ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,720,281, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Sony Group Corp. (Tokyo).
"Remote control using ATSC 3.0" was invented by Peter Shintani (San Diego) and Fred Ansfield (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "ATSC 3.0 IP-based data is broadcast in signed and encrypted messages to one or more ATSC 3.0 receivers that control a barrier such as a gate, usually closed to traffic, in the event of an emergency, such as a fire, to open the barrier to allow additional escape routes or to provide access for emergency vehicles. The ATSC 3.0 system supports a wake-up mechanism which allows a receiver to go to a power saving mode. Periodically the receiv...