Picture display device
First Claim
1. A picture display apparatus for displaying at least first, second and third types of pictures in that order in a repeating cyclical sequence, said picture display apparatus comprising;
- display means having first, second and third modes of operation for displaying said first, second and third types of pictures, respectively;
actuable switch means;
control means operably connected to said display means and responsive to actuation of said switch means for establishing one of said modes of operation and thereby selecting the respective one of said types of pictures for display, each of said modes having a characteristic event occurring therein;
timing means for determining an elapsed time from said characteristic event occurring in the respective mode to a next actuation of said switch means;
said control means being responsive to an actuation of said switch means in each of said modes to select the next of said modes in said sequence when said elapsed time is 1ess than a predetermined time, and to select said first mode for displaying said first type of picture when the elapsed time is at least as great as said predetermined time.
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Abstract
A picture display apparatus has respective modes in which it displays at least three different types of pictures in sequence in response to actuations of a single switch. The picture display apparatus may be incorporated within a conventional television receiver having a programmable timer, and in such case the first type of picture is the normal television picture, the second type of picture is a display of the current day of the week and current time, and the third type of picture is a display of programming information stored in the programmable timer. When the switch is actuated within a predetermined time from the occurrence of a characteristic event in the respective mode, the next type of picture in the sequence is displayed. When the switch is actuated after the predetermined time has elapsed, the first type of picture in the sequence is displayed.
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1. A picture display apparatus for displaying at least first, second and third types of pictures in that order in a repeating cyclical sequence, said picture display apparatus comprising;
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display means having first, second and third modes of operation for displaying said first, second and third types of pictures, respectively; actuable switch means; control means operably connected to said display means and responsive to actuation of said switch means for establishing one of said modes of operation and thereby selecting the respective one of said types of pictures for display, each of said modes having a characteristic event occurring therein; timing means for determining an elapsed time from said characteristic event occurring in the respective mode to a next actuation of said switch means; said control means being responsive to an actuation of said switch means in each of said modes to select the next of said modes in said sequence when said elapsed time is 1ess than a predetermined time, and to select said first mode for displaying said first type of picture when the elapsed time is at least as great as said predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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