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5255180 Control apparatus for systematically operating audio and/or video sets  
An audiovisual system includes audio, video, and/or audiovisual components and microcomputers for controlling the components, respectively. When one of the components is operated on, data is sent...
5253066 TV recording and viewing control system  
A signal representative of a television program guide, a signal indicating which program is currently being viewed or recorded and a signal indicating the class of program being viewed or recorded...
5253068 Gun shaped remote control unit for a television  
A universal remote control unit for changing television channels is shaped like a gun to allow a viewer to point the gun at a television set, and shoot the channel to change the program. The unit...
5243430 Remote control apparatus and method for omnidirectional signal transmission  
An omnidirectional remote control for use with electrically controllable devices. The remote control comprises a keypad input and a program selector for determining control signals to be...
5237462 Video record stop time setting method  
A video record stop time setting method for a VCR capable of setting the video recording period at a user's discretion by setting or changing the video record stop time at any time. The invention...
5237319 Remote control device with learning function  
A remote control device having a learning function includes a manipulating section having a plurality of control keys; a first read only memory having storage portions which correspond to the keys...
5237417 Apparatus for displaying television receiver operational parameters in a separate area of the screen  
A television receiver includes a display control device for providing, in a portion of a main screen area adapted for displaying an image for input video signals, a subsidiary screen area adapted...
5235328 Remote command apparatus  
The present invention relates to a commander apparatus in which control data is stored in recording media in correspondence to various switches on the commander, and the recording media are...
5233422 Apparatus for selectively enlarging or reducing an area of a reproduced television picture  
A television signal receiving apparatus for receiving a high definition television signal comprises, a receiving circuit for receiving the high definition television signal and for generating a...
5229763 Remote controller with learning function  
A remote controller with learning function having first and second storage circuits, an operating unit with a plurality of operating keys, and input and output circuits, wherein the learned remote...
5227881 Electronic adjustment of video system parameters  
An electronic adjustment system is disclosed that includes an operator interface for entering selected digital parameter values into a non-volatile memory. A processing unit provides the digital...
5228077 Remotely upgradable universal remote control  
The universal remote control system includes a universal remote control comprising an input including a set of keys or push buttons for inputting commands into the remote control, infrared signal...
5214622 Information display apparatus  
An information display apparatus which accumulates arbitrary information inputted to a television receiver from the outside, superimposes the information in a memory on an ordinary video signal and...
5204662 Monitor television apparatus  
A monitor television apparatus equipped with a plurality of input terminals for AV signals and adapted to serve as an output apparatus selectively for a plurality of AV appliances by switching the...
5194978 Timer system for learning and replaying of infrared signals  
A remote controller capable of learning and later transmitting infrared signals transmitted by any other remote controller. The remote controller determines which of four modes of transmission a...
5191423 TV channel selecting device with a memory  
A device for selecting a TV channel in which the names and numbers of the stations are stored in memory in advance. The user selects a program by pressing a key chosen by number or by character. In...
5189517 Remote unit for controlling the operation of a television receiver  
A remote unit for use with a television receiver and which may be coupled to the television receiver either by an electric cord or by means of a wireless link. The remote unit is preferably...
5187469 Universal remote control including quick touch function  
A method and apparatus for causing a remote controller to execute a sequence of instructions at a preprogrammed time. A remote controller includes a timer and may be used to turn on the various...
5182646 Linkable scan lists for a television receiver  
In a television receiver including a plurality of RF input terminals, each of which has a respective scan list, a controller links the lists to form a single scan list with a single wrap-around...
5181024 Book type wireless remote control apparatus  
Each of first and second cases has a portable size and provides an operation portion, disposed at least on its inner surface, for setting operation conditions of an appliance to be controlled. A...
5175441 Remotely controlled power supply apparatus  
In a remotely controlled power supply, a switching element has a main switching section coupled to an input voltage source and an on/off control section responsive to an on/off switching signal. A...
5161021 Wireless video/audio signal or data transmission device and its remote control circuit  
A wireless video signal remote control system utilizes audio and video transmission at the FCC designated frequency of 902-928 MHz, but the carrier signals are AM modulated. Control signals are...
5148159 Remote control system with teach/learn setting of identification code  
The present invention is remote control system including one or moree portable units and a base unit which employs identifiction codes for security. The operator preferably can select the...
5146210 Wireless remote control system for a television receiver  
A system for remotely controlling a television receiver has a position-dependant transmitter and an electrooptical arrangement which controls the motion of a cursor on a television screen. The...
5142397 System for extending the effective operational range of an infrared remote control system  
A system is disclosed for extending the effective operational range of an infrared remote control system. The infrared remote control system is of the type having a remote control unit with a...
5138649 Portable telephone handset with remote control  
A remote control for one or more appliances and a telephone handset are combined into a single unit. A common keypad is used for both remote control and telephone functions. An appliance control...
