×

VCR with cable tuner control

  • US RE35,954 E
  • Filed: 03/20/1996
  • Issued: 11/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. In a television viewing system of the type including a television receiver that receives control signals, a first hand-held remote transmitter that transmits control signals to at least said television receiver, a first associated unit that provides video signals to said television receiver, and a second hand-held remote transmitter that transmits control signals to at least said associated unit, wherein said television receiver and said first hand-held remote transmitter constitute a master unit and said first associated unit and said second hand-held transmitter constitute a slave unit, said master unit being trainable to transmit control signals to said slave unit, the method of training said master unit as to the required control signal codes for transmission to the slave unit comprising the steps of:

  • generating displays on the screen of the television receiver requesting the operator to use the second hand-held transmitter of the slave unit to transmit at least certain control signals to said master unit;

    receiving said control signals at the master unit from the second hand-held transmitter of the slave unit; and

    establishing a conversion memory within said master unit, based on such received control signals, to enable said master unit to transmit control signals to the slave unit.

View all claims
  • 6 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×