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Remote control system

Patent 5414761 Issued on May 9, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject October 8, 2013. 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.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 134086 filed on 10/08/1993

US Classes:

379/102.01, Remote control348/734Remote control

Examiners

Primary: Chan, Wing F.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 0309878 EP. 04/20/1989
  • 0354313 EP. 02/20/1990
  • 0446844 EP. 09/20/1991
  • 3313493C2 DE. 10/20/1984
  • 1487784 GB. 10/20/1977
  • 2053539A GB. 02/20/1981
  • 2126000A GB. 03/20/1984
  • 2136177A GB. 09/20/1984
  • 2166322A GB. 04/20/1986
  • 2215928 GB. 09/20/1989
  • 2229022 GB. 09/20/1990
  • 2229023 GB. 09/20/1990
  • 2229024 GB. 09/20/1990

International Classes

H04M 011/00
H04N 005/44

Abstract

The remote control system includes a remote control and a computer having a memory and at least one of instruction codes or code data for creating appropriate IR lamp driver instructions for causing an infrared signal generator to emit infrared signals which will cause specific functions to occur in a specific controlled device, for operating a variety of devices to be controlled, stored in the memory of the computer. The remote control comprises: input circuitry including a set of keys or pushbuttons for inputting commands into the remote control, infrared signal output circuitry including IR lamp driver circuitry for supplying an infrared signal to a controlled device, a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the input circuitry and to the signal output circuitry, a memory coupled to the CPU, and data coupling circuitry and structure for periodically coupling the computer to the remote control for inputting from the computer memory at least one of instruction codes or appropriate IR lamp driver instructions for causing the infrared signal output circuitry to emit infrared signals which will cause specific functions to occur in a specific controlled device, for operating a variety of devices to be controlled into the memory of the remote control to enable the remote control to control various devices to be controlled upon the inputting of commands to the keys of the input circuitry.

Other References

  • Ronald G. Gordon, "An Interactive Video Information Terminal", IEEE Transactions on Communications, Feb. 1983, vol. COM-31, No. 2, pp. 245-250
  • IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. SC-11, No. 6, Dec. 1976, Casier et al., pp. 800-808, "Pulse Position Modulation Transmission System for Remote Control of a TV Set"
  • IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, vol. CE-31, No. 1, Feb. 1985, pp. 59-69, J. Platte et al., "A new intelligent remote control for consumer electronic devices"
  • IEEE Spectrum, Mar. 1983, pp. 48-53, I. Dorros, "Telephone nets go digital
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