Patent ID: 9687576
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61L,G06F,H02J,H04N,H05B

Claim:
1. An ultraviolet disinfecting remote control device, the device comprising: a housing including an outer surface and an interior cavity; a first of a plurality of human activity sensors that detect a likelihood of human activity adjacent to the device; an ultraviolet light emitter located within the interior cavity; one or more light pipes coupled to the ultraviolet light emitter, each of the one or more light pipes configured to receive ultraviolet light emitted by the ultraviolet light emitter and direct the ultraviolet light toward the housing; a controller located within the interior cavity and coupled in electronic communication with the first of the plurality of sensors and the ultraviolet light emitter, the controller configured to receive information from the first sensor, use the received information to determine whether a person is near the device, and activate the ultraviolet light emitter when it is determined that a person is not near the device.