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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 1990
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph P Bingham, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358181 ; 358185 ; 3581921 ; 340712 ;
Abstract
A graphic illustration of the rear connector panel of a television monitor/receiver is displayed on the screen of the monitor/receiver along with a menu of possible functions to which the connectors may be assigned. By making the functions of the connectors assignable, only a relatively few connectors need be provided, thereby producing a cost saving and reducing complexity for the user.