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Remote control apparatus and electronic appliance controllable by same

  • US 6,686,848 B1
  • Filed: 01/27/2000
  • Issued: 02/03/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A remote control apparatus to remotely control a plurality of electronic appliances each of which has a timepiece circuit, comprising:

  • a first acceptor for accepting a selection of a desired electronic appliance among said plurality of electronic appliances;

    a second acceptor for accepting a selection of a reset mode to perform a reset operation of the timepiece circuit;

    an establisher for establishing a protocol with said desired electronic appliance in response to the selection of the reset mode;

    a reset command transmitter for transmitting a reset command to said desired electronic appliance in response to the reset operation so as to request a reset of the timepiece circuit included in said desired electronic appliance; and

    a maintaining command transmitter for repeatedly transmitting a maintaining command to said desired electronic appliance so as to request a maintaining of the protocol for a time period from the establishing of the protocol to the reset operation.

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