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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1995
Sang-su Lee, Suwon, KR;
Chang-wan Hong, Anyang, KR;
SamSung Electronics Co.,Ltd., Kyungki-Do, KR;
Abstract
A remote control method for controlling a video apparatus such as a television or videocassette recorder includes the steps of displaying a cursor on a display screen in response to a movement of the remote controller; displaying a main menu according to a key input of the remote controller while a cursor is displayed on the display screen; selecting the desired main menu by moving the cursor and displaying a sub-menu belonging to the selected main menu while the main menu is displayed on the display screen; displaying a control menu belonging to the selected sub-menu when the desired sub-menu is selected by moving the cursor while the sub-menu is displayed; and performing the corresponding function when the desired function is selected by moving the cursor while the control menu is displayed, to thereby select the menu by a cursor and reduce the number of function keys of the remote controller, and thus easily control the video apparatus.