Patent Publication Number: US-2007103358-A1

Title: Method for locating an appliance&#39;s remote control

Description:
People seem to spend much of their time searching for remote controls, mainly of the television set, but also of every other appliance that is operated with a remote control: air-conditioner, VCR, DVD, stereo. garage door, etc.  
      Every such device, that is operated by a remote control, should include a system for locating the remote control, as they often get lost (often between the sofa cushions  ). 
    
    
      This invention offers a method for solving this problem, which may (should) be made standard for appliances operated via a remote control unit. The method is a simple one: Have a small button on the front of the appliance that causes the remote control unit to beep when depressed (such a system has been in use with cordless telephones for years).