ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,382, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Remote user interface" was invented by Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco), Stephen O. Lemay (Palo Alto, Calif.), Alan C. Dye (San Francisco), Christopher Patrick Foss (San Francisco), Lawrence Y. Yang (Bellevue, Wash.), David Chance Graham (Columbus, Ohio) and Jonathan P. Ive (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Target electronic devices can be remotely controlled using a personal electronic device are disclosed. The personal electronic device can identify target devices that are responsive to remote control. The personal electronic device displays graphica...