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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:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1993
Menno Buys, Hengelo, NL;
Patrick Hayes, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Kimthoa Nguyen, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Universal Electronics Inc., , DE (US);
Abstract
The remote control comprises: a microprocessor including a CPU and memory; a keypad including several keys coupled to the microprocessor for operating the remote control, some of the keys being a 'POWER' key, a 'Channel Up' key and a 'Channel Down' key; lamp driver circuitry coupled to the microprocessor; structure and program instructions, including said microprocessor, for generating infrared (IR) signals coupled to the IR lamp driver circuitry; and code data for executing command functions for operating a home entertainment device stored in the memory. A power toggle program is stored in the memory for effecting the sending of the IR code for 'STANDBY' or the IR code for the number digit '1' each time the power key is pressed. Also a channel rotation program is stored in the memory for effecting the sending of digit number signals in an ascending or descending order number digit each time the 'Channel Up' key is pressed or the 'Channel Down' key is pressed.