note

Stefaan Marcel Maria Note 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).

  • Method and system for upgrading a universal remote control
    Patent number: 6909378
    Abstract: A method of and a system for upgrading a universal remote control with a command code of an electronic appliance are provided. The command code is downloaded from an internet server into a personal computer or set-top box, which is coupled to an infrared transmitter. The universal remote control is placed in front of the infrared transmitter and the command code is transferred to the universal remote control, for example in response to the user indicating a key, shown in a displayed picture of a control panel of the electronic appliance and associated with said command code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Koninklije Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Marc Emiel Celine Lambrechts, Stefaan Marcel Maria Note, Johan Agnes Emile Wouters, Rudy Musschebroeck