Television function selection method, television receiver and remote commander for television receiver

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5751373
SERIAL NO

08623112

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A method and apparatus by which function as of a television receiver can be selected simply. A main menu displays the highest level of a hierarchical menu which includes items corresponding to functions of a television receiver is displayed on a left side portion of a screen of the television receiver. When a cursor is moved to the first item of the main menu, while the main menu remains displayed on the screen, a sub menu corresponding to the first item is displayed on a right side portion of the screen. When the cursor is subsequently moved to one of the items forming the sub menu and then a predetermined operation is performed.

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SONY CORPORATION1-7-1 KONAN MINATO-KU TOKYO 1080075 ?1080075

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Endo, Shiro Chiba, JP 3 84
Fukumoto, Masaharu Kanagawa, JP 4 100
Matsuura, Chifumi Tokyo, JP 3 173
Minakawa, Yumiko Kanagawa, JP 2 72
Oda, Kyosuke Kanagawa, JP 1 64
Ohkura, Yukiko Tokyo, JP 7 685
Ohyama, Tomoko Kanagawa, JP 9 69
Rokukawa, Yasuko Tokyo, JP 1 64
Sano, Shigeyuki Kanagawa, JP 27 158

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