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William R. Reams
Also filed as: REAMS WILLIAM · REAMS WILLIAM R
32 granted patents·1 pending application·500 citations·filing 1996–2016
97Inventor score
Files withREAMS WILLIAM R13ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC12REAMS WILLIAM4APPLIED MATERIALS INC1DISH TECH LLC1
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33 records- 0197US7907060B2Systems, methods and apparatus for detecting replacement of a battery in a remote controlECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 15, 2011·38 cites·20 claims
- 0294US9202372B2Systems and methods for remote control setupREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 1, 2015·87 cites·18 claims
- 0393US5980194AWafer position error detection and correction systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 9, 1999·232 cites·31 claims
- 0492US8544054B2System and method for remote device pairingREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 24, 2013·13 cites·10 claims
- 0587US9094723B2Systems and methods for a remote alarmREAMS WILLIAM·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 28, 2015·12 cites·18 claims
- 0687US8941784B2Easy RF remote control pairing for networked set top boxesHALE NATHAN·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 27, 2015·8 cites·18 claims
- 0786US8698745B2Configuring the functionality of control elements of a control device based on orientationREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 15, 2014·7 cites·19 claims
- 0886US8344859B2Automatic change of association of a remote control device with an electronic deviceECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 1, 2013·17 cites·20 claims
- 0986US8082455B2Systems and methods for controlling the power state of remote control electronicsREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 20, 2011·16 cites·10 claims
- 1084US8545331B2Assisting use of control devices with different content players in a networkREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 1, 2013·5 cites·20 claims
- 1184US8362908B2Systems and apparatus for battery replacement detection and reduced battery status transmission in a remote controlECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 29, 2013·6 cites·20 claims
- 1284US8009054B2Systems, methods and apparatus for adjusting a low battery detection threshold of a remote controlECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 30, 2011·20 cites·15 claims
- 1383US9338495B2System and method for remote device pairingECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 10, 2016·4 cites·14 claims
- 1483US8400344B2Methods and apparatus for learning remote control commandsREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 19, 2013·6 cites·18 claims
- 1582US8305277B2Apparatus and methods for snow and ice detection and removal on a communication antennaREAMS WILLIAM·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 6, 2012·7 cites·22 claims
- 1677US8305249B2Systems and methods for controlling power consumption in electronic devicesREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 6, 2012·4 cites·25 claims
- 1774US8786413B2Assisting use of control devices with different electronic devicesREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·2 cites·18 claims
- 1873US8386649B2User input command relayingECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 26, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 1970US9520743B2Reduction of power consumption in remote control electronicsREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2016·2 cites·16 claims
- 2070US9257034B2Systems, methods and apparatus for providing an audio indicator via a remote controlREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 9, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 2168US8749427B2Systems and methods for controlling power consumption in electronic devicesECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·1 cites·22 claims
- 2267US8707291B2Firmware recovery of wireless devicesHALE NATHAN A·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 22, 2014·5 cites·15 claims
- 2367US8362909B2Systems, methods and apparatus for determining whether a low battery condition exists in a remote controlECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 29, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 2462US9401084B2Assisting use of control devices with different electronic devicesECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 26, 2016·0 cites·18 claims
- 2560US9210356B2System and method for entertainment system reconfigurationREAMS WILLIAM·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 8, 2015·1 cites·22 claims
- 2657US9117362B2Methods and apparatus for learning remote control commandsREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·0 cites·18 claims
- 2757US9050531B2Assisting use of control devices with different content players in a networkECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 9, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 2855US10198066B2Reduction of power consumption in remote control electronicsDISH TECH LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 5, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 2950US9520058B2Systems, methods and apparatus for providing an audio indicator via a remote controlECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 13, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 3048US8710771B2Duty cycle adjustment of remote illumination source to maintain illumination outputREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 29, 2014·0 cites·20 claims
- 3147US2009303097A1Systems, methods and apparatus for changing an operational mode of a remote controlECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES LLC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3246US9633556B2Adjusting acknowledgement requests for remote control transmissions based on previous acknowledgementsREAMS WILLIAM R·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 25, 2017·0 cites·16 claims
- 3342US9007928B2Message acknowledgment based upon communication qualityREAMS WILLIAM·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 14, 2015·0 cites·19 claims
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