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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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steve Raynesford, Cathedral City, CA (US);
Paul Darbee, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Evolve Products, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 ; H04N 7/18 ; H04N 5/44 ; H04Q 5/00 ; H04H 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 ; H04N 7/18 ; H04N 5/44 ; H04Q 5/00 ; H04H 1/00 ;
Abstract
The remote control is constructed and arranged for direct TV operation and includes; a keyboard having keys for selecting a television channel; structure and circuitry for coupling a data storage unit or signal source to said remote control; structure and circuitry for retrieving raw data or a video signal from said data storage unit; and, circuitry for directing signals containing raw data or a video signal to a signal receiving device associated with a television set.