Jeffrey J Peters

US Patent:

20230105009, Apr 6, 2023

Filed:

Oct 6, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/495187

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Adam Walter Strauss - San Jose CA, US
Jeffrey John Peters - Scotts Valley CA, US

International Classification:

H01H 13/702
H01H 13/81
G06F 3/02

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for using electrical button matrix scanning techniques to detect remote control buttons pressed by users. An example embodiment operates by detecting, using an electrical matrix scanning technique, an actuated electrical switch corresponding to a remote control action for a media device. The actuated electrical switch includes a first actuated electrode coupled to a first actuated electrical line of an electrical matrix, a second actuated electrode coupled to a second actuated electrical line of the electrical matrix, and a third actuated electrode coupled to a third actuated electrical line of the electrical matrix. In response to detecting the actuated electrical switch, the example embodiment operates by triggering an execution of the remote control action corresponding to the actuated electrical switch.

US Patent:

20180286607, Oct 4, 2018

Filed:

Apr 3, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/477275

Inventors:

- Los Gatos CA, US
Scott Edward DE HAAS - Saratoga CA, US
Gregory Mack GARNER - Springdale AR, US
Jeffrey John PETERS - Pleasant Hill CA, US
Anthony WOOD - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

H01H 13/83
H05K 5/00
G08C 17/02
G06K 19/077
G06K 19/07

Abstract:

Described herein are several examples of an apparatus that features receptacles configured to accept interchangeable buttons. Each of the interchangeable buttons has a receptacle interface on a first side, which allows them to electrically connect to and communicate with the aforementioned apparatus, and a unique user-perceivable label on a second side. Electronic elements embedded in each interchangeable button, or alternatively located on its first side, correspond to a unique user-perceivable label. Based on these electronic elements, the apparatus recognizes each button individually, and identifies their user-perceivable label. As a result, the interchangeable buttons may be re-positioned on the apparatus and maintain their intended functionality according to their user-perceivable label. In addition, new interchangeable buttons with different user-perceivable labels and new functionality, according to their labels, can be introduced to the apparatus.