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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:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E Mudra, Glenview, IL (US);
Nick Shaw, Glendale Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
Zenith Electronics Corporation, Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
348553 ; 348787 ; 348789 ; 348836 ; 361752 ;
Abstract
A television receiver includes a removable panel that physically supports an integrated circuit board that provides for external control of certain of the receiver functions. A telephone jack and an antenna jack are secured to the removable panel for enabling external access. The television receiver has a separate communications microprocessor that communicates with the master microprocessor controller and a power supply that provides low voltage power for external use.