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5952936 |
Bidirectional remote control system using interrupt arbitration
A data format is formed by a start code, an identification code and its inverted code, a first data code and a second data code, each of these codes being a single byte code, which is then followed...
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5949407 |
Remote control system
A versatile remote control system including a three-button remote controller is adapted to control multiple devices. The remote control system display operation pictures in one area of a display...
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5949497 |
Optional operation control apparatus for monitor and control method thereof
An improved optional operation control apparatus for a monitor and a control method thereof capable of controlling a function operation of an option card which is detected as being mounted therein...
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5949154 |
Auxiliary power supply control
A control circuit is provided for an auxiliary power supply in an apparatus having run and standby modes of operation. The auxiliary power supply is energized by raw B + voltage and operates in a...
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5949351 |
System and method for bi-directional transmission of information between a remote controller and target systems
The remote control method and system therefor, for integrating and controlling plural controlled apparatuses by using a single controlling apparatus are disclosed. In the remote control system a...
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5945921 |
Apparatus and method for confirming remote control command response
A remote control command response confirming apparatus which includes a remote control command reception device for performing an operation corresponding to a received command signal in response to...
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5936660 |
Digital video converter box for subscriber/home with multiple television sets
A digital video conversion system housing multiple converter chains of units in a single main box chassis. A preferred embodiment uses only a single conditional access unit to authorize decryption...
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5936667 |
System and method for testing and updating stored content of a remote transmitter for an entertainment system
A system and method for testing a system and method for testing a remote transmitter that controls a peripheral device and for updating control codes utilized by the remote transmitter. One...
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5926168 |
Remote pointers for interactive televisions
A pointing device that enable an user to remotely control the position of a cursor (10) on the display means (20) of a computer or interactive TV (30) is disclosed. The cursor (10) on the display...
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5917631 |
Dual protocol remote control
Methods and apparatus for use in communication between a remote control and a receiving unit provide power saving modes of operation and enable remote control use of high data generating devices,...
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5914797 |
Audio video apparatus controller
An audio video apparatus controller connected to a timer provided in a desired audio video apparatus wherein a reserve number indicative of the order of input data and a time are uniquely and...
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5911582 |
Interactive system including a host device for displaying information remotely controlled by a remote control
In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control...
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5910784 |
Control circuit of a remote controller
A control circuit of a remote controller includes a CPU, the CPU having a data memory adapted to store signal codes of different electric apparatuses. A procedure table memory adapted to record key...
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5909183 |
Interactive appliance remote controller, system and method
In a personal area network, a method for programming an appliance by a controller. The method includes steps of a) determining (358), by the controller (300), that the appliance (324) is included...
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5907322 |
Television event marking system
A system for bookmarking viewer selected TV broadcast events and displaying a set of associated internet locations or website hotlinks, comprising the selection of a set of broadcast events using a...
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5903259 |
Method and apparatus for mapping remote control buttons onto keyboard stroke combinations
A computer system having a wireless keyboard which transmits make-break signals to the computer system. The wireless keyboard and/or computer system being adapted to have television (or other...
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5900867 |
Self identifying remote control device having a television receiver for use in a computer
An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception,...
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5901366 |
Program selection method and apparatus using cordless telephone set
The invention provides a program selection method and apparatus using a cordless telephone set by which a desired program can be selected from among a large number of programs in a direct rapid and...
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5898398 |
Remote control device and remote control method
A remote control device has the function of receiving FM multiplex broadcasting, storing the television program data transmitted from a broadcasting station into a television program memory, and...
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5898513 |
Consumer infrared communications receiver carrier frequency range detection circuit for an infrared communications controller
A circuit and method for detecting an edge of the carrier frequency of received data from a remote IR communications device by an Infrared Communications Controller is disclosed. During the...
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5894278 |
Shield plate, electronic appliance equipped with shield plate, remote control system for electronic appliance, and shielding apparatus
In a remote control system used in a plurality of electronic appliances equipped with radio communication circuits operable within the same frequency band, interference of radio communication...
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5892459 |
Processing circuit for input signal from key or remote-controller
A key scanning circuit scans a key matrix circuit to generate key input data as for key operations. A remote control decoder decodes an encoded signal, which has been output from a remote control...
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5886746 |
Method for channel scanning
Apparatus and methods are provided for selecting channels on a television system by theme. A remote controller for the television system includes a plurality of theme keys, each theme key...
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5883680 |
Remote control of a television receiver with locator feature or the like
A remote control device having, in one embodiment, a keypad including a time-lock key and another key; means for locking the other key for a time period specified by a user in response to a...
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5880703 |
Apparatus for displaying individual television programs or the like
In an apparatus which previously displays a television program or the like most desired for each person on an individual timetable, or enables the family to look at the TV channel number displayed...
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5872562 |
Universal remote control transmitter with simplified device identification
A permanent non-erasable memory stores formatting data and command bit patterns for a plurality of devices of different categories manufactured by different manufacturers to be controlled by the...
