Remote control and method for automatically adjusting the volume output of an audio device

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PATENT NO 8314893
APP PUB NO 20110051016A1
SERIAL NO

12550145

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Embodiments of a remote control and a method are provided for automatically adjusting the volume output of an audio device, such as a television. In one embodiment, the remote control includes a wireless transmitter configured to transmit command signals to the audio device, a microphone configured to monitor sound levels external to the remote control, a memory storing a first threshold, and a controller. The controller is configured to: (i) determine a signal-to-noise ratio as a function of the sound levels detected by the microphone, and (ii) transmit via the wireless transmitter a first command to adjust the volume output of the audio device if the signal-to-noise ratio passes the first threshold.

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  • SLING MEDIA PVT LTD

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Ravi, Deepak Malode Karnataka, IN 1 11

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