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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 1989
Filed:
May. 29, 1987
Takashi Tsurumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kunio Nagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic appliance, which can facilitate operation of a commander for transmitting a remote control signal for the electronic appliance, includes a receiver for receiving a remote control signal from a commander, a plurality of input terminals for receiving video signals from external signal sources, a signal selection switch for selecting one of the signals received at the input terminals and a broadcast signal and for delivering the selected signal as an output video signal therefrom, a code converter operable in response to the condition of the signal selection switch for converting a signal received at the receiver into a code by which the pertaining signal source can be controlled, and an output terminal for supplying an output of the code converter therefrom to the pertaining signal source via a signal cable.