Television receiver with learning remote control system capable of being controlled by a remote control device manufactured by different companies
First Claim
1. A system for operating an electronic device through the use of a remote control device, the operation of the electronic device being implemented via execution of plurality of executable routines stored within the electronic device, the remote control device being capable of generating a plurality of pre-defined remote control signals, the electronic device being pre-programmed by a manufacturer to identify and respond to each of said pre-defined remote control signals, wherein at least one predefined remote control signal has assigned to it a corresponding executable routine, and wherein reception of one of said predefined remote control signals causes the electronic device to execute the corresponding executable routine assigned to the one signal, the electronic device further being capable of generating a video signal for use in conjunction with a video display device, said system comprising:
- receiving means in communication with the electronic device and responsive to the plurality of remote control signals generated from the remote control device for receiving said plurality of control signals one at a time;
assigning means for assigning to a received pre-defined remote control signal a different corresponding executable routine than that originally assigned by the manufacturer, andexecuting means responsive to said assigning means for executing the different corresponding executable routine assigned to said received remote control signal.
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Abstract
A learning TV is disclosed which enables the TV to learn and be remotely controlled by remote control signals generated from any remote control device produced by any manufacturer. The user is able to assign to each received remote control signal a particular function such as POWER ON/OFF, performed by the learning TV. To facilitate the user in programming the television during the learning mode, directions are provided to the user on the television screen instructing the user of the various steps required to properly program the television to learn the remote control codes and how to assign these codes to a particular executable routine of the learning TV.
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10 Claims
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1. A system for operating an electronic device through the use of a remote control device, the operation of the electronic device being implemented via execution of plurality of executable routines stored within the electronic device, the remote control device being capable of generating a plurality of pre-defined remote control signals, the electronic device being pre-programmed by a manufacturer to identify and respond to each of said pre-defined remote control signals, wherein at least one predefined remote control signal has assigned to it a corresponding executable routine, and wherein reception of one of said predefined remote control signals causes the electronic device to execute the corresponding executable routine assigned to the one signal, the electronic device further being capable of generating a video signal for use in conjunction with a video display device, said system comprising:
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receiving means in communication with the electronic device and responsive to the plurality of remote control signals generated from the remote control device for receiving said plurality of control signals one at a time; assigning means for assigning to a received pre-defined remote control signal a different corresponding executable routine than that originally assigned by the manufacturer, and executing means responsive to said assigning means for executing the different corresponding executable routine assigned to said received remote control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for programming the operation of an electronic device, the operation of the electronic device being implemented via execution of plurality of executable routines stored within the electronic device, the electronic device further being pre-programmed by a manufacturer to identify and respond to a plurality of pre-defined remote control signals, each of said pre-defined remote control signals having a corresponding nonwaveform identification code, wherein at least one of the predefined remote control signals has assigned to its identification code a corresponding executable routine, and wherein reception one of said pre-defined remote control signals causes the electronic device to execute the corresponding executable routine assigned to the one signal, the electronic device further being capable of generating a video signal for use in conjunction with a video display device, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing within the electronic device a learning device for learning a reassignment of at least one of the plurality of remote control signals generated from a remote control device; (b) displaying on the video display device programming instructions; (c) receiving one of the plurality of control signals from the remote control device; (d) identifying said received remote control signal as corresponding to a pre-defined identification code, said identification code being a non-waveform representation of said received remote control signal; (d) assigning to said received remote control signal a different corresponding executable routine than that originally assigned by the manufacturer; (e) storing within the learning device said identification code and an identity of the different corresponding executable routine to which said received signal has been assigned; and (f) repeating steps (b)-(e) until each of all desired executable routines have been assigned to a corresponding received signal. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method for operating an electronic device through the use of a remote control device, the operation of the electronic device being implemented via execution of plurality of executable routines stored within the electronic device, the remote control device being capable of generating a plurality of predefined remote control signals, the electronic device being preprogrammed by a manufacturer to identify and respond to each of said pre-defined remote control signals, wherein at least one predefined remote control signal has assigned to it a corresponding executable routine, and wherein reception of one of said predefined remote control signals causes the electronic device to execute the corresponding executable routine assigned to the one signal, the electronic device further being capable of generating a video signal for use in conjunction with a video display device, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing within the electronic device a learning device for learning a reassignment of at least one of the plurality of control signals; (b) receiving one of the plurality of control signals from the remote control device; and (c) programming said learning device to assign to said received remote control signal a different corresponding executable routine than that originally assigned by the manufacturer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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