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5870380 |
Method and apparatus for reception of signals from several transmitters wherein each transmitter is characterized by their output pulse train
The disclosure relates to a method of reception of signals from at least two transmitters (RCi), wherein for each transmitter the data ("0", "1") are represented by the time interval (T0i, T1i)...
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5854594 |
Remote controller for controlling a plurality of electric appliances
A remote controller for independently controlling a plurality of electric appliances includes a selector device for outputting a selected signal for controlling an electric appliance and a memory...
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5852478 |
Vps compatible apparatus and method for selection of correct IR code sets
An embodiment of the present invention is a method for programming a controller for selection, from a plurality a set of infra red (IR) codes, set of IR codes for subsequent control of IR signal...
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5850304 |
Optically programmable controller
A programmable controller includes a photodetector for receiving data as pulses light from a video display and infra-red emitting diodes for transmitting pulses of light in a format recognized by...
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5844634 |
Finger-controllable remote control unit
A remote control device for a television receiver or the like includes a housing that defines a cavity. IR emitter-detector pairs are arranged about the cavity to establish an x-y pattern of IR...
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5844552 |
Communication of character data in a web television
A web television includes a monitor, a communication bus, an internet module, a tuner, and a television controller. The internet module is coupled to the communication bus, and is arranged to...
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5839905 |
Remote control for indicating specific information to be displayed by a host device
In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control...
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RE35954 |
VCR with cable tuner control
A single remote control transmitter can advantageously control three units including a cable tuner/descrambler, a video recorder/player and a television receiver. One of these three units,...
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RE35952 |
Television receiver having memory control for tune-by-label feature
A television control system is for selecting a television channel corresponding to a preassigned channel tuning designation. A tuner receives multi-channel input signal, and in response to a...
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5831593 |
Low-power standby mode for a remote sensing device
A battery powered sensing device using an analog sensor has electronic circuitry that maintains sensitivity and calibration of the sensing device during quiescent periods with very little power...
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5831555 |
Keyboard encoding system actuated by opening and closing of keyboard cover
A cover-actuated keyboard encoding system is disclosed which can be used either alone or as a part of a universal remote control unit. It contains (a) a keyboard; (b) a memory for storing a...
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5822098 |
Device and method of communication by infrared radiation between a user and a remotely controllable apparatus
A device and a method of interfacing between a user and an apparatus which can be remotely controlled by infrared radiation are disclosed. The device receives infrared signals and includes at least...
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5818545 |
Remote command light receiving window arranged in logo on frame around television screen
An electronic apparatus wherein a light receiving window is formed in a cabinet for passing therethrough an input command signal supplied from a remote commander to execute various control actions,...
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5815679 |
Interface device for controlling computer peripherals
An interface device is adapted to control computer peripherals by directly executing drivers installed on the computer and respectively corresponding to the computer peripherals without...
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5812066 |
Antenna tuning control circuit
A device for optimizing antenna operation, a wireless control signal detector detects a wireless control signal generated by a remote control unit, and a microprocessor is operatively connected to...
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5812293 |
A/V signal transmission remote control system
An A/V signal transmission remote control system including an A/V sender having an EEPROM adapted for storing the content and format of an infrared control signal for controlling an A/V output...
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5808703 |
Device for detection of transmission from remote control
An apparatus is provided which gives feedback to a user of a remote control device, such as that for a television, to indicate when excessive use of the remote control (channel surfing) is...
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5808608 |
Background television schedule system
Screen (10) for a user interface of a television schedule system and process consists of an array (24) of irregular cells (26), which vary in length, corresponding to different television program...
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5805256 |
Remote control with a thumbswitch for controlling equipment that handles video or audio signals
A remote control can signal equipment that handles a video or audio signal, such as a television. The remote control has a bar with a central longitudinal axis. The bar has a head and is sized to...
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5794127 |
Headphone remote control for operating an entertainment center
A new Headphone Remote Control for Operating an Entertainment Center for offering a headphone with a fully equipped remote control for privately operating and controlling an entertainment center....
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5788507 |
Method for remotely controlling a display of information from a storage media
In accordance with this invention, a remote control for an interactive media can include a printed publication and/or a storage media and/or a data button. One embodiment of a remote control...
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5774187 |
Audio/visual apparatus for controlling control parameters
An audio/visual apparatus which is made in such a constitution that the video or audio parameters which usually do not require frequent readjustment by users are, once adjusted and set, fixed and...
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5774063 |
Method and apparatus for software based wireless remote control of electronic devices
A method and apparatus for remote control of electronic devices includes one or more processing units, a memory system, one or more I/O controllers, controlling various input/output devices such as...
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5767919 |
Remote control method and video apparatus for performing the same
A remote control method for controlling a video apparatus such as a television or videocassette recorder includes the steps of displaying a cursor on a display screen in response to a movement of...
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