Sony Corporation

Yoshihisa Fujioka

Koichi Yamamoto

Toshio Amano

Osamu Oda

Kunio Nagai

There serves to emit light signals, more particularly infrared signals, and to receive such signals, an apparatus in which a light emitting arrangement (15) and a light receiving arrangement (20) are arranged in or behind a plate (32) which is translucent or transparent to said light signals or infrared signals. At least one surface of the plate (32) has such a finish between the light emitting arrangement (15) and the light receiving arrangement (20) that light rays are impeded or prevented from being passed on within the plate (32).

Apparatus for emitting and receiving light signals, more particularly

A picture display apparatus has respective modes in which it displays at least three different types of pictures in sequence in response to actuations of a single switch. The picture display apparatus may be incorporated within a conventional television receiver having a programmable timer, and in such case the first type of picture is the normal television picture, the second type of picture is a display of the current day of the week and current time, and the third type of picture is a display of programming information stored in the programmable timer. When the switch is actuated within a predetermined time from the occurrence of a characteristic event in the respective mode, the next type of picture in the sequence is displayed. When the switch is actuated after the predetermined time has elapsed, the first type of picture in the sequence is displayed.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yoshihisa Fujioka