Television system module with remote control code determination
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1. A T.V. module adapted for use in conjunction with a remotely controllable associated unit, comprising:
- a remote-control signal transmitter adapted to transmit signals representative of control codes to the associated unit;
means adapted to analyze the operation of said associated unit in response to said control codes;
a memory operative to store remote-control codes; and
an electronic controller means operative to perform the following functions;
cause said remote-control signal transmitter to transmit test control signals to said associated unit,cause said means adapted to analyze the operation of said associated unit to determine control codes related to the associated unit in response to said test control codes, andcause the control codes determined to be related to the associated unit to be stored in said memory.
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Abstract
A video recorder, adapted for use in conjunction with a remotely controllable unit associated with television recording and/or viewing, contains a remote-control signal transmitter to transmit control codes to the associated unit, and means to analyze the operation of the associated unit in response to the control codes. An electronic controller causes the transmitter to transmit test codes to the associated unit, then analyzes the resulting operation of the associated unit to determine its control codes, which it stores in a memory for later use.
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1. A T.V. module adapted for use in conjunction with a remotely controllable associated unit, comprising:
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a remote-control signal transmitter adapted to transmit signals representative of control codes to the associated unit; means adapted to analyze the operation of said associated unit in response to said control codes; a memory operative to store remote-control codes; and an electronic controller means operative to perform the following functions; cause said remote-control signal transmitter to transmit test control signals to said associated unit, cause said means adapted to analyze the operation of said associated unit to determine control codes related to the associated unit in response to said test control codes, and cause the control codes determined to be related to the associated unit to be stored in said memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a T.V. module adapted for use in conjunction with a remotely controllable associated unit, the T.V. module including a remote-control signal transmitter adapted to transmit control signals to the associated unit;
- means for analyzing the operation of the associated unit; and
a memory adapted to store remote-control codes, the method of determining control codes for the associated unit, comprising the steps of;transmitting test control codes to the associated unit; analyzing without operator intervention the resulting operation of the associated unit in order to determine its control codes; and storing the control codes in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
- means for analyzing the operation of the associated unit; and
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