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Remote control device for a television set
Assignee: Preh GmbH
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Filing: 1990-06-01
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Granted: 1991-07-09
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Expires: 2010-06-01
Abstract
Abstract A remote control unit radiates signals of operated program selection keys (3) via an infrared transmitter circuit (10, 11, 12). In order to simplify the selection of one of several TV programs for the user, the remote control device has a receiver circuit (18 to 23). The latter detects picture signals of the TV programs to be selected via program selection keys (3). A storage unit stores these picture signals. To each of the program selection keys (3) on the remote control set a picture display (6) is assigned. A control circuit (24, 29, 30) distributes the picture signals from the storage (25) cyclically to the picture displays (6).
Inventors
- 👤 Ulrich Bruggemann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/422; H04N21/42204; H03; H03J; H03J1/00; H03J1/0008; H03J1/0025; H03J9/00; H03J9/06; H04N21/47; H03J2200/00; H03J2200/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A remote control device for a TV set having an infrared transmitter, comprising: infrared receiver means for receiving picture signals transmitted from the infrared transmitter; storage means for storing the picture signals; a plurality of program selection keys; a plurality of picture displays, wherein one of said plurality of picture displays is assigned to each of the program selection keys and is disposed locally thereto; and means for cyclically distributing the picture signals from the storage means to the plurality of picture displays; wherein the picture signals appear as cyclically updated still pictures on the plurality of picture displays, and wherein the still pictures appear on the plurality of picture displays simultaneously.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A remote control device for a TV set having an infrared transmitter, comprising: infrared receiver means for receiving picture signals transmitted from the infrared transmitter; storage means for storing the picture signals; a plurality of program selection keys; a plurality of picture displays, wherein one of said plurality of picture displays is assigned to each of the program selection keys and is disposed locally thereto; and means for cyclically distributing the picture signals from the storage means to the plurality of picture displays; wherein the picture signals appear as cyclically updated still pictures on the plurality of picture displays, and wherein the still pictures appear on the plurality of picture displays simultaneously.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The remote control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each picture display is an LC-display.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The remote control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a single LC-display forms all of said plurality of picture displays.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
112 words
A remote control device for a TV set, comprising: receiver means for receiving TV picture signals from a TV antenna signal and comprising a tuner; storage means for storing the picture signals; a plurality of program selection keys; a plurality of picture displays, wherein one of said plurality of picture displays is assigned to each of the program selection keys and is disposed locally thereto; and means for cyclically distributing the picture signals from the storage means to the plurality of picture displays; wherein the picture signals appear as cyclically updated still pictures on the plurality of picture displays, and wherein the still pictures appear on the plurality of picture displays simultaneously.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
112 words
A remote control device for a TV set, comprising: receiver means for receiving TV picture signals from a TV antenna signal and comprising a tuner; storage means for storing the picture signals; a plurality of program selection keys; a plurality of picture displays, wherein one of said plurality of picture displays is assigned to each of the program selection keys and is disposed locally thereto; and means for cyclically distributing the picture signals from the storage means to the plurality of picture displays; wherein the picture signals appear as cyclically updated still pictures on the plurality of picture displays, and wherein the still pictures appear on the plurality of picture displays simultaneously.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The remote control device as claimed in claim 4, wherein each picture display is an LC-display.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The remote control device as claimed in claim 3, wherein a single LC-display forms all of said plurality of picture displays.
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