EP 0648401 A4 19950517 - APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND MONITORING OF THE OPERATION OF CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS.
Title (en)
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL AND MONITORING OF THE OPERATION OF CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS.
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9304508 W 19930512
- US 88229192 A 19920513
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9323957A1] A method and apparatus for providing items of information viewable on an electronic display from an information provider. An information provider provides printed material and a portable memory (62) containing information related to the printed material to a user. The information is read from the memory (62) and displayed to the user. The user selects at least one item of information. A record of the user selections is stored in the memory (62). In the preferred embodiment, the information is a program listing for television programs. By selecting information, the user is able to program a controller (28) to automatically turn on electronic devices for either viewing or recording the selected television programs.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G11B 15/02 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); G11B 31/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/20 (2006.01); H04H 9/00 (2006.01); H04H 60/31 (2008.01); H04N 5/44 (2006.01); H04N 5/765 (2006.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 5/92 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04B 1/205 (2013.01); H04N 5/765 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 5/9206 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 4873584 A 19891010 - HASHIMOTO KAZUO [JP]
- [Y] US 4908713 A 19900313 - LEVINE MICHAEL R [US]
- [Y] US 4723302 A 19880202 - FULMER ALLEN L [US], et al
- [Y] WO 8503830 A1 19850829 - AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH [US]
- [X] US 4519008 A 19850521 - TAKENOUCHI TSUTOMU [JP], et al
- [Y] US 5034935 A 19910723 - ISHIBASHI MASAYA [JP], et al
- [Y] US 4905094 A 19900227 - POCOCK TERRENCE H [CA], et al
- [Y] US 4745549 A 19880517 - HASHIMOTO KAZUO [JP]
- [Y] WO 9010988 A1 19900920 - VIEWFACTS INC [US]
- [A] WO 9013204 A1 19901101 - SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA [US]
- See references of WO 9323957A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE ES FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9323957 A1 19931125; AU 4246893 A 19931213; CN 1089042 A 19940706; EP 0648401 A1 19950419; EP 0648401 A4 19950517; JP H07508388 A 19950914; MX 9302816 A 19940531
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9304508 W 19930512; AU 4246893 A 19930512; CN 93107003 A 19930513; EP 93911277 A 19930512; JP 50371994 A 19930512; MX 9302816 A 19930513