System and method of using a remote control and apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8228224
APP PUB NO 20080100492A1
SERIAL NO

11924757

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A method includes receiving a first identification signal, where the first identification signal corresponds to a first control. The method also includes determining an active device function to which the first control corresponds, where the active device function is a first function of a first device when the first device is active and where the active device function is a second function of a second device when the second device is active. The method also includes triggering emission of an audible signal identifying the active device function.

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  • AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.;SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brandt, Jeffrey Lewis Cedar Park, US 32 994
Kortum, Philip Ted Austin, US 50 1236
Sullivan, Marc Andrew Austin, US 68 1533

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