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Interactive room status/time information system

  • US 4,994,908 A
  • Filed: 04/20/1989
  • Issued: 02/19/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Two-way interactive room terminal for communicating room status information with a system manager of a cable television system, the terminal comprising:

  • memory means for storing data for generating a plurality of predetermined character screens and for storing room status data, said character screen data comprising character screen commands and said room status data comprising room status information;

    character generator means for generating character screens from the stored character screen data;

    data entry means for entering room status information in response to at least one character screen;

    two-way cable television transceiver means, for communicating with the system manager; and

    control means for processing entered room status information, for controlling said memory means and said character generator means for composing at least one predetermined character screen related to room status information requiring a data entry response, and for further controlling said two-way transceiver means for communicating processed room status information with the system manager.

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