Universal remote control transmitter with simplified device identification
CA 1314936 C · Owner: North American Philips Corporation · Inventors: Mcintyre, William R.; Mcconnell, Donald P.
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PHA.40529 13-2-1989, ABSTRACT:, Universal remote control transmitter with simplified device identification. A permanent non-erasable memory stores formatting data and command bit patterns for a plurality of devices of different categories manufactured by different manufacturers to be controlled by the remote control transmitter incorporating the memory. To select the correct format, the user activates an enter initiate key, thereafter a key to indicate the category of the selected device, and thereafter two digits which together signify the manufacturer and model number. The keyboard output signals resulting from activation of the keys are stored in RAM in the microprocessor controlling the …
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- Granted March 23, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 23, 2010.
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