Trw Limited

Technicolor Videocassette, Inc.

Technicolor Videocassette of Michigan Inc.

James W Hussey

Barry H Schwab

Rahul Dixit

Joan F Rayford

Wyman G Dunford

Michael A Sterling

Miguel A Abaunza

Curtis Caloia

Alexander L Meszaros

Michael Scott Ogden

Ion Vizireanu

Judy (Jiali) Li

A remote convenience system ( ) and an associated function remotely control convenience functions at a vehicle ( ). A receiver/controller ( ), located at the vehicle ( ), receives vehicle remote convenience function request signals ( ) that convey remote function request messages and controls vehicle systems (e.g., , and ) to perform the remotely requested vehicle functions. The receiver/controller ( ) includes a messaging processing portion ( ) for providing a signal (e.g., ) to activate an at-vehicle alarm component (e.g., ) and for providing a signal ( ) to activate a remote assistance-summoning component ( ). A portable transmitter outputs the remote convenience function request signals ( ) to cause remote control performance. The transmitter ( ) includes a manually actuatable emergency pushbutton switch ( ). The switch ( ) is actuatable in a first operation mode (e.g., a single actuation) to cause activation of the at-vehicle alarm component ( ), and is actuatable in a second, different operation mode (e.g., a plurality of actuations) to cause activation of the remote assistance-summoning component ( ).

System and method for remote convenience function control with at-vehicle and remote assistance-summoning functions

A remote convenience system (10) for remote control performance of a function includes a portable transceiver (14) and a controller transceiver (16). Preferably, the system (10) is for a vehicle (12), and the controller transceiver (16) is vehicle-based. The portable transceiver (14) is operable for remote control requests, and includes circuitry (42, 52, 54, and 60) for transmitting a function request signal (18) that contains a function request (C) and a security key (T.sub.1). Also, circuitry (42, 52, 54, and 60) of the portable transceiver (14) receives a response signal (36) that contains a new security key (T.sub.2), and updates to the new security key. The vehicle-based transceiver (16) includes circuitry (30, 74, 78, and 82) for processing valid function requests and for controlling performance of the requested function. The circuitry (30, 74, 78, and 82) of the vehicle-based transceiver (16) receives the function request signal (18), and transmits the response signal (36), with the new security key, to the portable transceiver (14) in response to receiving the function request signal.

System and method for remote convenience function control having a rekey

A method and related system are disclosed which allow for a series of individualized audio segments to be recorded for subsequent, simultaneous insertion into the audio track(s) of a plurality of videotapes loaded into multiple videotape recorders (VTR's), respectively. In one embodiment, each audio segment recorded is uniquely associated with, and inserted into, an audio track of a respective prerecorded videotape such that each of the plurality of videotapes is personalized with its own unique message. A voice recording and data entry station is provided wherein each audio segment to be inserted is independently recorded, digitized, and stored on a data tape with related identifying information associated therewith. Audio segments from the digital data tape are then downloaded in groups into a production control center computer, incorporating software and interface circuitry to control the operation of the VTR's, in order to effect the insertion of each audio message segment into respective videotapes. The production control center may further cause labels to be printed which may subsequently be affixed to particular videotapes. Such labels may identify the ultimate recipient of a particular personalized videotape and the respective videotape within the plurality of VTR's into which that recipients individualized audio segment has been inserted.

Method and system for inserting individualized audio segments into

A video system anti-copying device in which leading and trailing code sequences are inserted into the luminance portion of a video signal. These code sequences are visually manifested as dropouts on a video monitor. When the sequences match, operation of record circuitry in a video recorder is inhibited.

Bilateral anti-copying device for video systems

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Canton, MI, United States of America

James W Hussey