Patent ID: 7495204
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: G08C

Abstract:
1. A composite assembly comprising: a mounting device having a first output port and a second output port for communicating with an external electronic device; a remote control (RC) receiver device mounted on the mounting device, the RC receiver device comprising an RC receiver integrated circuit (IC) and an infrared (IR) photodiode IC, the RC receiver IC having electrical connections that are connected to conductors of the mounting device, wherein one of the electrical connections provides a first output signal to the first output port of the mounting device, the IR photodiode IC being disposed in a cup formed in a surface of the mounting device; an ambient light photosensor (ALPS) device mounted on the mounting device, the ALPS device comprising a photosensor IC, the ALPS photosensor IC having electrical connections that are connected to conductors of the mounting device, one of the electrical connections of the ALPS photosensor IC for providing a second output signal to the second output port of the mounting device; and an IR light pass filter disposed at least partially in the cup and covering at least a light-receiving surface of the IR photodiode IC to allow IR light to pass through the filter and impinge on the light-receiving surface of the IR photodiode IC while preventing other wavelengths of light from impinging on the light-receiving surface of the IR photodiode IC; and a visible light pass filter disposed at least on a light-receiving surface of the ALPS photosensor IC to allow visible light to pass through the visible light pass filter and impinge on the light-receiving surface of the ALPS photosensor IC while preventing non-visible wavelengths of light from impinging on the light-receiving surface of the ALPS photosensor IC.