(io) Patent No.: US 6,956,496 Bl (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 18,2005
(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING UNIVERSAL REMOTE DATABASES THROUGH TV VBI PROCESSING
(75) Inventor: William Herz, Hayward, CA (US)
(73) Assignee: ZiLOG, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/484,088
(22) Filed: Jan. 18, 2000
(51) Int. CI. I104Q 1 00
(52) U.S. CI 340/825.22; 340/825.69;
348/734; 398/107
(58) Field of Search 340/825.22, 825.69,
340/825.72; 398/107; 348/734; 379/88.13
(56) References Cited
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