5128667 Wireless remote controller for outputting in seriatim an operation mode signal for each of a plurality of receiving devices  
An improved wireless remote controller for controlling each of several devices under control in each mode of operation without requiring any switching among devices under control and thus having no...
5115236 Remote control system using a wake up signal  
A two-way remote control system suitable for use with a plurality of apparatus, the system including a hand held unit comprising a transmitter and a receiver, each transmitted message in the system...
5103314 Color-coded system for selection of RF input terminals and associated scan lists  
In a television receiver including a plurality of RF input terminals, each of which having a respective scan list, the channel numbers of respective scan lists are displayed in respective colors to...
5097260 Operation control circuit with secret code comparing means for remote control keypad  
An operation control circuit for a remote control keypad having a key operating section, a microcomputer and an oscillator is disclosed which comprises a key operating section, a display means, a...
5093726 Multi-type multi-channel selector  
A multi-channel picture-in-picture television display system with a multi-channel method for controlling the selection of multiple channels for display within sub-screens of the main viewing screen...
5086298 Remote control signal processing device  
A remote control signal processing device includes a signal receiving unit that receives a remote control signal from a remote control apparatus, demodulating means that generates and outputs...
5081534 Television receiver with remote control system capable of controlling associated peripheral devices manufactured by different companies  
A control arrangement for a home entertainment unit, including a television receiver and one or more peripheral devices, such as a video recorder, coupled to the television receiver, includes a...
5073979 Reflector for infrared remote control transmitter  
A reflective member, such as a mirror, is positioned at an oblique angle in front of the transmission window of an infrared remote control transmitter to allow infrared signals to be directed at a...
5072299 Sharpness up/down circuit for VCR controlled by a remote controller and control method thereof  
A VCR sharpness up/down circuit controlled by a remote controller for allowing a remote control of VCR sharpness properly by pressing a sharpness-up key or a sharpness-down key on the remote...
5065235 CATV terminal unit including memory for storing remote control codes relating to an external apparatus  
A CATV terminal, which has a timer function capable of supplying power to the CATV terminal at a user-programmed time, tuning-in to a user-programmed channel, and stopping the supply of power at a...
5063484 Remote control unit  
A remote control unit which is simple in structure and free from the possibility of disconnection and has a stabilized illumination function. The remote control unit comprises a body case having a...
5054071 Volume control for optimum television stereo separation  
Volume control for use in a cable television set top converter or the like is calibrated for optimum television stereo channel separation. The volume control controls the volume to predetermined...
5045843 Optical pointing device  
The present invention relates to an optical pointing device which preferably uses infrared light as a source and a camera as a detector. Movements of the camera with respect to the light source...
5046093 CATV subscriber apparatus with intelligent remote control  
Subscriber apparatus for a cable television system or the like comprises a converter/descrambler and a programmable remote control. All authorization data for premium services and features a...
5038401 Transmitter for remote control with operation switches having changeably displayed forms  
In the transmitter for remote control, a frequency at which an individual key switch is operated is counted, and a display formation of operation contents corresponding to the individual key...
5034819 Channel selecting apparatus and method used in a television receiving apparatus and capable of memorizing channel data  
A channel selecting apparatus for television receivers and the like wherein, in case data showing a predetermined channel are stored in a memory (RAM of a channel selecting microcomputer), a first...
5031046 Remote control device for a television set  
A remote control unit radiates signals of operated program selection keys (3) via an infrared transmitter circuit (10, 11, 12). In order to simplify the selection of one of several TV programs for...
5028919 Learning remote control device  
A learning remote control device includes: a receiving section for receiving and demodulating a remote control signal from a remote control device; a memory for storing data obtained by the...
5020139 Three digit channel entry by use of an extended keypress  
A channel number data entry system for a television receiver employing a numeric keyboard allows the selection of cable channels having channel numbers greater than 99, without the use of a...
5020140 Three digit channel entry system  
A channel number data entry system for a television receiver employing a numeric keyboard allows the selection of cable channels having channel numbers greater than 99, without the use of a...
5005084 Remote control television system using supplementary unit for simplified personalized control  
A complex television system is provided for accommodating at the same time both highly technically oriented and less technically oriented users of the system. The system includes a state of the art...
5003396 Black and white monitoring system for use in a remote controller  
A black and white monitoring system apparatus for use in a remote controller having a light receiver, an analog multiplexer, a signal level controller, an analog switching member, A/D converters,...
5001774 Stereo headphone remote control circuit  
A remote control circuit for remotely controlling a power source and a volume of a main set from a stereo-headphone composed of a remote control transmitting circuit arranged in a headphone, and a...
4999622 Remote commander having a ROM read-out pre-programmed codes therefrom  
A multi-commander includes a first memory for storing a plurality of remote control signals having different signal formats, a circuit for receiving a remote control signal from another remote...