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OMN MOTE. Nathan Meyers Joe Riley Matthew Barga Alex Reyes. Patent Liability Analysis. Functions Under Patent Analysis. Detect and record IR coded signals Store user interface for virtual remote control Detect user interaction and match user interface action with an IR coded signal
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OMNMOTE Nathan Meyers Joe Riley MatthewBarga Alex Reyes Patent Liability Analysis
Functions Under Patent Analysis • Detect and record IR coded signals • Store user interface for virtual remote control • Detect user interaction and match user interface action with an IR coded signal • Emit previously recorded IR coded signal
US Patent 5,602,664Feb. 11, 1997 • Infrared Repeater • Claims: • IR Repeater comprising of: • Receiver section • Fixed frequency oscillator set to middle of range of supported frequencies • A transmitter section for generating IR frequencies
US Patent 5,602,664Feb. 11, 1997 • Doctrine of Equivalents • Disprove • IR command is not streamed through from receiver to emitter • Not using one fixed oscillator or carrier frequency • 4 IR receivers • Using PWM to generate carrier 4 different frequencies
US Patent 0020999Jan. 26, 2006 • Connecting IR Controllable Devices to Digital Networks • Claims: • A method comprising the steps of • Receiving a digital signal from a digital network • Converting digital signal to IR command signal • Transmitting the IR command signal to device
US Patent 0020999Jan. 26, 2006 • Doctrine of Equivalents • Patent refers to digital signals as IEEE 1394-compliant ports • Omnimote will implement original protocol via WIFI
US Patent 0134338Jun. 3, 2010 • Virtual Universal Remote Control • Claims: • Stored computer executable instructions to: • Display a virtual remote interface for an electronic device • Detect user interaction • Map virtual interface to a device-function code • Provide device-function code to a code transmitter, where the device function code corresponds to a control command in a limited set
US Patent 0134338Jun. 3, 2010 • Obtain license for manufacturing • All features of Omnimote not covered by Patent • IR command recording feature • Could implement macros to work around the 1 to 1 matching described in patent
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