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Apple has won a pair of new US patents, the most important of which covers a theoretical universal remote app for the iPhone. The invention is credited to the creator of the iTunes Remote app for iOS, Alan Cannistraro. Unlike that app however, the patented concept — originally submitted five years ago — would allow a person to control multiple AV devices along with smart home electronics such as lights and window shades. Multiple wireless standards could be supported, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth….
