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Universal remote control method and apparatus

  • US 6,549,143 B1
  • Filed: 12/22/1999
  • Issued: 04/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A universal remote control system comprisinga remotely controllable TV receiver;

  • and a universal remote control transmitter having a selection key for selecting for control either said TV receiver or a different remotely controllable device and having control keys for causing a control signal to be transmitted for controlling the TV receiver or the different device;

    wherein the TV receiver responds to control signals for said different device by a synthetic voice response indicating that the different device is being controlled and is not the TV receiver; and

    wherein said universal remote control transmitter is voice activated for selecting either said TV receiver or said different device.

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