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Television receiver identification system
Assignee: SCHNEITZER IND Ltd
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Filing: 1981-12-28
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Granted: 1984-07-10
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Expires: 2001-12-28
Abstract
Abstract A television receiver identification system including a picture generator for providing display of symbols useful for identifying information relating to the set's ownership, or the like, the identification system including circuitry having a central storage where the data may be input and retained within the system, an interface between the central storage and the horizontal and vertical pulse generating circuitry of the television receiver picture generator, circuitry provided within the picture generator for pulsing the stored identification signal to the receiver's cathode ray tube for displaying momentarily the identification information regarding the set's ownership.
Inventors
- 👤 Eliezer Pasternak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:33
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3191; H04N9/3194; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/445
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A television receiver identification system having a cathode ray tube and comprising, a picture generator means for causing at least some of the identification symbols permanently stored in the identification system to be displayed momentarily on the cathode ray tube of the television receiver system, said receiver incorporating interface means, said receiver also including central storage means, said interface means electrically coupled between the central storage means and the television receiver cathode ray tube and being provided for conducting the horizontal and vertical pulses normally generated in the television receiver to the said picture generator means, electrical means provided in said picture generator means for adapting the said pulses to provide signals for causing at least some of the identification symbols to be displayed upon the cathode ray tube of the television receiver, said picture generator means including memory means providing a plurality of picture varying signal outputs responsive to addresses in said memory, means for addressing these said memory means, and said memory means being a programmable read-only memory.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A television receiver identification system having a cathode ray tube and comprising, a picture generator means for causing at least some of the identification symbols permanently stored in the identification system to be displayed momentarily on the cathode ray tube of the television receiver system, said receiver incorporating interface means, said receiver also including central storage means, said interface means electrically coupled between the central storage means and the television receiver cathode ray tube and being provided for conducting the horizontal and vertical pulses normally generated in the television receiver to the said picture generator means, electrical means provided in said picture generator means for adapting the said pulses to provide signals for causing at least some of the identification symbols to be displayed upon the cathode ray tube of the television receiver, said picture generator means including memory means providing a plurality of picture varying signal outputs responsive to addresses in said memory, means for addressing these said memory means, and said memory means being a programmable read-only memory.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The invention of claim 1 and including means fixably attached to the outside of the television receiver for providing a permanant display of identifying information regarding the receiver's ownership.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
The invention of claim 1 and wherein said means for addressing the said memory means includes a first counter means for providing horizontal address signals to the said memory means responsive to said horizontal signals, second counter means for providing vertical address signals to said memory means, electronic means provided for operation of these said first and second counter means responsive to said vertical signals and horizontal signals respectively, and oscillator means provided for counting signals to the said second counter means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The invention of claim 3 and wherein said means for initiating the operation of said first and second counter means comprising first and second bistable circuits respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention of claim 8 and including circuit means provided for coupling the said picture varying signals to the electrodes of the cathode ray tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The invention of claim 5 and including means provided for initiating the operation of said identification system responsive to a turn-on of the said television receiver.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention of claim 6 and including circuit means providing for initiating the said identification system responsive to a separate on-off switch means of the said television receiver.
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