Abstract: In one embodiment, an X-ray system includes a handheld X-ray interface device. The handheld X-ray interface device includes a wireless interface for communicating with an imaging system and a tracking device configured to provide a location and/or to track movement of the handheld X-ray interface device relative to the imaging system, wherein the location or tracked movement of the handheld X-ray interface device is communicated to the imaging system as an input for at least one control function of the imaging system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 24, 2010
Date of Patent:
May 8, 2012
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
Jonathan Mark Butzine, Jeremy Patrick Hannon
Abstract: A method and system for remotely configuring and/or provisioning a device that is nonoperational is provided. The device may be, in general, any electronic device that includes at least one setting (“device setting”) that can be programmatically or otherwise established or adjusted to configure and/or provision the device for its operation. The method includes detecting, via a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag, a state of a device that is communicatively coupled to the RFID tag; and providing the device setting via the RFID tag when the state signifies that the device is nonoperational.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 1, 2008
Date of Patent:
January 17, 2012
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc.
Inventors:
Arthur G. Howarth, Chandroadya Prasad, Patrick Wetterwald, Prasad Miriyala, Pascal Thubert, Vincent Jean Ribiere, Roland Saville
Abstract: Disclosed is a controller for controlling an illumination device participating in a wireless network by setting a scene of illumination according to a configurable schedule. The controller for controlling an illumination device includes: a control unit controlling an illumination scene of an illumination device selected from among a plurality of illumination devices existing in a pre-set network according to a pre-set schedule table; a frame generation unit generating a frame for controlling the illumination scene of the corresponding illumination device under the control of the control unit; and a communication unit transmitting the frame generated by the frame generation unit to the selected illumination device under the control of the controller.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 22, 2011
Publication date:
December 22, 2011
Applicant:
SAMSUNG LED CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Ho Chan CHO, Sang Kyeong YUN, Chang Seob KIM
Abstract: A method of processing remote control commands at a control device consistent with certain embodiments involves at the control device, receiving commands directed to the control device; at the control device, receiving a command directed to a source device, the source device being operative to provide video content to a display; and at the control device, interpreting the command directed to the source device in order to track a state of operation of the source device. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 8, 2007
Date of Patent:
December 13, 2011
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a remote control device that transmits a predetermined key code signal, excluding a unique key code (signal) for identifying the device itself, and an operation information signal of a user, a receiving unit that receives the signals to be transmitted by the remote control device, an arithmetic unit, and an ID number setting unit that sets an ID number peculiar to a main body. The arithmetic unit receives the operation information signal when information specified by a set of the key code received by the receiving unit and numerals is consistent with information specified by the ID number set by the ID number setting unit.
Abstract: A system and method for enabling set up of a controlling device capable of controlling a plurality of appliances provides an interactive instruction set and associated programming which is downloadable to a controllable appliance having an associated display, such as an Internet enabled television. The programming is accessible by the controllable appliance and is configured to appropriately display interactive instructions from the interactive instruction set to a user during a user initiated set up procedure for setting up the controlling device to communicate commands to another controllable device (e.g., a DVD, VCR, DVR, etc).
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 21, 2010
Publication date:
May 5, 2011
Applicant:
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventors:
Joseph Lee Haughawout, Arsham Hatambeiki, Paul Ogaz, Jeffrey Kohanek