CA2142025A1 - Programmable Remote Control Transmitter - Google Patents

Programmable Remote Control Transmitter

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CA2142025A1
CA2142025A1 CA2142025A CA2142025A CA2142025A1 CA 2142025 A1 CA2142025 A1 CA 2142025A1 CA 2142025 A CA2142025 A CA 2142025A CA 2142025 A CA2142025 A CA 2142025A CA 2142025 A1 CA2142025 A1 CA 2142025A1
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remote control
control transmitter
transmitter
mode
codes
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CA2142025A
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French (fr)
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CA2142025C (en
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Dixon Wininger
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/02—Bases, casings, or covers
    • H01H9/0214—Hand-held casings
    • H01H9/0235—Hand-held casings specially adapted for remote control, e.g. of audio or video apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/06—Receivers
    • H04B1/16—Circuits
    • H04B1/20—Circuits for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver
    • H04B1/202—Circuits for coupling gramophone pick-up, recorder output, or microphone to receiver by remote control
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/41—Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
    • H04N21/422—Input-only peripherals, i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
    • H04N21/42204—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor
    • H04N21/42206—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor characterized by hardware details
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/44—Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H9/00—Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00
    • H01H9/20—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms
    • H01H9/28—Interlocking, locking, or latching mechanisms for locking switch parts by a key or equivalent removable member
    • H01H9/285—Locking mechanisms incorporated in the switch assembly and operable by a key or a special tool

Abstract

A programmable remote control transmitter has a programming mode and a controlling mode and is used to control electric devices such as television sets. The remote control transmitter has a memory for storing a limited number of remote control codes. There is a keypad for selecting one of the stored codes and a transmitter for transmitting the remote control signal corresponding to the selected remote control code to the electric device such as a television set. Remote control codes are able to be input to the memory of the remote control transmitter only when the remote control transmitter is in programming mode. In normal operation the remote control transmitter is in controlling mode. A removable key must be used to change the mode of the remote control transmitter from controlling mode to programming mode.
CA002142025A 1994-11-17 1995-02-07 Programmable remote control transmitter Expired - Fee Related CA2142025C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/341,358 1994-11-17
US08/341,358 US5969774A (en) 1994-11-17 1994-11-17 Programmable remote control transmitter

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CA2142025A1 true CA2142025A1 (en) 1996-05-18
CA2142025C CA2142025C (en) 2000-05-16

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