Home entertainment equipment control apparatus
Patent 5051837 Issued on September 24, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 6, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 6, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3569839 3581029 3833779 3879332 Programmable television receiver controllers Actuating system for a rental television Programmable television receiver controllers Television monitor and control Power supply control apparatus for a television receiver Programmable appliance controller InventorApplicationNo. 533783 filed on 06/06/1990US Classes:725/26, By mechanical lock348/725, RECEIVER CIRCUITRY725/29Time dependent (e.g., time spent viewing program, time of day, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Tarcza, Thomas H.Assistant: Cain, David Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04N 007/167AbstractHome entertainment equipment control apparatus for limiting user access and limiting operation time. In various embodiments, the apparatus may limit the allowed operation time for one user or several specified users. In a more sophisticated embodiment, the apparatus is programmable to control the time periods during which home entertainment equipment may be used, as well as the total time for which the equipment may be used and time period durations of use by specified individual users. | |
