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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...