US Patent No: RE42026
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Television system module with remote control code determination
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Jan 11, 2011
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Sep 18, 1996
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08/710,645
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Abstract
A video recorder, adapted for use in conjunction with a remotely controllable unit associated with television recording and/or viewing, contains a remote-control signal transmitter to transmit control codes to the associated unit, and means to analyze the operation of the associated unit in response to the control codes. An electronic controller causes the transmitter to transmit test codes to the associated unit, then analyzes the resulting operation of the associated unit to determine its control codes, which it stores in a memory for later use.
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| 5,640,262 Control system and connecting device | 6 | 1996 | |
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| 4,963,994 VCR programmer | 317 | 1990 | |
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| 5,473,317 Audio-visual system having integrated components for simpler operation | 28 | 1995 | |
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| 5,065,235 CATV terminal unit including memory for storing remote control codes relating to an external apparatus | 30 | 1990 | |
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| 5,991,498 VCR programming system | 30 | 1996 | |
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| 4,703,350 Method and apparatus for efficiently communicating image sequences | 39 | 1985 | |
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| 4,509,211 Infrared extension system | 104 | 1983 | |
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