TV remote with image capability
First Claim
1. A remote control device for providing signals or commands to a television set, the remote control device tapping or intercepting signals from the television with at least one signal content selected from the group consisting of video signals and menu lists, the remote control device having a video display area which displays the at least one signal content without altering a display on the television set.
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Abstract
A hand-held remote control device has a viewing screen that displays information, possibly including real time information available through reception in the television or reception available to the television. The remote control displays the information, which may be different than the information actually displayed on the television, including available menus and images of channels other than a channel being viewed on the television. The remote may switch functions among view only on the remote, control television only, or combinations of image/volume control on the television at the same time that remote viewing is enabled.
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- 1. A remote control device for providing signals or commands to a television set, the remote control device tapping or intercepting signals from the television with at least one signal content selected from the group consisting of video signals and menu lists, the remote control device having a video display area which displays the at least one signal content without altering a display on the television set.
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